Glutamic acid is a carrier for hydrazine during the biosyntheses of fosfazinomycin and kinamycin
K.-K. A. Wang, T. L. Ng, P. Wang, Z. Huang, E. P. Balskus, W. van der Donk
The paper shows that glutamic acid carries hydrazine during the biosynthesis of fosfazinomycin and kinamycin, forming an N-N bond through an acetylhydrazine intermediate.
bioRxiv · Jul 9, 2018Biochemistry