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Lindsey R. F. Backman

Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyORCID 0000-0002-0323-1336Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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BiochemistryProceedings of the National Academy of SciencesPeer-reviewedSep 18, 2026

The Structural Basis of Malodorant Skatole Formation by the Glycyl Radical Enzyme Indoleacetate Decarboxylase

Christa N. Imrich, Lindsey R. F. Backman, Abigail P. Allworth…·Catherine Luschinsky Drennan

This paper determines the structure of indoleacetate decarboxylase and challenges the proposed mechanism of skatole formation by showing it may follow a Kolbe-type decarboxylation rather than hydrogen atom transfer.

DOI 10.1073/pnas.2618341123

bacteria (other)structural biology

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