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Deciphering underground decarboxylase activity towards Nε-modified lysine derivatives in enterobacteria.
Erica Flora Aveta, Patroklos Vougioukas, Fei Qi…·Jürgen Lassak
The paper shows that the enzyme SpeC in enterobacteria degrades Nε-modified lysine derivatives, producing biogenic amines and enabling microbial utilization of these compounds as nitrogen sources.