EPSP synthase

EPSP Synthase (3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase)
Ribbon diagram of EPSP synthase liganded with shikimate (spheres).[1]
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EC no.2.5.1.19
CAS no.9068-73-9
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EPSP synthase (3-phosphoshikimate 1-carboxyvinyltransferase)
Identifiers
SymbolEPSP_synthase
PfamPF00275
InterProIPR001986
PROSITEPDOC00097
SCOP21eps / SCOPe / SUPFAM
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5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase is an enzyme produced by plants and microorganisms. EPSPS catalyzes the chemical reaction:

phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) + 3-phospho shikimate (S3P) ⇌ phosphate + 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate (EPSP)

Thus, the two substrates of this enzyme are phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) and 3-phosphoshikimate, whereas its two products are phosphate and 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate.

This enzyme is absent from animal genomes, making it an attractive target for herbicides such as glyphosate. A glyphosate-resistant version of the enzyme's gene has been incorporated into genetically modified crops.

  1. ^ Priestman MA, Healy ML, Funke T, Becker A, Schönbrunn E (October 2005). "Molecular basis for the glyphosate-insensitivity of the reaction of 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate synthase with shikimate". FEBS Letters. 579 (25): 5773–5780. Bibcode:2005FEBSL.579.5773P. doi:10.1016/j.febslet.2005.09.066. PMID 16225867. S2CID 26614581.