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ArticleBio-protocol2025

Activation of X-Succinate Synthases for Fumarate Hydroalkylation Using an In Vitro Activation Method.

Anshika Vats, Shukurah Anas, Ankush Chakraborty, Jian Liu, Jimyung Ryu, Sara M Mann, Mary C Andorfer

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Article in Bio-protocol, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Anshika VatsDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Shukurah AnasDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Ankush ChakrabortyDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Jian LiuDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Jimyung RyuDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Sara M MannDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.
Mary C AndorferDepartment of Chemistry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, MI, USA.

Funding

Investigation and application of hydrocarbon-degrading enzymes using cryo-electron microscopy and directed evolutionR00GM145910 · NIGMS · MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY · PI ANDORFER, MARY CATHERINE · 2023 to 2025
$855k
Investigation and application of hydrocarbon-degrading enzymes using cryo-electron microscopy and directed evolutionK99GM145910 · NIGMS · MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY · PI ANDORFER, MARY CATHERINE · 2022 to 2023
$112k
NIGMS NIH HHS K99 GM145910NIGMS NIH HHS R00 GM145910
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

X-succinate synthase enzymes (XSSs) are a class of glycyl radical enzymes (GREs) that play a pivotal role in microbial anaerobic hydrocarbon degradation. They catalyze the addition of hydrocarbons to fumarate using a protein-based glycyl radical, which must first be installed by a radical

Indexed as

4-isopropylbenzylsuccinate synthase (IBSS)Anaerobic hydrocarbon degradationBenzylsuccinate synthase (BSS)Fumarate additionGlycyl radical enzyme (GRE)Radical SAM activating enzyme

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PMID40620804
PMCPMC12222630

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