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. 2021 Feb 23;22:81. doi: 10.1186/s12859-021-03985-0

Table 1.

List of domains and associated reactions as implemented in BiGMeC

Abbrv. Name Note Reaction
A Adenylation Activates and attaches AA to PCP ATP + AA + PCPAA-PCP + AMP + Pii
ACP Acyl carrier protein Facilitates transport in PKSs
AT Acyltransferase Loads extender unit onto ACP Acyl-CoA + ACP Acyl-ACP + CoA
C Condensation Elongates the peptide by condensation AA-PCP + Xn Xn+1 + H2O + ACP
CAL Coenzyme A ligase Catalyzes the incorporation of different starter units, e.g. fatty acids, AHBA, and shikimic acid [32, 56, 57] Y + PCP Y-PCP + H2O
cMT Carbon methyltransferase Methylates peptide/polyketide SAM + Xn Xn + SAH
Cy Heterocylization Elongates the peptide by condensation and cyclization AA-PCP + Xn Xn+1 + H2O + ACP
DH Dehydratase Forms double bound by removal of H2O Xn Xn + H2O
E Epimerase Stereochemical inversion Xn Xn
ECH Enoyl-CoA hydratase/isomerase Not able to discriminate, so BiGMeC assumes isomerase Xn Xn
ER Enoyl reductase Reduces double bound formed by the DH domain to a methylene group NADPH + H+ + Xn Xn + NADP+
FkbH FkbH-like domain Domain in an alternative loading module. Dephosphorylates 1,3-bpg [58] 1,3-bpg + ACP D-lactate-ACP + 2 Pi
GNAT GCN5-related N-acetyl transferase Alt. load module that decarboxylates malonyl-CoA and adds acetyl group to ACP [59] Malonyl-CoA + ACP Acetyl-ACP + CoA + CO2
KR Keto reductase Reduces carbonyl group to hydroxyl group NADPH + H+ + Xn Xn + NADP+
KS Keto synthase Appends extender unit to polyketide Acyl-ACP + Xn Xn+1 + CO2 + ACP
nMT Nitrogen methyltransferase Methylates peptide/polyketide SAM + Xn Xn + SAH
oMT Oxygen methyltransferase Methylates peptide/polyketide SAM + Xn Xn + SAH
PCP Peptidyl carrier domain Facilitates transport in NRPSs
TD Thioester reductase Releases product from ACP/PCP NADPH + H+ + Xn detached product + NADP+
TE Thioesterase Releases product from ACP/PCP H2O + Xn detached product

The peptide or polyketide backbone is referred to as Xn, and in reactions that extend the backbone we refer to the elongated backbone as Xn+1

AA, generic amino acid; 1,3-bpg, 1,3 biphosphoglycerate; CoA, Coenzyme A; Pii, diphosphate; SAH, S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine; SAM, S-Adenosyl methionine; Y, generic starter unit