Function
3-dehydroquinate synthase utilizes a complex multi-step mechanism which includes alcohol oxidation, phosphate b-elimination, carbonyl reduction, ring opening, and intramolecular aldol condensation. Dehydroquinate synthase requires NAD+ and a cobalt cofactor to catalyze the conversion of 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonate 7-phosphate into 3-dehydroquinate. In most bacteria, this enzyme has only one function. However, in some organisms, it forms a complex with other enzymes. This complex is known as the AROM complex. The AROM complex is a pentafunctional polypeptide, which contains enzymes that catalyze steps two, three, four, and five of the shikimate pathway. In addition, dehydroquinate synthase is of particular interest because of its complicated activity relative to its small size.
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