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ergothioneine biosynthesis glutamate--cysteine ligase EgtA Members of this bacterial protein family, EgtA, resemble the glutamate--cysteine ligase of the two-step pathway for glutathione (GSH) biosynthesis, but instead are involved in the biosynthesis of the histidine-derived thiol, ergothioneine (EGT). Successful in vitro reconstitution of EGT biosynthesis using EgtBCDE and gamma-L-glutamyl-L-cysteine suggests that this enzyme is a bone fide glutamate--cysteine ligase. [Biosynthesis of cofactors, prosthetic groups, and carriers, Glutathione and analogs]
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