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Chorismate mutase (AroH) is one of at least five chorismate-utilizing enzymes present in microorganisms that catalyze the rearrangement of chorismate to prephenic acid, the first committed step in the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids. In prokaryotes, chorismate mutase may be fused to prephenate dehydratase, prephenate dehydrogenase, or 3-deoxy-D-arabino-heptulosonat-7-phosphate (DAHP) as part of a bifunctional enzyme. The AroH domain forms a homotrimer with three-fold symmetry.
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