Function
Component of the phenyllactate dehydratase complex FldABC that is involved in the fermentation of L-phenylalanine via a Stickland reaction. This complex catalyzes the reversible syn-dehydration of (R)-phenyllactate to (E)-cinnamate in two steps, a CoA-transfer from cinnamoyl-CoA to phenyllactate, catalyzed by FldA, followed by the dehydration of phenyllactyl-CoA to cinnamoyl-CoA, catalyzed by FldB and FldC (PubMed:10849007, PubMed:11967068). In vitro, FldA can use 3-phenylpropanoate as a better CoA-acceptor than phenyllactate (PubMed:10849007).
Sequence
MENNTNMFSGVKVIELANFIAAPAAGRFFADGGAEVIKIESPAGDPLRYTAPSEGRPLSQEENTTYDLENANKKAIVLNLKSEKGKKILHEMLAEADILLTNWRTKALVKQGLDYETLKEKYPKLVFAQITGYGEKGPDKDLPGFDYTAFFARGGVSGTLYEKGTVPPNVVPGLGDHQAGMFLAAGMAGALYKAKTTGQGDKVTVSLMHSAMYGLGIMIQAAQYKDHGLVYPINRNETPNPFIVSYKSKDDYFVQVCMPPYDVFYDRFMTALGREDLVGDERYNKIENLKDGRAKEVYSIIEQQMVTKTKDEWDNIFRDADIPFAIAQTWEDLLEDEQAWANDYLYKMKYPTGNERALVRLPVFFKEAGLPEYNQSPQIAENTVEVLKEMGYTEQEIEELEKDKDIMVRKEK