Incubations of (4R)- and (4S)-[4-2H1]-proclavaminic acid with clavaminic acid synthase resulted in the stereospecific removal of the deuterium and hydrogen respectively from C-4, in their conversions to clavaminic acid, suggesting an enzyme catalysed syn-eliminaion for the desaturation of dihydroclavaminic acid to clavaminic acid.
(4R)和(4S)-[4-2H1]-前克拉瓦酸与克拉瓦酸合成酶反应时,分别在转化为克拉瓦酸的过程中,从C-4上立体特异性地去除了
氘和氢,这表明在双氢克拉瓦酸转化为克拉瓦酸的过程中,酶催化了一个同步消除反应。