In the bacterium Listeria monocytogenes the enzyme takes part in a pathway for scavenging of lipoic acid. The enzyme is bound to 2-oxo-acid dehydrogenases such as the pyruvate dehydrogenase complex, where it transfers the lipoyl moiety from lipoyl-[glycine cleavage system H] to the E2 subunits of the complexes.
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[Glycine cleavage system H]-N(6)-lipoyl-L-lysine + a [lipoyl-carrier protein] = [glycine cleavage system H] + a [lipoyl-carrier protein]-N(6)- lipoyl-L-lysine.
