Substrate-assisted catalysis in cytochrome P450eryF.
Nat Struct Biol
; 3(7): 632-7, 1996 Jul.
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| ID: mdl-8673608
ABSTRACT
A highly conserved threonine in the active site of cytochromes P450 has been proposed to participate in O2 binding and cleavage. Cytochrome P450eryF is unusual in having alanine in place of this threonine and an ordered active site water molecule (Wat 519) which is hydrogen bonded to the substrate 5-hydroxyl group and is in position to operate as an acid catalyst required for cleaving dioxygen. To asses the role of this alanine residue and Wat 519 in catalysis, two mutant forms of P450eryF (Ala --> Ser,Ala --> Thr) and a substrate analogue lacking a 5-hydroxyl group were examined using kinetic, spectral and crystallographic techniques. In each case decreased catalytic activity was correlated with a loss or repositioning of Wat 519. These findings suggest that P450eryF utilizes the substrate to assist in the acid-catalysed dioxygen bond cleavage reaction.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Catálise
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Sistema Enzimático do Citocromo P-450
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Oxigenases de Função Mista
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1996
Tipo de documento:
Article