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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
3
pubmed:dateCreated
1999-8-18
pubmed:abstractText
The enzyme 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase catalyzes the ketonization of dienols, which after further processing become intermediates in the Krebs cycle. The enzyme uses a general acid-base mechanism for proton transfer: the amino-terminal proline has been shown to function as the catalytic base and Arg39 has been implicated as the catalytic acid. We report the results of molecular docking simulations of 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase with two substrates, 2-hydroxymuconate and 5-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxymuconate. pKa calculations are also performed for the free enzyme. The predicted binding mode of 2-hydroxymuconate is in agreement with experimental data. A model for the binding mode of 5-carboxymethyl-2-hydroxymuconate is proposed which explains the lower catalytic efficiency of the enzyme toward this substrate. The pKa predictions and docking simulations support residue Arg39 as the general acid for the enzyme catalysis.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0006-3525
pubmed:author
pubmed:copyrightInfo
Copyright 1999 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
50
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
319-28
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1999
pubmed:articleTitle
Docking of 4-oxalocrotonate tautomerase substrates: implications for the catalytic mechanism.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Molecular Biology, The Scripps Research Institute, La Jolla, CA 92037, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't