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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1995-11-14
pubmed:abstractText
The electron distribution in the coenzyme-substrate adduct of aspartate aminotransferase was changed by replacing active-site Arg386 with alanine and introducing a new arginine residue nearby. [Y225R, R386A]Aspartate aminotransferase decarboxylates L-aspartate to L-alanine (kcat = 0.04 s-1), while its transaminase activity towards dicarboxylic amino acids is decreased by three orders of magnitude (kcat = 0.19 s-1). Molecular-dynamics simulations based on the crystal structure of the mutant enzyme suggest that a new hydrogen bond to the imine N atom of the pyridoxal-5'-phosphate- aspartate adduct and an altered electrostatic potential around its beta-carboxylate group underlie the 650,000-fold increase in the ratio of beta-decarboxylase/transaminase activity.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0014-2956
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:day
1
pubmed:volume
232
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
686-90
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-7-23
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1995
pubmed:articleTitle
Changing the reaction specificity of a pyridoxal-5'-phosphate-dependent enzyme.
pubmed:affiliation
Biochemisches Institut, Universität Zürich, Switzerland.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't