The tungsten center binds a water molecule that is activated by an adjacent aspartate residue, enabling it to attack acetylene bound in a distinct hydrophobic pocket.
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| rdfs:comment |
Ethylene cannot act as a substrate.,
The tungsten center binds a water molecule that is activated by an adjacent aspartate residue, enabling it to attack acetylene bound in a distinct hydrophobic pocket.
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| rdfs:subClassOf | |
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| uniprot:name |
AHy,
Acetylene hydratase
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| uniprot:activity |
Acetaldehyde = acetylene + H(2)O.
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| uniprot:cofactor |
Iron-sulfur,
Tungsten,
Bis(molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide)molybdenum cofactor
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