2012
Active site residues critical for flavin binding and 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis in the flavin destructase enzyme BluB
Yu T, Mok K, Kennedy K, Valton J, Anderson K, Walker G, Taga M. Active site residues critical for flavin binding and 5,6‐dimethylbenzimidazole biosynthesis in the flavin destructase enzyme BluB. Protein Science 2012, 21: 839-849. PMID: 22528544, PMCID: PMC3403419, DOI: 10.1002/pro.2068.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsConserved residuesFlavin mononucleotideReduced catalytic functionPurified mutant proteinsBacterium Sinorhizobium melilotiActive site residuesReduced flavin mononucleotideFlavin isoalloxazine ringCatalytic residuesMutant proteinsFlavin bindingDMB synthesisStructure-function relationshipsActive siteEnzyme familyGenetic screeningSite residuesMutant formsLower axial ligandBound flavinCatalytic functionMutantsEnzyme assaysIsoalloxazine ringBluB
1999
The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †
Lewis J, Johnson K, Anderson K. The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 7372-7379. PMID: 10353849, DOI: 10.1021/bi9830258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Phosphoshikimate 1-CarboxyvinyltransferaseAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesCatalysisChromatography, High Pressure LiquidEscherichia coliFreezingKineticsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhosphoenolpyruvateProtonsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsEPSP synthaseEnzyme intermediateKinetic competenceSingle-turnover experimentsSubstrate to productSolid-state NMRSolid-state NMR studiesEnzyme assaysEnzyme reaction pathwaySDS-PAGECatalytic mechanismDegrees CSpeciesEnzymeIntermediate speciesNMR studiesSide productsCharacterized reaction productsSample preparationDisappearance of substrateSynthaseReaction productsFormation of productsBreakdown productsReaction pathways