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D J Vocadlo1, G J Davies, R Laine
1Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.
Nature
|August 24, 2001
Resumen
La catálisis de la lisozima del blanco de huevo de gallina (HEWL) implica un intermediario covalente, desafiando el mecanismo de Phillips de larga data. Este estudio proporciona evidencia estructural y de espectrometría de masas para este intermediario en HEWL, refinando nuestra comprensión de la función de la beta-glucosidasa.
Área de la Ciencia:
- La bioquímica es la bioquímica.
- Enzimología Enzimología.
- Biología Estructural Biología estructural.
Sus antecedentes:
- La lisozima del blanco de huevo de gallina (HEWL) fue la primera enzima con una estructura tridimensional determinada.
- El mecanismo "Phillips" propuesto para HEWL implica un intermediario de iones de oxocarbenio de larga vida.
- Este mecanismo se considera el paradigma para la retención de las beta-glucosidasas.
Objetivo del estudio:
- Para investigar el mecanismo catalítico de HEWL.
- Proporcionar evidencia de un intermediario covalente de la enzima glicosil-enzima en el ciclo catalítico de HEWL.
- Formulación de un mecanismo catalítico general para la retención de las beta-glucosidasas.
Principales métodos:
- Espectrometría de masas de ionización por electrospray (ESI-MS) para detectar sustancias intermedias.
- Difracción de rayos X para determinar la estructura 3D del intermediario.
- Análisis del ciclo catalítico de HEWL.
Principales resultados:
- Demostró un intermedio covalente de la enzima glicosil-enzima catalíticamente competente en HEWL utilizando el ESI-MS.
- Determinó la estructura 3D de este intermedio covalente a través de la difracción de rayos X.
- Observado este intermedio en tres casos diferentes.
Conclusiones:
- El mecanismo catalítico de HEWL incluye un intermediario covalente de la enzima glicosil-enzima.
- Este hallazgo apoya un mecanismo común para retener las beta-glucosidasas.
- Se propone un mecanismo general que incluye la distorsión del sustrato, la formación de intermedios covalentes y la migración electrofílica C1.
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