来自Leptospira interrogans的二叶酸减少酶类酶的结构和催化活性

Charin Chandit1, Kowit Hengphasatporn2, Pattraporn Donsuy1

  • 1Center of Excellence for Molecular Biology and Genomics of Shrimp, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand; Center of Excellence in Molecular Crop, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand.

概括

一个Leptospira问答酶,LiDHFRL,不像典型的二叶酸还原酶 (DHFR) 起作用. 结构分析揭示了一个独特的活性部位,并发现它会代谢瓦尼林而不是二叶酸.