- Crystal structure of salt-tolerant glutaminase from Micrococcus luteus K-3 in the presence and absence of its product L-glutamate and its activator Tris
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Glutaminase from Micrococcus luteus K-3 [Micrococcus glutaminase (Mglu); 456 amino acid residues (aa); 48 kDa] is a salt-tolerant enzyme. Our previous study determined the structure of its major 42-kDa fragment. Here, using new crystallization conditions, we determined the structures of the intact enzyme in the presence and absence of its product L-glutamate and its activator Tris, which activates the enzyme by sixfold. With the exception of a 'lid' part (26-29 aa) and a few other short stretches, the structures were all very similar over the entire polypeptide chain. However, the presence of the ligands significantly reduced the length of the disordered regions: 41 aa in the unliganded structure (N), 21 aa for l-glutamate (G), 8 aa for Tris (T) and 6 aa for both l-glutamate and Tris (TG). l-Glutamate was identified in both the G and TG structures, whereas Tris was only identified in the TG structure. Comparison of the glutamate-binding site between Mglu and salt-labile glutaminase (YbgJ) from Bacillus subtilis showed significantly smaller structural changes of the protein part in Mglu. A comparison of the substrate-binding pocket of Mglu, which is highly specific for l-glutamine, with that of Erwinia carotovora asparaginase, which has substrates other than l-glutamine, shows that Mglu has a larger substrate-binding pocket that prevents the binding of l-asparagine with proper interactions.
- Yoshimune, Kazuaki,Shirakihara, Yasuo,Wakayama, Mamoru,Yumoto, Isao
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- AN EXCEPTIONALLY MILD DEPROTECTION OF PHTHALIMIDES
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Phthalimides are converted to primary amines in an efficient, two-stage, one-flask operation using NaBH4/2-propanol, then acetic acid.
- Osby, John O.,Martin, Michael G.,Ganem, Bruce
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(2007/10/02)
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