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Asp338 controls hydride transfer in Escherichia coli IMP dehydrogenase.
Biochemistry - 15 Aug 2000
Kerr K M, Digits J A, Kuperwasser N, Hedstrom L
Abstract excerpt
IMP dehydrogenase (IMPDH) catalyzes the oxidation of IMP to XMP with the concomitant reduction of NAD(+). This reaction involves the formation of a covalent adduct with an active site Cys. This intermediate, E-XMP, hydrolyzes to produce XMP. The mutation of Asp338 to Ala severely impairs the activity of Escherichia coli IMPDH, decreasing the value of k(cat) by 650-fold. No (D)V(m) or (D)V/K(m) isotope effects are...
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