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Mutation of tyrosine 332 to phenylalanine converts dopa decarboxylase into a decarboxylation-dependent oxidative deaminase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 27 Sept 2002
Bertoldi Mariarita, Gonsalvi Marco, Contestabile Roberto, Voltattorni Carla Borri
Abstract excerpt
A flexible loop (residues 328-339), presumably covering the active site upon substrate binding, has been revealed in 3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine decarboxylase by means of kinetic and structural studies. The function of tyrosine 332 has been investigated by substituting it with phenylalanine. Y332F displays coenzyme content and spectroscopic features identical to those of the wild type. Unlike wild type, during...
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