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A glutamate is the essential proton transfer gate during the catalytic cycle of the [NiFe] hydrogenase.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 12 Mar 2004
Dementin Sébastien, Burlat Bénédicte, De Lacey Antonio L, Pardo Alejandro, Adryanczyk-Perrier Géraldine, Guigliarelli Bruno, Fernandez Victor M, Rousset Marc
Abstract excerpt
Kinetic, EPR, and Fourier transform infrared spectroscopic analysis of Desulfovibrio fructosovorans [NiFe] hydrogenase mutants targeted to Glu-25 indicated that this amino acid participates in proton transfer between the active site and the protein surface during the catalytic cycle. Replacement of that glutamic residue by a glutamine did not modify the spectroscopic properties of the enzyme but cancelled the...
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