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Activation of carbonic anhydrase II by active-site incorporation of histidine analogs.
Archives of biochemistry and biophysics - 15 Jan 2004
Elder Ileana, Han Shoufa, Tu Chingkuang, Steele Heather, Laipis Philip J, Viola Ronald E, Silverman David N
Abstract excerpt
The hydration of CO2 catalyzed by human carbonic anhydrase II (HCA II) is accompanied by proton transfer from the zinc-bound water of the enzyme to solution. We have replaced the proton shuttling residue His 64 with Ala and placed cysteine residues within the active-site cavity by mutating sites Trp 5, Asn 62, Ile 91, and Phe 131. These mutants were modified at the single inserted cysteine with imidazole analogs...
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