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Reactivity of asparagine residue at the active site of the D105N mutant of fluoroacetate dehalogenase from Moraxella sp. B.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 8 Apr 2004
Ichiyama Susumu, Kurihara Tatsuo, Kogure Yoshifumi, Tsunasawa Susumu, Kawasaki Haruhiko, Esaki Nobuyoshi
Abstract excerpt
Fluoroacetate dehalogenase from Moraxella sp. B (FAc-DEX) catalyzes cleavage of the carbon-fluorine bond of fluoroacetate, whose dissociation energy is among the highest found in natural products. Asp105 functions as the catalytic nucleophile that attacks the alpha-carbon atom of the substrate to displace the fluorine atom. In spite of the essential role of Asp105, we found that site-directed mutagenesis to...
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