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A reciprocal single mutation affects the metal requirement of 3-deoxy-D-manno-2-octulosonate-8-phosphate (KDO8P) synthases from Aquifex pyrophilus and Escherichia coli.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 22 Oct 2004
Shulami Smadar, Furdui Cristina, Adir Noam, Shoham Yuval, Anderson Karen S, Baasov Timor
Abstract excerpt
The enzyme 3-deoxy-d-manno-2-octulosonate-8-phosphate (KDO8P) synthase is metal-dependent in one class of organisms and metal-independent in another. We have used a rapid transient kinetic approach combined with site-directed mutagenesis to characterize the role of the metal ion as well as to explore the catalytic mechanisms of the two classes of enzymes. In the metal-dependent Aquifex pyrophilus KDO8P synthase,...
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