26 kDa endochitinase from barley seeds: an interaction of the ionizable side chains essential for catalysis.

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To explore the structure essential for the catalysis in 26 kDa endochitinase from barley seeds, we calculated theoretical pKa values of the ionizable groups based on the crystal structure, and then the roles of ionizable side chains located near the catalytic residue were examined by site-directed mutagenesis. The pKa value calculated for Arg215, which is located at the bottom of the catalytic cleft, is...

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