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Rate-limiting steps and role of active site Lys443 in the mechanism of carbapenam synthetase.
Biochemistry - 14 Aug 2007
Arnett Samantha O, Gerratana Barbara, Townsend Craig A
Abstract excerpt
Carbapenam synthetase (hereafter named CPS) catalyzes the formation of the beta-lactam ring in the biosynthetic pathway to (5R)-carbapen-2-em-3-carboxylate, the simplest of the carbapenem antibiotics. Kinetic studies showed remarkable tolerance to substrate stereochemistry in the turnover rate but did not distinguish between chemistry and a nonchemical step such as product release or conformational change as...
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