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Effect of mutation of lysine-120, located at the entry to the active site of O-acetylserine sulfhydrylase-A from Salmonella typhimurium.
Biochimica et biophysica acta - 1 Apr 2008
Tai Chia-Hui, Rabeh Wael M, Guan Rong, Schnackerz Klaus D, Cook Paul F
Abstract excerpt
O-Acetylserine sulfhydrylase catalyzes the final step of the biosynthesis of L-cysteine, the replacement of the beta-acetoxy group of O-acetyl-L-serine (OAS) by a thiol. The enzyme undergoes a conformational change to close the site upon formation of the external Schiff base (ESB) with OAS. Mutat...
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