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Structures and molecular-dynamics studies of three active-site mutants of bovine pancreatic phospholipase A(2).
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography - 1 Oct 2008
Kanaujia Shankar Prasad, Sekar Kanagaraj
Abstract excerpt
Phospholipase A(2) hydrolyzes phospholipids at the sn-2 position to cleave the fatty-acid ester bond of L-glycerophospholipids. The catalytic dyad (Asp99 and His48) along with a nucleophilic water molecule is responsible for enzyme hydrolysis. Furthermore, the residue Asp49 in the calcium-binding loop is essential for controlling the binding of the calcium ion and the catalytic action of phospholipase A(2). To...
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