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Fine-tuning of catalytic properties of catechol 1,2-dioxygenase by active site tailoring.
Chembiochem : a European journal of chemical biology - 17 Apr 2009
Caglio Raffaella, Valetti Francesca, Caposio Patrizia, Gribaudo Giorgio, Pessione Enrica, Giunta Carlo
Abstract excerpt
Catechol 1,2-dioxygenases and chlorocatechol dioxygenases are Fe(III)-dependent enzymes that do not require a reductant to perform the ortho cleavage of the aromatic ring. The reaction mechanism is common to the two enzymes, and active-site residues must play a key role in the fine-tuning of specificity. Protein engineering was applied for the first time to the catalytic pocket of a catechol 1,2-dioxygenase by...
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