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Adherence to Bürgi-Dunitz stereochemical principles requires significant structural rearrangements in Schiff-base formation: insights from transaldolase complexes.
Acta crystallographica. Section D, Biological crystallography - 1 Feb 2014
Light Samuel H, Minasov George, Duban Mark-Eugene, Anderson Wayne F
Abstract excerpt
The Bürgi-Dunitz angle (αBD) describes the trajectory of approach of a nucleophile to an electrophile. The adoption of a stereoelectronically favorable αBD can necessitate significant reactive-group repositioning over the course of bond formation. In the context of enzyme catalysis, interactions with the protein constrain substrate rotation, which could necessitate structural transformations during bond...
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