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The catalytic mechanism of vitamin K epoxide reduction in a cellular environment.
The Journal of biological chemistry - 1 Jan 2000
Shen Guomin, Cui Weidong, Cao Qing, Gao Meng, Liu Hongli, Su Gaigai, Gross Michael L, Li Weikai
Abstract excerpt
Vitamin K epoxide reductases (VKORs) constitute a major family of integral membrane thiol oxidoreductases. In humans, VKOR sustains blood coagulation and bone mineralization through the vitamin K cycle. Previous chemical models assumed that the catalysis of human VKOR (hVKOR) starts from a fully reduced active site. This state, however, constitutes only a minor cellular fraction (5.6%). Thus, the mechanism...
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