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Protonation state of the active-site Schiff base of aromatic amino acid aminotransferase: modulation by binding of ligands and implications for its role in catalysis.
Journal of biochemistry - 1 Jan 1994
Iwasaki M, Hayashi H, Kagamiyama H
Abstract excerpt
The Schiff base formed between Lys258 of Escherichia coli aromatic amino acid aminotransferase (ArAT) and the coenzyme pyridoxal 5'-phosphate (PLP) has a pKa value of 6.65. The pH dependency of the kinetic parameters was consistent with a mechanism by which the enzymatic form with the nonprotonated Schiff base productively binds aspartate, phenylalanine, and tryptophan. The Schiff base pKa value rose by 1.7-2.1...
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