Article
Lowering the pH optimum of D-xylose isomerase: the effect of mutations of the negatively charged residues.
Molecules and cells - 31 Aug 1998
Cha J, Batt C A
Abstract excerpt
Streptomyces rubiginosus D-xylose isomerase catalyzes the reversible isomerization of D-glucose to D-fructose. The isomerization reaction is maximized in the alkaline region of pH 8.5-8.8. The amino acid residues around two active site histidines (His-54 and His-220) and on the surface of the enzyme were mutated to improve the catalytic efficiency at neutral pH. The mutations have been made by removing the...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
