Structural highlights
Function
KRDE_METCA Catalyzes the epimerization of L-Lys-L-Arg to L-Lys-D-Arg. Can also catalyze the epimerization of other cationic dipeptides, such as L-Arg-L-Arg, L-Lys-L-Lys and L-Lys-L-His, but with lower efficiency (in vitro).[1]
References
- ↑ Lukk T, Sakai A, Kalyanaraman C, Brown SD, Imker HJ, Song L, Fedorov AA, Fedorov EV, Toro R, Hillerich B, Seidel R, Patskovsky Y, Vetting MW, Nair SK, Babbitt PC, Almo SC, Gerlt JA, Jacobson MP. Homology models guide discovery of diverse enzyme specificities among dipeptide epimerases in the enolase superfamily. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2012 Mar 13;109(11):4122-7. Epub 2012 Mar 5. PMID:22392983 doi:10.1073/pnas.1112081109
