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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Acetolactate decarboxylase catalyzes the conversion of both enantiomers of acetolactate to the (R)-enantiomer of acetoin, via a mechanism that has been shown to involve a prior rearrangement of the non-natural (R)-enantiomer substrate to the natural (S)-enantiomer. In this paper, a series of crystal structures of ALDC complex with designed transition state mimics are reported. These structures, coupled with inhibition studies and site-directed mutagenesis provide an improved understanding of the molecular processes involved in the stereoselective decarboxylation/protonation events. A mechanism for the transformation of each enantiomer of acetolactate is proposed.

Structure and Mechanism of Acetolactate Decarboxylase.,Marlow VA, Rea D, Najmudin S, Wills M, Fulop V ACS Chem Biol. 2013 Aug 28. PMID:23985082^[1]

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