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Publication Abstract from PubMed

p-Nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase PnpA, the key enzyme in the hydroquinone pathway of p-nitrophenol (PNP) degradation, catalyzes the monooxygenase reaction of PNP to p-benzoquinone in the presence of FAD and NADH. Here, we determined the first crystal structure of PnpA from Pseudomonas putida DLL-E4 in its apo and FAD-complex forms to a resolution of 2.04A and 2.48A, respectively. The PnpA structure shares a common fold with hydroxybenzoate hydroxylases, despite a low amino sequence identity of 14-18%, confirming it to be a member of the Class A flavoprotein monooxygenases. However, substrate docking studies of PnpA indicated that the residues stabilizing the substrate in an orientation suitable for catalysis are not observed in other homologous hydroxybenzoate hydroxylases, suggesting PnpA employs a unique catalytic mechanism. This work expands our understanding on the reaction mode for this enzyme class.

Crystal structure of p-nitrophenol 4-monooxygenase PnpA from Pseudomonas putida DLL-E4: The key enzyme involved in p-nitrophenol degradation.,Chen Q, Huang Y, Duan Y, Li Z, Cui Z, Liu W Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2018 Oct 12;504(4):715-720. doi:, 10.1016/j.bbrc.2018.09.040. Epub 2018 Sep 12. PMID:30217456^[1]

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