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Or alternate interactions showing the ATP molecule in green, with the ligands in yellow? <scene name='56/563194/Alternate_interactions/1'>Alternate interaction</scene> | Or alternate interactions showing the ATP molecule in green, with the ligands in yellow? <scene name='56/563194/Alternate_interactions/1'>Alternate interaction</scene> | ||
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Phosphofructokinase
This is the of Phosphofructokinase. The Purple designates the alpha helices...finish description
The bulk of this proteins structure is made up of the alpha helices are in yellow and the beta sheets are in grey. In addition the three green balls represent the three Mg atoms, the internal compound is ATP and the small grey and red group off to the side is the glycerol.
is a very important part of protein structure shape and stability. The hydrogen bonds of phosphofructokinase are designated by the orange dotted lines throughout the structure. Phosphofructokinase contains both anti-parallel and parallel sheets, which are identified by parallel hydrogen bonds and angled hydrogen bonds respectively.
One of the most important determining factors of protein structure lies in hydrophobic interactions between the with the surrounding environment. The hydrophobic residues are designated with light green while the hydrophobic residues are shown in blue. As would be expected the majority of the hydrophobic residues are located at the center of the protein where they are shielded from the hydrophobic environment.
As previously mentioned, the hydrophobic interactions are critical in determining the protein structure. Here, the show that the water molecules predominantly gather around the outside of the protein, which is where most of the hydrophilic residues lie.
Or alternate interactions showing the ATP molecule in green, with the ligands in yellow?
Taking a further look into the active site, One can see that phosphofructokinase contains , represented in pink, in the heart of the active site. This placement is to be expected is to be expected because it allows the catalytic residues to have direct contact with the ligand, thus enabling the reaction to proceed at a faster rate via a catalytic mechanism.
