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Introduction

FAS-II System

Mechanism of Action

Structure

Crystal structures of InhA reveal a (each subunit featured with a different color) in aqueous solution with separate ligand binding sites in each subunit. Each subunit is composed of 289 residues and features a typical [1] containing a single NADH binding site. The of InhA is made up of several alpha helices (pink), beta sheets (gold), and beta turns (white). This enzyme also features a fatty acyl binding crevice that accommodates the long-chain fatty acyl substrate (2TK) needed to synthesize mycolic acid precursors. The

of the InhA form one side of the fatty acyl binding crevice, referred to as the . 

Fatty Acyl Binding Crevice

Fatty Acyl Binding Crevice

In the substrate binding pocket, NADH sits on the top shelf of the fold, and the fatty acyl substrate sits on top of NADH. Both molecules are held in place by interactions with amino acid residues in the substrate binding loop.

Substrate Binding Pocket (NADH in green; fatty acyl substrate in red)

Catalytic Triad

Tyr-158

Hydrogen Bonding Interactions

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Clinical Applications

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