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Publication Abstract from PubMed

The decarboxylation of phenolic acids, including ferulic and p-coumaric acids, to their corresponding vinyl derivatives is of importance in the flavouring and polymer industries. Here, the crystal structure of phenolic acid decarboxylase (PAD) from Bacillus pumilus strain UI-670 is reported. The enzyme is a 161-residue polypeptide that forms dimers both in the crystal and in solution. The structure of PAD as determined by X-ray crystallography revealed a beta-barrel structure and two alpha-helices, with a cleft formed at one edge of the barrel. The PAD structure resembles those of the lipocalin-fold proteins, which often bind hydrophobic ligands. Superposition of structurally related proteins bound to their cognate ligands shows that they and PAD bind their ligands in a conserved location within the beta-barrel. Analysis of the residue-conservation pattern for PAD-related sequences mapped onto the PAD structure reveals that the conservation mainly includes residues found within the hydrophobic core of the protein, defining a common lipocalin-like fold for this enzyme family. A narrow cleft containing several conserved amino acids was observed as a structural feature and a potential ligand-binding site.

Structural analysis of Bacillus pumilus phenolic acid decarboxylase, a lipocalin-fold enzyme.,Matte A, Grosse S, Bergeron H, Abokitse K, Lau PC Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun. 2010 Nov 1;66(Pt, 11):1407-14. Epub 2010 Oct 27. PMID:21045284^[1]

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