1ctn

<table><tr><td colspan='2'>[[1ctn]] is a 1 chain structure with sequence from [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/"bacillus_marcescens"_(bizio_1823)_trevisan_in_de_toni_and_trevisan_1889 "bacillus marcescens" (bizio 1823) trevisan in de toni and trevisan 1889]. Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1CTN OCA]. For a <b>guided tour on the structure components</b> use [https://proteopedia.org/fgij/fg.htm?mol=1CTN FirstGlance]. <br>

</td></tr><tr id='activity'><td class="sblockLbl"><b>Activity:</b></td><td class="sblockDat"><span class='plainlinks'>[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chitinase Chitinase], with EC number [https://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=3.2.1.14 3.2.1.14] </span></td></tr>

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== Publication Abstract from PubMed ==

BACKGROUND: Chitinases cleave the beta-1-4-glycosidic bond between the N-acetyl-D-glucosamine units of which chitin is comprised. Chitinases are present in plants, bacteria and fungi, but whereas structures are available for two prototypic plant enzymes, no structure is available for a bacterial or fungal chitinase. RESULTS: To redress this imbalance, the structure of native chitinase A from Serratia marcescens has been solved by multiple isomorphous replacement and refined at 2.3 A resolution, resulting in a crystallographic R-factor of 16.2%. The enzyme comprises three domains: an all beta-strand amino-terminal domain, a catalytic alpha/beta-barrel domain, and a small alpha+beta-fold domain. There are several residues with unusual geometries in the structure. Structure determination of chitinase A in complex with N,N',N",N"'-tetra-acetylo-chitotetraose, together with biochemical and sequence analysis data, enabled the positions of the active-site and catalytic residues to be proposed. CONCLUSIONS: The reaction mechanism seems to be similar to that of lysozyme and most other glycosylhydrolases, i.e. general acid-base catalysis. The role of the amino-terminal domain could not be identified, but it has similarities to the fibronectin III domain. This domain may possibly facilitate the interaction of chitinase A with chitin.

Crystal structure of a bacterial chitinase at 2.3 A resolution.,Perrakis A, Tews I, Dauter Z, Oppenheim AB, Chet I, Wilson KS, Vorgias CE Structure. 1994 Dec 15;2(12):1169-80. PMID:7704527<ref>PMID:7704527</ref>

From MEDLINE&reg;/PubMed&reg;, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine.<br>

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== References ==

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[[Category: Chitinase]]

[[Category: Dauter, Z]]

[[Category: Perrakis, A]]

[[Category: Tews, I]]

[[Category: Vorgias, C E]]

[[Category: Wilson, K S]]