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This Sandbox is Reserved from Oct 10, 2013, through May 20, 2014 for use in the course "CHEM 410 Biochemistry 1 and 2" taught by Hanna Tims at the Messiah College. This reservation includes Sandbox Reserved 780 through Sandbox Reserved 807.

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Introduction

Pyruvate kinase (a transferase, PDB 4IP7) What's it do Research about it

Structure

Pyruvate kinase is a , meaning it has four identical . This enzyme contains both and .

It has three . consists of an alpha-beta-alpha 3-layer sandwich. consists of a parallel alpha-beta barrel. consists of an anti-parallel beta-barrel.

in the backbone show the interactions within the elements of secondary structure.

Hydrophobic and hydrophilic residues

Solvent

The ligands, substrate, cofactors, etc What kinds of side chains?

Ligand contacts

Catalytic residues

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