Structural highlights
Function
[FUCD_XANCP] Plays a role in the catabolism of L-fucose. Catalyzes the dehydration of L-fuconate to 2-keto-3-deoxy-L-fuconate by the abstraction of the 2-proton to generate an enediolate intermediate that is stabilized by the magnesium ion. L-fuconate is the preferred substrate with 15-fold lower activity observed for L-galactonate and 8-fold lower activity with D-arabinonate. No activity detected with D-fuconate. Can also catalyze the epimerization of L-talonate and D-ribonate, but at slow rates.[1]
Evolutionary Conservation
Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.
References
- ↑ Yew WS, Fedorov AA, Fedorov EV, Rakus JF, Pierce RW, Almo SC, Gerlt JA. Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: L-fuconate dehydratase from Xanthomonas campestris. Biochemistry. 2006 Dec 12;45(49):14582-97. PMID:17144652 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi061687o
