Structural highlights
Function
[GARL_ECOLI] Catalyzes the reversible retro-aldol cleavage of both 5-keto-4-deoxy-D-glucarate and 2-keto-3-deoxy-D-glucarate to pyruvate and tartronic semialdehyde.[1] [REFERENCE:5]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Carbon-carbon bond formation is an essential reaction in organic chemistry and the use of aldolase enzymes for the stereochemical control of such reactions is an attractive alternative to conventional chemical methods. Here we describe the crystal structures of a novel class II enzyme, 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-galactarate (DDG) aldolase from Escherichia coli, in the presence and absence of substrate. The crystal structure was determined by locating only four Se sites to obtain phases for 506 protein residues. The protomer displays a modified (alpha/beta)(8) barrel fold, in which the eighth alpha-helix points away from the beta-barrel instead of packing against it. Analysis of the DDG aldolase crystal structures suggests a novel aldolase mechanism in which a phosphate anion accepts the proton from the methyl group of pyruvate.
Crystal structures of the metal-dependent 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-galactarate aldolase suggest a novel reaction mechanism.,Izard T, Blackwell NC EMBO J. 2000 Aug 1;19(15):3849-56. PMID:10921867[2]
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References
- ↑ Hubbard BK, Koch M, Palmer DR, Babbitt PC, Gerlt JA. Evolution of enzymatic activities in the enolase superfamily: characterization of the (D)-glucarate/galactarate catabolic pathway in Escherichia coli. Biochemistry. 1998 Oct 13;37(41):14369-75. PMID:9772162 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi981124f
- ↑ Izard T, Blackwell NC. Crystal structures of the metal-dependent 2-dehydro-3-deoxy-galactarate aldolase suggest a novel reaction mechanism. EMBO J. 2000 Aug 1;19(15):3849-56. PMID:10921867 doi:10.1093/emboj/19.15.3849
