Structural highlights
Function
[ODH_ARTSC] In the forward direction acts also on secondary amine dicarboxylates such as N-(1-carboxyethyl)methionine and N-(1-carboxyethyl)phenylalanine. In the reverse direction, the enzyme also acts on neutral amino acids as an amino donor. They include L-amino acids such as 2-aminopentanoic acid, 2-aminobutyric acid, 2-aminohexanoic acid, 3-chloroalanine, O-acetylserine, methionine, isoleucine, valine, phenylalanine, leucine and alanine.
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Opine dehydrogenases catalyze the NAD(P)H-dependent reversible reaction to form opines that contain two asymmetric centers exhibiting either (L,L) or (D,L) stereochemistry. The first structure of a (D,L) superfamily member, N-(1-D-carboxylethyl)-L-norvaline dehydrogenase (CENDH) from Arthrobacter sp. strain 1C, has been determined at 1.8 A resolution and the location of the bound nucleotide coenzyme has been identified. Six conserved residues cluster in the cleft between the enzyme's two domains, close to the nucleotide binding site, and are presumed to define the enzyme's catalytic machinery. Conservation of a His-Asp pair as part of this cluster suggests that the enzyme mechanism is related to the 2-hydroxy acid dehydrogenases. The pattern of sequence conservation and substitution between members of this enzyme family has permitted the tentative location of the residues that define their differential substrate specificities.
Crystal structure and active site location of N-(1-D-carboxylethyl)-L-norvaline dehydrogenase.,Britton KL, Asano Y, Rice DW Nat Struct Biol. 1998 Jul;5(7):593-601. PMID:9665174[1]
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References
- ↑ Britton KL, Asano Y, Rice DW. Crystal structure and active site location of N-(1-D-carboxylethyl)-L-norvaline dehydrogenase. Nat Struct Biol. 1998 Jul;5(7):593-601. PMID:9665174 doi:10.1038/854