Function of your protein
The protein of interest is the enzyme . The MBD enzyme was observed in Thermoplasma-type MVA pathway, specifically as a catalytic enzyme in the MBD reaction. The function of MBD is to catalyze the removal of the phosphate group from the 3rd carbon of mevalonate 3,5-bisphosphate (MVA3,5BP). The enzyme also accompanies the decarboxylation of the substrate. MBD acts upon MVA3,5BP to produce isopentnyl phosphate (IP), PO4, and CO2 in the MBD reaction.
Biological relevance and broader implications
Important amino acids
The in the MBD enzyme is called and is located within subunit A. OLA is hydrogen bonded to .
Structural highlights
The Protein is composed of alpha helix, beta sheet, and random coils. The protein consists of two major domains with what appears to be a 60% alpha helixes (pink) and 40% beta sheets (yellow) when viewing the . The two subunits are homodimers, containing 9 alpha helix and 15 beta sheets each. The alpha helixes and beta sheets loop and fold to form a . The model helps to highlight the globular nature of the protein. Amphipathic.....In addition to the hydrogen bonding between OLA and Arg128, OLA is also hydrogen bonded to a water molecule which is hydrogen bonded to Arg128 as well
