2np9
From Proteopedia
Crystal structure of a dioxygenase in the Crotonase superfamily
Structural highlights
FunctionDPGC_STRTO Involved in the biosynthesis of the nonproteinogenic amino acid monomer (S)-3,5-dihydroxyphenylglycine (Dpg) responsible of the production of vancomycin and teicoplanin antibiotics. Catalyzes the unusual conversion 3,5-dihydroxyphenylacetyl-CoA (DPA-CoA) to 3,5-dihydroxyphenylglyoxylate. DpgC performed a net four-electron oxidation of the benzylic carbon of DPA-CoA and the hydrolysis of the thioester bond to generate free CoA (PubMed:18004875, PubMed:17507985). DpgC has the ability to process a diverse range of substituted phenylacetyl-CoA substrates (PubMed:18004875).[1] [2] Evolutionary Conservation Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedEnzyme-catalysed oxidations are some of the most common transformations in primary and secondary metabolism. The vancomycin biosynthetic enzyme DpgC belongs to a small class of oxygenation enzymes that are not dependent on an accessory cofactor or metal ion. The detailed mechanism of cofactor-independent oxygenases has not been established. Here we report the first structure of an enzyme of this oxygenase class in complex with a bound substrate mimic. The use of a designed, synthetic substrate analogue allows unique insights into the chemistry of oxygen activation. The structure confirms the absence of cofactors, and electron density consistent with molecular oxygen is present adjacent to the site of oxidation on the substrate. Molecular oxygen is bound in a small hydrophobic pocket and the substrate provides the reducing power to activate oxygen for downstream chemical steps. Our results resolve the unique and complex chemistry of DpgC, a key enzyme in the biosynthetic pathway of an important class of antibiotics. Furthermore, mechanistic parallels exist between DpgC and cofactor-dependent flavoenzymes, providing information regarding the general mechanism of enzymatic oxygen activation. Structural basis for cofactor-independent dioxygenation in vancomycin biosynthesis.,Widboom PF, Fielding EN, Liu Y, Bruner SD Nature. 2007 May 17;447(7142):342-5. PMID:17507985[3] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. See AlsoReferences
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