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1b73
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GLUTAMATE RACEMASE FROM AQUIFEX PYROPHILUS
Template:ABSTRACT PUBMED 10331867
Function
[MURI_AQUPY] Provides the (R)-glutamate required for cell wall biosynthesis. Converts L- or D-glutamate to D- or L-glutamate, respectively, but not other amino acids such as alanine, aspartate, and glutamine.
About this Structure
1b73 is a 1 chain structure with sequence from Aquifex pyrophilus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
- Hwang KY, Cho CS, Kim SS, Sung HC, Yu YG, Cho Y. Structure and mechanism of glutamate racemase from Aquifex pyrophilus. Nat Struct Biol. 1999 May;6(5):422-6. PMID:10331867 doi:10.1038/8223
