1s3t
From Proteopedia
BORATE INHIBITED BACILLUS PASTEURII UREASE CRYSTAL STRUCTURE
Overview
The structure of the complex of urease, a Ni-containing metalloenzyme, with boric acid was determined at 2.10 A resolution. The complex shows the unprecedented binding mode of the competitive inhibitor to the dinuclear metal center, with the B(OH)3 molecule bridging the Ni ions and leaving in place the bridging hydroxide. Boric acid can be considered a substrate analogue of urea, and the structure supports the proposal that the Ni-bridging hydroxide acts as the nucleophile in the enzymatic process of urea hydrolysis.
About this Structure
1S3T is a Protein complex structure of sequences from Sporosarcina pasteurii. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
Reference
Molecular details of urease inhibition by boric acid: insights into the catalytic mechanism., Benini S, Rypniewski WR, Wilson KS, Mangani S, Ciurli S, J Am Chem Soc. 2004 Mar 31;126(12):3714-5. PMID:15038715 Page seeded by OCA on Sat May 3 08:15:45 2008
