A structural comparison of molybdenum cofactor-containing enzymes.
This work gives an overview of the recent achievements which have contributed to the understanding of the structure and function of molybdenum and tungsten enzymes. Known structures of molybdo-pterin cofactor-containing enzymes will be described briefly and the structural differences between representatives of the same and different families will be analyzed. This comparison will show that the molybdo-pterin cofactor-containing enzymes represent a very heterogeneous group with differences in overall enzyme structure, cofactor composition and stoichiometry, as well as differences in the immediate molybdenum environment. Two recently discovered molybdo-pterin cofactor-containing enzymes will be described with regard to molecular and EPR spectroscopic properties, pyrogallol-phloroglucinol transhydroxylase from Pelobacter acidigallici and acetylene hydratase from Pelobacter acetylenicus. On the basis of its amino acid sequence, transhydroxylase can be classified as a member of the dimethylsulfoxide reductase family, whereas classification of the tungsten/molybdenum-containing acetylene hydratase has to await the determination of its amino acid sequence.[1]References
- A structural comparison of molybdenum cofactor-containing enzymes. Kisker, C., Schindelin, H., Baas, D., Rétey, J., Meckenstock, R.U., Kroneck, P.M. FEMS Microbiol. Rev. (1998) [Pubmed]
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