1hqk

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CRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF LUMAZINE SYNTHASE FROM AQUIFEX AEOLICUSCRYSTAL STRUCTURE ANALYSIS OF LUMAZINE SYNTHASE FROM AQUIFEX AEOLICUS

Structural highlights

1hqk is a 5 chain structure with sequence from Aquifex aeolicus. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 1.6Å
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

RISB_AQUAE Catalyzes the formation of 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine by condensation of 5-amino-6-(D-ribitylamino)uracil with 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate. This is the penultimate step in the biosynthesis of riboflavin.[1] [2]

Evolutionary Conservation

Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf.

References

  1. Haase I, Mortl S, Kohler P, Bacher A, Fischer M. Biosynthesis of riboflavin in archaea. 6,7-dimethyl-8-ribityllumazine synthase of Methanococcus jannaschii. Eur J Biochem. 2003 Mar;270(5):1025-32. PMID:12603336
  2. Zhang X, Meining W, Fischer M, Bacher A, Ladenstein R. X-ray structure analysis and crystallographic refinement of lumazine synthase from the hyperthermophile Aquifex aeolicus at 1.6 A resolution: determinants of thermostability revealed from structural comparisons. J Mol Biol. 2001 Mar 9;306(5):1099-114. PMID:11237620 doi:10.1006/jmbi.2000.4435

1hqk, resolution 1.60Å

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