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Crystal Structure of the Catalytic Subunit of Yeast Acetohydroxyacid Synthase: A target for Herbicidal InhibitorsCrystal Structure of the Catalytic Subunit of Yeast Acetohydroxyacid Synthase: A target for Herbicidal Inhibitors
Structural highlights
FunctionEvolutionary Conservation![]() Check, as determined by ConSurfDB. You may read the explanation of the method and the full data available from ConSurf. Publication Abstract from PubMedAcetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS; EC 4.1.3.18) catalyzes the first step in branched-chain amino acid biosynthesis. The enzyme requires thiamin diphosphate and FAD for activity, but the latter is unexpected, because the reaction involves no oxidation or reduction. Due to its presence in plants, AHAS is a target for sulfonylurea and imidazolinone herbicides. Here, the crystal structure to 2.6 A resolution of the catalytic subunit of yeast AHAS is reported. The active site is located at the dimer interface and is near the proposed herbicide-binding site. The conformation of FAD and its position in the active site are defined. The structure of AHAS provides a starting point for the rational design of new herbicides. Crystal structure of yeast acetohydroxyacid synthase: a target for herbicidal inhibitors.,Pang SS, Duggleby RG, Guddat LW J Mol Biol. 2002 Mar 22;317(2):249-62. PMID:11902841[1] From MEDLINE®/PubMed®, a database of the U.S. National Library of Medicine. References
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