Crystal Structure of Chlorite Dismutase from D. Aromatica at pH 6.5Crystal Structure of Chlorite Dismutase from D. Aromatica at pH 6.5

Structural highlights

3q08 is a 20 chain structure with sequence from Dechloromonas aromatica RCB. This structure supersedes the now removed PDB entry 3m2q. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA. For a guided tour on the structure components use FirstGlance.
Method:X-ray diffraction, Resolution 3.05Å
Ligands:, , ,
Resources:FirstGlance, OCA, PDBe, RCSB, PDBsum, ProSAT

Function

CLD_DECAR Catalyzes the heme-dependent decomposition of chlorite to O(2) and chloride with high efficiency and specificity. Used to detoxify chlorite, a by-product of the reduction of perchlorate, a primarily anthropogenic pollutant, in perchlorate-respiring bacteria.[1]

References

  1. Streit BR, DuBois JL. Chemical and steady-state kinetic analyses of a heterologously expressed heme dependent chlorite dismutase. Biochemistry. 2008 May 13;47(19):5271-80. doi: 10.1021/bi800163x. Epub 2008 Apr, 19. PMID:18422344 doi:http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/bi800163x

3q08, resolution 3.05Å

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