Triose Phosphate Isomerase Structure & Mechanism: Difference between revisions
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[[Image:TriosePhosphateIsomerase_Ribbon_pastel_photo_small.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ribbon drawing for one chain of the "TIM barrel" fold]] | [[Image:TriosePhosphateIsomerase_Ribbon_pastel_photo_small.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Ribbon drawing for one chain of the "TIM barrel" fold]] | ||
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===General Information=== | ===General Information=== | ||
Triose phosphate isomerase (TIM)<ref>PMID:16511037</ref><ref>PMID:8061610</ref> (PDB [[1wyi]] and [[1hti]]) is a crucial enzyme in the glycolytic pathway. <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Nc_rainbow/1'>TIM</scene> reversibly converts the aldose Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to the ketose Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP). The interconversion proceeds by an enediol intermediate. Triose phosphate isomerase is not directly regulated, but the enzyme two steps before it in the glycolytic pathway, phosphofructokinase, is a heavily regulated, irreversible enzyme. | Triose phosphate isomerase (TIM)<ref>PMID:16511037</ref><ref>PMID:8061610</ref> (PDB [[1wyi]] and [[1hti]]) is a crucial enzyme in the glycolytic pathway. <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Nc_rainbow/1'>TIM</scene> reversibly converts the aldose Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate (GAP) to the ketose Dihydroxyacetone phosphate (DHAP). The interconversion proceeds by an enediol intermediate. Triose phosphate isomerase is not directly regulated, but the enzyme two steps before it in the glycolytic pathway, phosphofructokinase, is a heavily regulated, irreversible enzyme. | ||