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== Structure of EPSP Synthase == | == Structure of EPSP Synthase == | ||
<StructureSection load='1eps' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of EPSP synthase (PDB entry [[1eps]])' scene=''> | <StructureSection load='1eps' size='350' side='right' caption='Structure of EPSP synthase (PDB entry [[1eps]])' scene=''> | ||
== Function == | |||
'''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently | '''5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate (EPSP) synthase''' is a key enzyme for the biosynthesis of aromatic amino acids in plants and many microbes. Consequently. EPSP synthase catalyzes the addition of phosphoenol pyruvate (PEP) to shikimate-3-phosphate, generating 5-enolpyruvylshikimate-3-phosphate, which is a precursor for phenylalanine and tyrosine<ref>PMID:16225867</ref>. | ||
== Relevance == | |||
EPSP synthase is a target for drugs and herbicides. | |||
== Structural insights == | |||
The enzyme has <scene name='57/570585/Two_domains/1'>two domains</scene>, with the active site found in the interdomain cleft. There is a substantial structural change upon substrate binding, resulting in a <scene name='57/570585/Closed_formation/1'>closed formation</scene>. Glyphosate (also known as Roundup) occupies the binding site of the second substrate, phosphoenol pyruvate. | The enzyme has <scene name='57/570585/Two_domains/1'>two domains</scene>, with the active site found in the interdomain cleft. There is a substantial structural change upon substrate binding, resulting in a <scene name='57/570585/Closed_formation/1'>closed formation</scene>. Glyphosate (also known as Roundup) occupies the binding site of the second substrate, phosphoenol pyruvate. | ||
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**[[3slh]] - CbEPSP + S3P + glyphosate<br /> | **[[3slh]] - CbEPSP + S3P + glyphosate<br /> | ||
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== References == | |||
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