1hx0
STRUCTURE OF PIG PANCREATIC ALPHA-AMYLASE COMPLEXED WITH THE "TRUNCATE" ACARBOSE MOLECULE (PSEUDOTRISACCHARIDE)
OverviewOverview
Mammalian alpha-amylases catalyze the hydrolysis of alpha-linked glucose polymers according to a complex processive mechanism. We have determined the X-ray structures of porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase complexes with the smallest molecule of the trestatin family (acarviosine-glucose) which inhibits porcine pancreatic alpha-amylase and yet is not hydrolyzed by the enzyme. A structure analysis at 1.38 A resolution of this complex allowed for a clear identification of a genuine single hexasaccharide species composed of two alpha-1,4-linked original molecules bound to the active site of the enzyme. The structural results supported by mass spectrometry experiments provide evidence for an enzymatically catalyzed condensation reaction in the crystal.
About this StructureAbout this Structure
1HX0 is a Single protein structure of sequence from Sus scrofa. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.
ReferenceReference
Enzyme-catalyzed condensation reaction in a mammalian alpha-amylase. High-resolution structural analysis of an enzyme-inhibitor complex., Qian M, Nahoum V, Bonicel J, Bischoff H, Henrissat B, Payan F, Biochemistry. 2001 Jun 26;40(25):7700-9. PMID:11412124 Page seeded by OCA on Fri May 2 19:18:42 2008