SCHIFF-BASE COMPLEX OF YEAST 5-AMINOLAEVULINIC ACID DEHYDRATASE WITH LAEVULINIC ACID AT 1.6 A RESOLUTION

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1h7n, resolution 1.6Å

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OverviewOverview

The structures of 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase (ALAD) complexed with, substrate (5-aminolaevulinic acid) and three inhibitors: laevulinic acid, succinylacetone and 4-keto-5-aminolaevulinic acid, have been solved at, high resolution. The ligands all bind by forming a covalent link with, Lys263 at the active site. The structures define the interactions made by, one of the two substrate moieties that bind to the enzyme during, catalysis. All of the inhibitors induce a significant ordering of the flap, covering the active site. Succinylacetone appears to be unique by inducing, a number of conformational changes in loops covering the active site, which may be important for understanding the co-operative properties of, ALAD enzymes. Succinylacetone is produced in large amounts by patients, suffering from the hereditary disease type I tyrosinaemia and its potent, inhibition of ALAD also has implications for the pathology of this, disease. The most intriguing result is that obtained with, 4-keto-5-amino-hexanoic acid, which seems to form a stable carbinolamine, intermediate with Lys263. It appears that we have defined the structure of, an intermediate of Schiff base formation that the substrate forms upon, binding to the P-site of the enzyme.

About this StructureAbout this Structure

1H7N is a Single protein structure of sequence from Saccharomyces cerevisiae with ZN and SHF as ligands. Active as Porphobilinogen synthase, with EC number 4.2.1.24 Structure known Active Sites: AC1 and AC2. Full crystallographic information is available from OCA.

ReferenceReference

The x-ray structure of yeast 5-aminolaevulinic acid dehydratase complexed with substrate and three inhibitors., Erskine PT, Newbold R, Brindley AA, Wood SP, Shoolingin-Jordan PM, Warren MJ, Cooper JB, J Mol Biol. 2001 Sep 7;312(1):133-41. PMID:11545591

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