Molybdopterin biosynthesis—Mechanistic studies on a novel MoaA catalyzed insertion of a purine carbon into the ribose of GTP

Autor: Angad P. Mehta, Sameh H. Abdelwahed, Tadhg P. Begley
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Biochimica et Biophysica Acta (BBA) - Proteins and Proteomics. 1854:1073-1077
ISSN: 1570-9639
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbapap.2015.04.008
Popis: The first step in the biosynthesis of the molybdopterin cofactor involves an unprecedented insertion of the purine C8 carbon between the C2' and C3' carbons of the ribose moiety of GTP. Here we review mechanistic studies on this remarkable transformation. This article is part of a Special Issue entitled: Cofactor-dependent proteins: evolution, chemical diversity and bio-applications.
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