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X-ray diffraction
2Å resolution

CRYSTAL STRUCTURE OF RIBOFLAVIN SYNTHASE

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb1i8d/pdb
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Source organism: Escherichia coli
Primary publication:
Crystal structure of riboflavin synthase.
Liao DI, Wawrzak Z, Calabrese JC, Viitanen PV, Jordan DB
Structure 9 399-408 (2001)
PMID: 11377200

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
2 6,7-dimethyl-8-(1-D-ribityl)lumazine = riboflavin + 4-(1-D-ribitylamino)-5-amino-2,6-dihydroxypyrimidine
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:
Structure domain:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo trimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-142752 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Riboflavin synthase Chains: A, B, C
Molecule details ›
Chains: A, B, C
Length: 213 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 23.47 KDa
Source organism: Escherichia coli
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
UniProt:
  • Canonical: P0AFU8 (Residues: 1-213; Coverage: 100%)
Gene names: JW1654, b1662, ribC, ribE
Sequence domains: Lumazine binding domain
Structure domains: Elongation Factor Tu (Ef-tu); domain 3

Ligands and Environments

No bound ligands
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: APS BEAMLINE 5ID-B
Spacegroup: P212121
Unit cell:
a: 52.083Å b: 61.705Å c: 219.781Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 90°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.239 0.239 0.299
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

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Citations

9 review citations

Biosynthesis of flavocoenzymes.
Fischer et al. (2005)
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5 mentions without citation

Genetic control of biosynthesis and transport of riboflavin and flavin nucleotides and construction of robust biotechnological producers.
Abbas et al. (2011)
4 more