› 4fhz

X-ray diffraction
2.01Å resolution

Crystal structure of a carboxyl esterase at 2.0 angstrom resolution

Released:
DOI: 10.2210/pdb4fhz/pdb
PDB entry 4fhz coloured by chain, front view.
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PDB entry 4fhz coloured by chain, top view.
Source organism: Cereibacter sphaeroides
Primary publication:
Enhanced enantioselectivity of a carboxyl esterase from Rhodobacter sphaeroides by directed evolution.
Ma J, Wu L, Guo F, Gu J, Tang X, Jiang L, Liu J, Zhou J, Yu H
Appl Microbiol Biotechnol 97 4897-906 (2013)
PMID: 22987200

Function and Biology Details

Reaction catalysed: 
A carboxylic ester + H(2)O = an alcohol + a carboxylate
Biochemical function:
Biological process:
Cellular component:
Sequence domains:

Structure analysis Details

Assembly composition:
homo dimer (preferred)
Assembly name:
PDBe Complex ID:
PDB-CPX-174607 (preferred)
Entry contents:
1 distinct polypeptide molecule
Macromolecule:
Phospholipase/carboxylesterase/thioesterase domain-containing protein Chain: A
Molecule details ›
Chain: A
Length: 285 amino acids
Theoretical weight: 29.91 KDa
Source organism: Cereibacter sphaeroides
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)
UniProt:
  • Canonical: Q3J2V1 (Residues: 1-220; Coverage: 100%)
Gene name: RSP_2728
Sequence domains: Phospholipase/Carboxylesterase
Structure domains: alpha/beta hydrolase

Ligands and Environments

2 bound ligands:
Ligand NA 7 x NA
Ligand PEG 1 x PEG
No modified residues

Experiments and Validation Details

Entry percentile scores
X-ray source: SSRF BEAMLINE BL17U
Spacegroup: P3221
Unit cell:
a: 72.042Å b: 72.042Å c: 113.583Å
α: 90° β: 90° γ: 120°
R-values:
R R work R free
0.162 0.159 0.215
Expression system: Escherichia coli BL21(DE3)

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Citations

2 review citations

Computational tools for the evaluation of laboratory-engineered biocatalysts.
Romero-Rivera et al. (2016)
1 more

4 mentions without citation

Thioesterase enzyme families: Functions, structures, and mechanisms.
Caswell et al. (2022)
3 more