Crystal structure of papain modify by achiral ru(ii)complex
Structure:
Papain. Chain: a, j. Synonym: papaya proteinase i,ppi. Engineered: yes. Other_details: cysteine 25 is covalently bound to a ruthenium complex. Tyr 61 and 67 are hydroxylated.
Hydrolysis of proteins with broad specificity for peptide bonds, with preference for a residue bearing a large hydrophobic sidechain at the P2 position. Does not accept Val at P1'.
The X-ray structure of an aerated achiral Ru-papain conjugate has revealed the
hydroxylation of two tyrosine residues found near the ruthenium ion. The most
likely mechanism involves a ruthenium-bound superoxide as the reactive species
responsible for the first hydroxylation and the resulting high valent
Ru(iv)[double bond, length as m-dash]O species for the second one.