F.Quitterer
et al.
(2013).
Structure and reaction mechanism of pyrrolysine synthase (PylD).
Angew Chem Int Ed Engl,
52,
7033-7037.
PubMed id: 23720358
DOI: 10.1002/anie.201301164
Structure and reaction mechanism of pyrrolysine synthase (PylD).
F.Quitterer,
P.Beck,
A.Bacher,
M.Groll.
ABSTRACT
The final step in the biosynthesis of the 22nd genetically encoded amino acid,
pyrrolysine, is catalyzed by PylD, a structurally and mechanistically unique
dehydrogenase. This catalyzed reaction includes an induced-fit mechanism
achieved by major structural rearrangements of the N-terminal helix upon
substrate binding. Different steps of the reaction trajectory are visualized by
complex structures of PylD with substrate and product.