DETAILS ON METAL

MG 5001 x

The magnesium ions are directly involved in the catalytic mechanism (substrate binding and activation, charge stabilization) (PMID12077433).
Site type Physiological Metal
mononuclear magnesium

Metal in the Resting State
Oxidation
State
Coordination Geometry Coordination Number PDB
2 unknownGeometryunknown-
Metal in the reaction stages
Step Metal function(s) Initial-Final Oxid. states Initial-Final Geometry Initial-Final Coord. # Initial PDB Final PDB
Step 1Coordinates substrate
Increases electrophilicity
Electrostatic stabiliser
+2
-
+2
octahedral
-
octahedral
6
-
6
-
Step 2Coordinates substrate
Electrostatic stabiliser
+2
-
+2
octahedral
-
octahedral
6
-
6
-
Step 3Coordinates substrate
Electrostatic stabiliser
+2
-
+2
octahedral
-
octahedral
6
-
6
-

* N.B. There may be steps that are not described in between two annotated steps. Consequently the product species of step n may differ from the reagent species of step n+1.