The enzyme catalyzes the interconversion of ribulose-5-phosphate and xylulose-5-phosphate. It binds a zinc ion which is directly involved in the reaction mechanism (PMID10191144)
ZN 1224 A IN THE RESTING STATE ENZYME
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Representative PDB structure for ZN 1224 A in the resting state enzyme | |
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| PDB code | 1h1z | |
| Metal Type in the PDB | zinc | |
| Residue name of the metal in the PDB | ZN | |
| Residue number of the metal in the PDB | 1224 | |
| Chain of the metal in the PDB | A | |
| Atom name of the metal in the PDB | ZN | |
| Download the coordinates file of the metal site | NOTES ON PDB: | |
| First Coordination Sphere | ||||||
| Ligand Type | Ligand Identity | Residue In MACiE | Donors | Bind Mode | Catalytic? | Notes |
| residue | HIS 36 A | HIS 36 A | NE2 | monodentate | No | - |
| residue | ASP 38 A | ASP 38 A | OD1 | monodentate | Yes | Asp38 is a proton relayer |
| residue | HIS 69 A | HIS 69 A | ND1 | monodentate | No | - |
| residue | ASP 178 A | ASP 178 A | OD2 | monodentate | Yes | - |




