The enzyme catalyzes the conversion of the aldo-sugars D-xylose or D-glucose to the keto-sugars D-xylulose and D-fructose, respectively. It binds two metal ions.
MN 399 A IN THE RESTING STATE ENZYME
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Representative PDB structure for MN 399 A in the resting state enzyme | |
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| PDB code | 1xib | |
| Metal Type in the PDB | manganese | |
| Residue name of the metal in the PDB | MN | |
| Residue number of the metal in the PDB | 391 | |
| Chain of the metal in the PDB | A | |
| Atom name of the metal in the PDB | MN | |
| 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 | GLU 181 A | GLU 180 A | OE2 | monodentate | No | - |
| residue | GLU 217 A | GLU 216 A | OE1 | monodentate | No | - |
| residue | ASP 245 A | ASP 244 A | OD2 | monodentate | No | - |
| residue | ASP 287 A | ASP 292 A | OD2 | monodentate | Yes | This Asp is a proton relayer |
| water | HOH 507 A | - | O | monodentate | No | - |
| water | HOH 609 A | - | O | monodentate | No | - |




