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Figure 5.
Figure 5. A schematic diagram showing the mechanism of N-glycoside bond hydrolysis catalyzed by αMMC. Hydrogen bonding at N3 and N1 by Arg163 and Ile71, respectively, facilitates the cleavage of the glycoside bond (N9–C1′ ) and leads to the formation of a transition state with oxycarbonium ion development on the ribose. The oxycarbonium ion is then stabilized by the negative charge of Glu160. The adenine ring rotates by about 15° to the position found in the adenine-bound structures to give enough space for the OH^−of the nucleophile to bond to C1′. Meanwhile, movement and conformational change of the ribose may occur because of the release of the straining force after the N9–C1′ bond is broken. A water molecule, OH0 or OH2, attacks the oxycarbonium ion at C1′ and the proton is transferred to N9. Figure 5. A schematic diagram showing the mechanism of N-glycoside bond hydrolysis catalyzed by αMMC. Hydrogen bonding at N3 and N1 by Arg163 and Ile71, respectively, facilitates the cleavage of the glycoside bond (N9–C1′ ) and leads to the formation of a transition state with oxycarbonium ion development on the ribose. The oxycarbonium ion is then stabilized by the negative charge of Glu160. The adenine ring rotates by about 15° to the position found in the adenine-bound structures to give enough space for the OH^−of the nucleophile to bond to C1′. Meanwhile, movement and conformational change of the ribose may occur because of the release of the straining force after the N9–C1′ bond is broken. A water molecule, OH0 or OH2, attacks the oxycarbonium ion at C1′ and the proton is transferred to N9.

The above figure is reprinted by permission from Cell Press: Structure (1994, 2, 7-0) copyright 1994.