Muconate cycloisomerase (syn)
Catalyses the syn cycloisomerisation of +-muconolactone to cis-cis-muconate. Involved in the second step of the subpathway that synthesizes 5-oxo-4,5-dihydro-2-furylacetate from catechol.
Reference Protein and Structure
- Sequence
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Q4K9X1
(5.5.1.1)
(Sequence Homologues)
(PDB Homologues)
- Biological species
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Pseudomonas protegens Pf-5 (Bacteria)

- PDB
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3dgb
- Crystal structure of muconate lactonizing enzyme from Pseudomonas Fluorescens complexed with muconolactone
(1.7 Å)
- Catalytic CATH Domains
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3.30.390.10
3.20.20.120
(see all for 3dgb)
- Cofactors
- Manganese(2+) (1) Metal MACiE
Enzyme Reaction (EC:5.5.1.1)
Enzyme Mechanism
Introduction
Catalyses an addition of the C1 carboxylate oxygen in substrate, muconate, to the C4 double-bonded carbon, and an isomerisation, through an enolate intermediate.
Catalytic Residues Roles
| UniProt | PDB* (3dgb) | ||
| Lys273 | Lys275A | Acts to stabilise the enolate anion intermediate. | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Asp198, Glu224, Asp249 | Asp200A, Glu226A, Asp251A | Forms manganese binding site. | metal ligand |
| His22 | His24A | Enforces the rotamer position such that the enzyme works on the syb-face of the substrate. | steric role |
| Glu327, Lys169 | Glu329A, Lys171A | Acts as a general acid/base. | proton acceptor, proton donor |
| Lys167 | Lys169A | Stabilises the transition state. | electrostatic stabiliser |
Chemical Components
intramolecular nucleophilic addition, assisted keto-enol tautomerisation, cyclisation, intermediate formation, overall reactant used, proton transfer, intermediate terminated, overall product formedReferences
- Sakai A et al. (2009), Biochemistry, 48, 1445-1453. Evolution of Enzymatic Activities in the Enolase Superfamily: Stereochemically Distinct Mechanisms in Two Families ofcis,cis-Muconate Lactonizing Enzymes†‡. DOI:10.1021/bi802277h. PMID:19220063.
- Somboon T et al. (2012), J Mol Model, 18, 525-531. Insight into the reaction mechanism of cis,cis-muconate lactonizing enzymes: a DFT QM/MM study. DOI:10.1007/s00894-011-1088-2. PMID:21541743.
- Kajander T et al. (2003), Protein Sci, 12, 1855-1864. The structure ofPseudomonasP51 Cl-muconate lactonizing enzyme: Co-evolution of structure and dynamics with the dehalogenation function. DOI:10.1110/ps.0388503. PMID:12930985.
- Cha CJ et al. (2003), FEMS Microbiol Lett, 224, 29-34. Stereo- and regiospecific cis,cis-muconate cycloisomerization by Rhodococcus rhodochrous N75. PMID:12855164.
- Schell U et al. (1999), Proteins, 34, 125-136. Structural basis for the activity of two muconate cycloisomerase variants toward substituted muconates. DOI:10.1002/(sici)1097-0134(19990101)34:1<125::aid-prot10>3.3.co;2-p. PMID:10336378.
- Hasson MS et al. (1998), Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A, 95, 10396-10401. Evolution of an enzyme active site: The structure of a new crystal form of muconate lactonizing enzyme compared with mandelate racemase and enolase. DOI:10.1073/pnas.95.18.10396. PMID:9724714.
- Helin S et al. (1995), J Mol Biol, 254, 918-941. The Refined X-ray Structure of Muconate Lactonizing Enzyme fromPseudomonas putidaPRS2000 at 1.85 Å Resolution. DOI:10.1006/jmbi.1995.0666. PMID:7500361.
- Babbitt PC et al. (1995), Science, 267, 1159-1161. A functionally diverse enzyme superfamily that abstracts the alpha protons of carboxylic acids. PMID:7855594.
- Neidhart DJ et al. (1990), Nature, 347, 692-694. Mandelate racemase and muconate lactonizing enzyme are mechanistically distinct and structurally homologous. DOI:10.1038/347692a0. PMID:2215699.
Step 1. The C1 carboxylate initiates a nucleophilic attack on the C4 double bond, initiating double bond rearrangement and forming the enol intermediate.
Download: Image, Marvin FileCatalytic Residues Roles
| Residue | Roles |
|---|---|
| Asp200A | metal ligand |
| Glu226A | metal ligand |
| Asp251A | metal ligand |
| His24A | steric role |
| Lys169A | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Lys171A | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Lys275A | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Glu329A | proton donor |
Chemical Components
ingold: intramolecular nucleophilic addition, assisted keto-enol tautomerisation, cyclisation, intermediate formation, overall reactant used, proton transferStep 2. Glu329 deprotonates the enol resulting in the protonation of C5, supplied by Lys171, to produce the cyclic non-planar product. At the end of this step the enzyme is in the correct state to perform the reverse reaction.
Download: Image, Marvin FileCatalytic Residues Roles
| Residue | Roles |
|---|---|
| Asp200A | metal ligand |
| Glu226A | metal ligand |
| Asp251A | metal ligand |
| His24A | steric role |
| Lys275A | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Lys169A | electrostatic stabiliser |
| Glu329A | proton acceptor |
| Lys171A | proton donor |