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Title: 1,2-Propanediol Dehydration in Roseburia inulinivorans: Structural Basis for Substrate and Enantiomer Selectivity

Journal Article · · Journal of Biological Chemistry
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  1. Univ. of Georgia, Athens, GA (United States)
  2. Braskem S.A., São Paulo, SP (Brazil)
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Glycyl radical enzymes (GREs) represent a diverse superfamily of enzymes that utilize a radical mechanism to catalyze difficult, but often essential, chemical reactions. Here, we present the first biochemical and structural data for a GRE-type diol dehydratase from the organism Roseburia inulinivorans (RiDD). Despite high sequence (48% identity) and structural similarity to the GRE-type glycerol dehydratase from Clostridium butyricum, we demonstrate that the RiDD is in fact a diol dehydratase. In addition, the RiDD will utilize both (S)-1,2- propanediol and (R)-1,2-propanediol as a substrate, with an observed preference for the S enantiomer. Based on the new structural information we developed and successfully tested a hypothesis that explains the functional differences we observe.

Research Organization:
Argonne National Laboratory (ANL), Argonne, IL (United States). Advanced Photon Source (APS)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE
OSTI ID:
1324768
Journal Information:
Journal of Biological Chemistry, Vol. 291, Issue 30; ISSN 0021-9258
Publisher:
American Society for Biochemistry and Molecular BiologyCopyright Statement
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
ENGLISH
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Cited by: 23 works
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