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5YAO

The complex structure of SZ529 and expoxid

Summary for 5YAO
Entry DOI10.2210/pdb5yao/pdb
Related5CF1
DescriptorLimonene-1,2-epoxide hydrolase, (1R,5S)-6-oxabicyclo[3.1.0]hexane, SODIUM ION, ... (4 entities in total)
Functional Keywordsepoxide, stereoselective, mutant, hydrolase
Biological sourceRhodococcus erythropolis (Arthrobacter picolinophilus)
Total number of polymer chains2
Total formula weight34768.74
Authors
Lian, W.,Sun, Z.T.,Zhou, J.H.,Reetz, M.T. (deposition date: 2017-09-01, release date: 2018-06-27, Last modification date: 2023-11-22)
Primary citationSun, Z.,Wu, L.,Bocola, M.,Chan, H.C.S.,Lonsdale, R.,Kong, X.D.,Yuan, S.,Zhou, J.,Reetz, M.T.
Structural and Computational Insight into the Catalytic Mechanism of Limonene Epoxide Hydrolase Mutants in Stereoselective Transformations
J. Am. Chem. Soc., 140:310-318, 2018
Cited by
PubMed Abstract: Directed evolution of limonene epoxide hydrolase (LEH), which catalyzes the hydrolytic desymmetrization reactions of cyclopentene oxide and cyclohexene oxide, results in (R,R)- and (S,S)-selective mutants. Their crystal structures combined with extensive theoretical computations shed light on the mechanistic intricacies of this widely used enzyme. From the computed activation energies of various pathways, we discover the underlying stereochemistry for favorable reactions. Surprisingly, some of the most enantioselective mutants that rapidly convert cyclohexene oxide do not catalyze the analogous transformation of the structurally similar cyclopentene oxide, as shown by additional X-ray structures of the variants harboring this slightly smaller substrate. We explain this puzzling observation on the basis of computational calculations which reveal a disrupted alignment between nucleophilic water and cyclopentene oxide due to the pronounced flexibility of the binding pocket. In contrast, in the stereoselective reactions of cyclohexene oxide, reactive conformations are easily reached. The unique combination of structural and computational data allows insight into mechanistic details of this epoxide hydrolase and provides guidance for future protein engineering in reactions of structurally different substrates.
PubMed: 29232125
DOI: 10.1021/jacs.7b10278
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Experimental method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION (2.611 Å)
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