Interactions of isopenicillin N synthase with cyclopropyl-containing substrate analogues reveal new mechanistic insight |
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Authors: | Howard-Jones Annaleise R Elkins Jonathan M Clifton Ian J Roach Peter L Adlington Robert M Baldwin Jack E Rutledge Peter J |
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Institution: | Chemistry Research Laboratory, University of Oxford, Mansfield Road, Oxford OX1 3TA, UK. |
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Abstract: | Isopenicillin N synthase (IPNS), a non-heme iron oxidase central to penicillin and cephalosporin biosynthesis, catalyzes an energetically demanding chemical transformation to produce isopenicillin N from the tripeptide delta-(l-alpha-aminoadipoyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-valine (ACV). We describe the synthesis of two cyclopropyl-containing tripeptide analogues, delta-(l-alpha-aminoadipoyl)-l-cysteinyl-beta-methyl-d-cyclopropylglycine and delta-(l-alpha-aminoadipoyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-cyclopropylglycine, designed as probes for the mechanism of IPNS. We have solved the X-ray crystal structures of these substrates in complex with IPNS and propose a revised mechanism for the IPNS-mediated turnover of these compounds. Relative to the previously determined IPNS-Fe(II)-ACV structure, key differences exist in substrate orientation and water occupancy, which allow for an explanation of the differences in reactivity of these substrates. |
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