Crystallization and preliminary X-Ray diffraction analysis of glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid acylase from Pseudomonas sp. GK16 |
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Authors: | Kwon T H Rhee S Lee Y S Park S S Kim K H |
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Affiliation: | Graduate School of Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul, 136-701, Korea. |
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Abstract: | Glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanicacid acylase from Pseudomonas sp. GK16 produces glutaryl-7-aminocephalosporanic acid, a key intermediate for the synthesis of cephem antibiotics. Sequence alignment suggests that the enzyme may belong to the N-terminal nucleophile hydrolase superfamily including penicillin G acylase. The enzyme is an (alphabeta)(2) heterotetramer of two nonidentical subunits. These subunits are derived from a nascent precursor polypeptide that is cleaved proteolytically through a two-step autocatalytic process upon folding. The enzyme has been crystallized using the vapor diffusion method. A bipyramidal crystal form was obtained from a solution containing polyethylene glycol (MW 3350) and calcium chloride. Complete diffraction data sets have been collected up to 2.8 A resolution. The crystal is tetragonal with the space group P4(1)2(1)2 or P4(3)2(1)2 and the unit cell parameters are a = b = 73.5 A, c = 380.3 A. Considerations of the possible values of V(m) account for the presence of a tetramer in the asymmetric unit. |
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