The 1.5 A resolution crystal structure of the carbamate kinase-like carbamoyl phosphate synthetase from the hyperthermophilic Archaeon pyrococcus furiosus, bound to ADP, confirms that this thermostable enzyme is a carbamate kinase, and provides insight into substrate binding and stability in carbamate kinases. [electronic resource]
- Journal of molecular biology Jun 2000
- 463-76 p. digital
Publication Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
0022-2836
10.1006/jmbi.2000.3779 doi
Adenosine Diphosphate--metabolism Amino Acid Sequence Binding Sites Carbamyl Phosphate--metabolism Catalysis Crystallography, X-Ray Dimerization Enterococcus faecalis--enzymology Enzyme Stability Kinetics Models, Molecular Molecular Sequence Data Phosphotransferases (Carboxyl Group Acceptor)--chemistry Protein Binding Protein Structure, Secondary Protein Structure, Tertiary Pyrococcus furiosus--enzymology Solvents Static Electricity Structure-Activity Relationship Temperature