1H6M

Covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate of hen egg white lysozyme


Experimental Data Snapshot

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.170 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 

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Literature

Catalysis by Hen Egg-White Lysozyme Proceeds Via a Covalent Intermediate

Vocadlo, D.J.Davies, G.J.Laine, R.Withers, S.G.

(2001) Nature 412: 835

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/35090602
  • Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
    1H6M

  • PubMed Abstract: 

    Hen egg-white lysozyme (HEWL) was the first enzyme to have its three-dimensional structure determined by X-ray diffraction techniques. A catalytic mechanism, featuring a long-lived oxocarbenium-ion intermediate, was proposed on the basis of model-building studies. The 'Phillips' mechanism is widely held as the paradigm for the catalytic mechanism of beta-glycosidases that cleave glycosidic linkages with net retention of configuration of the anomeric centre. Studies with other retaining beta-glycosidases, however, provide strong evidence pointing to a common mechanism for these enzymes that involves a covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate, as previously postulated. Here we show, in three different cases using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry, a catalytically competent covalent glycosyl-enzyme intermediate during the catalytic cycle of HEWL. We also show the three-dimensional structure of this intermediate as determined by X-ray diffraction. We formulate a general catalytic mechanism for all retaining beta-glycosidases that includes substrate distortion, formation of a covalent intermediate, and the electrophilic migration of C1 along the reaction coordinate.


  • Organizational Affiliation

    Protein Engineering Network of Centres of Excellence and the Department of Chemistry, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia V6T 1Z1, Canada.


Macromolecules
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Entity ID: 1
MoleculeChains Sequence LengthOrganismDetailsImage
LYSOZYME C129Gallus gallusMutation(s): 1 
EC: 3.2.1.17
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UniProt GroupP00698
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Entity ID: 2
MoleculeChains Length2D Diagram Glycosylation3D Interactions
2-acetamido-2-deoxy-beta-D-glucopyranose-(1-4)-2-deoxy-2-fluoro-alpha-D-glucopyranose
B
2N/A
Glycosylation Resources
GlyTouCan:  G36716AR
GlyCosmos:  G36716AR
Small Molecules
Ligands 1 Unique
IDChains Name / Formula / InChI Key2D Diagram3D Interactions
NA
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C [auth A]SODIUM ION
Na
FKNQFGJONOIPTF-UHFFFAOYSA-N
Experimental Data & Validation

Experimental Data

  • Method: X-RAY DIFFRACTION
  • Resolution: 1.64 Å
  • R-Value Free: 0.222 
  • R-Value Work: 0.170 
  • R-Value Observed: 0.172 
  • Space Group: P 43 21 2
Unit Cell:
Length ( Å )Angle ( ˚ )
a = 78.632α = 90
b = 78.632β = 90
c = 36.7γ = 90
Software Package:
Software NamePurpose
REFMACrefinement
DENZOdata reduction
SCALEPACKdata scaling
CCP4phasing

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Entry History 

Deposition Data

Revision History  (Full details and data files)

  • Version 1.0: 2001-08-30
    Type: Initial release
  • Version 1.1: 2011-05-08
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.2: 2011-07-13
    Changes: Version format compliance
  • Version 1.3: 2019-03-13
    Changes: Data collection, Derived calculations, Experimental preparation, Other
  • Version 2.0: 2020-07-29
    Type: Remediation
    Reason: Carbohydrate remediation
    Changes: Atomic model, Data collection, Derived calculations, Other, Structure summary