Crystal structures of nucleoside 2-deoxyribosyltransferase in native and ligand-bound forms reveal architecture of the active site.
Armstrong, S.R., Cook, W.J., Short, S.A., Ealick, S.E.(1996) Structure 4: 97-107
- PubMed: 8805514 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(96)00013-5
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1F8X, 1F8Y - PubMed Abstract: 
Nucleoside 2-deoxyribosyltransferase plays an important role in the salvage pathway of nucleotide metabolism in certain organisms, catalyzing the cleavage of beta-2'-deoxyribonucleosides and the subsequent transfer of the deoxyribosyl moiety to an acceptor purine or pyrimidine base. The kinetics describe a ping-pong-bi-bi pathway involving the formation of a covalent enzyme-deoxyribose intermediate. The enzyme is produced by a limited number of microorganisms and its functions have been exploited in its use as a biocatalyst to synthesize nucleoside analogs of therapeutic interest.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Section of Biochemistry, Cell and Molecular Biology, Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853, USA.