Structural basis for the catalytic mechanism of a proficient enzyme: orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase.
Harris, P., Poulsen, J.C.N., Jensen, K.F., Larsen, S.(2000) Biochemistry 39: 4217-4224
- PubMed: 10757968 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi992952r
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1EIX - PubMed Abstract: 
Orotidine 5'-monophosphate decarboxylase (ODCase) catalyzes the decarboxylation of orotidine 5'-monophosphate, the last step in the de novo synthesis of uridine 5'-monophosphate. ODCase is a very proficient enzyme [Radzicka, A., and Wolfenden, R. (19 ...