Cocrystal structures of diaminopimelate decarboxylase: mechanism, evolution, and inhibition of an antibiotic resistance accessory factor
Rajashankar, K.R., Ray, S.S., Bonanno, J.B., Pinho, M.G., He, G., De Lencastre, H., Tomasz, A., Burley, S.K.(2002) Structure 10: 1499-1508
- PubMed: 12429091 
- DOI: 10.1016/s0969-2126(02)00880-8
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1TUF, 1TWI - PubMed Abstract: 
Cocrystal structures of Methanococcus jannaschii diaminopimelate decarboxylase (DAPDC) bound to a substrate analog, azelaic acid, and its L-lysine product have been determined at 2.6 A and 2.0 A, respectively. This PLP-dependent enzyme is responsible for ...