Alteration of the 2-Oxoacid Cosubstrate Selectivity in Deacetoxycephalosporin C Synthase: The Role of Arginine-258
Lee, H.J., Lloyd, M.D., Harlos, K., Clifton, I.J., Baldwin, J.E., Schofield, C.J.(2001) J Biol Chem 276: 18290
- PubMed: 11279000 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M100085200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1HJF, 1HJG - PubMed Abstract: 
Deacetoxycephalosporin C synthase is an iron(II) 2-oxoglutaratedependent oxygenase that catalyzes the oxidative ring-expansion of penicillin N to deacetoxycephalosporin C. The wild-type enzyme is only able to efficiently utilize 2-oxoglutarate and 2-oxoadipate as a 2-oxoacid co-substrate ...