X-ray crystallographic and site-directed mutagenesis analysis of the mechanism of Schiff-base formation in phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase catalysis
Morais, M.C., Zhang, G., Zhang, W., Olsen, D.B., Dunaway-Mariano, D., Allen, K.N.(2004) J Biol Chem 279: 9353-9361
- PubMed: 14670958 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M312345200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1RQL, 1RQN - PubMed Abstract: 
Phosphonoacetaldehyde hydrolase (phosphonatase) catalyzes the hydrolytic P-C bond cleavage of phosphonoacetaldehyde (Pald) to form orthophosphate and acetaldehyde. The reaction proceeds via a Schiff-base intermediate formed between Lys-53 and the Pald carbonyl ...