Mechanism of action of a flavin-containing monooxygenase.
Eswaramoorthy, S., Bonanno, J.B., Burley, S.K., Swaminathan, S.(2006) Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 103: 9832-9837
- PubMed: 16777962 
- DOI: 10.1073/pnas.0602398103
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
1VQW, 2GV8, 2GVC - PubMed Abstract: 
Elimination of nonnutritional and insoluble compounds is a critical task for any living organism. Flavin-containing monooxygenases (FMOs) attach an oxygen atom to the insoluble nucleophilic compounds to increase solubility and thereby increase excretion. Here we analyze the functional mechanism of FMO from Schizosaccharomyces pombe using the crystal structures of the wild type and protein-cofactor and protein-substrate complexes ...