Structure and activity of Yersinia pestis 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin pyrophosphokinase as a novel target for the development of antiplague therapeutics.
Blaszczyk, J., Li, Y., Cherry, S., Alexandratos, J., Wu, Y., Shaw, G., Tropea, J.E., Waugh, D.S., Yan, H., Ji, X.(2007) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 63: 1169-1177
- PubMed: 18007032 
- DOI: 10.1107/S0907444907047452
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
2QX0 - PubMed Abstract: 
6-Hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin pyrophosphokinase (HPPK) is a key enzyme in the folate-biosynthetic pathway and is essential for microorganisms but absent from mammals. HPPK catalyzes Mg(2+)-dependent pyrophosphoryl transfer from ATP to 6-hydroxymethyl-7,8-dihydropterin (HP) ...