Evidence of Kinetic Control of Ligand Binding and Staged Product Release in MurA (Enolpyruvyl UDP-GlcNAc Synthase)-Catalyzed Reactions .
Jackson, S.G., Zhang, F., Chindemi, P., Junop, M.S., Berti, P.J.(2009) Biochemistry 48: 11715-11723
- PubMed: 19899805 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi901524q
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3ISS - PubMed Abstract: 
MurA (enolpyruvyl UDP-GlcNAc synthase) catalyzes the first committed step in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. In this study, MurA-catalyzed breakdown of its tetrahedral intermediate (THI), with a k(cat)/K(M) of 520 M(-1) s(-1), was far slower than the normal reaction, and 3 x 10(5)-fold slower than the homologous enzyme, AroA, reacting with its THI ...