Structural basis for the activity and substrate specificity of fluoroacetyl-CoA thioesterase FlK.
Dias, M.V., Huang, F., Chirgadze, D.Y., Tosin, M., Spiteller, D., Dry, E.F., Leadlay, P.F., Spencer, J.B., Blundell, T.L.(2010) J Biol Chem 285: 22495-22504
- PubMed: 20430898 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M110.107177
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3KUV, 3KV7, 3KUW, 3KV8, 3KVZ, 3KW1, 3KVU, 3KVI, 3KX8, 3KX7 - PubMed Abstract: 
The thioesterase FlK from the fluoroacetate-producing Streptomyces cattleya catalyzes the hydrolysis of fluoroacetyl-coenzyme A. This provides an effective self-defense mechanism, preventing any fluoroacetyl-coenzyme A formed from being further metaboliz ...