Structural basis for chiral substrate recognition by two 2,3-butanediol dehydrogenases
Otagiri, M., Ui, S., Takusagawa, Y., Ohtsuki, T., Kurisu, G., Kusunoki, M.(2010) FEBS Lett 584: 219-223
- PubMed: 19941855 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2009.11.068
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3A28 - PubMed Abstract: 
2,3-butanediol dehydrogenase (BDH) catalyzes the NAD-dependent redox reaction between acetoin and 2,3-butanediol. There are three types of homologous BDH, each stereospecific for both substrate and product. To establish how these homologous enzymes possess differential stereospecificities, we determined the crystal structure of l-BDH with a bound inhibitor at 2.0 A. Comparison with the inhibitor binding mode of meso-BDH highlights the role of a hydrogen-bond from a conserved Trp residue(192). Site-directed mutagenesis of three active site residues of meso-BDH, including Trp(190), which corresponds to Trp(192) of L-BDH, converted its stereospecificity to that of L-BDH. This result confirms the importance of conserved residues in modifying the stereospecificity of homologous enzymes.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratory of Environmental Molecular Biology, RIKEN, Tsurumi-ward, Kanagawa, Japan.