Crystal structures of F420-dependent glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase FGD1 involved in the activation of the anti-tuberculosis drug candidate PA-824 reveal the basis of coenzyme and substrate binding.
Bashiri, G., Squire, C.J., Moreland, N.J., Baker, E.N.(2008) J Biol Chem 283: 17531-17541
- PubMed: 18434308 
- DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M801854200
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3B4Y, 3C8N - PubMed Abstract: 
The modified flavin coenzyme F(420) is found in a restricted number of microorganisms. It is widely distributed in mycobacteria, however, where it is important in energy metabolism, and in Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is implicated in redox processes related to non-replicating persistence ...