A new crystal form of MshB from Mycobacterium tuberculosis with glycerol and acetate in the active site suggests the catalytic mechanism.
Broadley, S.G., Gumbart, J.C., Weber, B.W., Marakalala, M.J., Steenkamp, D.J., Sewell, B.T.(2012) Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr 68: 1450-1459
- PubMed: 23090394 
- DOI: 10.1107/S090744491203449X
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4EWL - PubMed Abstract: 
MshB, a zinc-based deacetylase, catalyses a step in the mycothiol biosynthetic pathway that involves the deacetylation of 1-O-(2-acetamido-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-myo-inositol (GlcNAc-Ins), via cleavage of an amide bond, to 1-O-(2-amino-2-deoxy-α-D-glucopyranosyl)-D-myo-inositol (GlcN-Ins) and acetate ...