Active site binding and catalytic role of bicarbonate in 1,4-dihydroxy-2-naphthoyl coenzyme A synthases from vitamin K biosynthetic pathways
Sun, Y.R., Song, H.G., Li, J., Jiang, M., Li, Y., Zhou, J.H., Guo, Z.H.(2012) Biochemistry 51: 4580-4589
- PubMed: 22606952 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi300486j
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4ELS, 4ELW, 4ELX, 4EML - PubMed Abstract: 
1,4-Dihydroxy-2-naphthoyl coenzyme A (DHNA-CoA) synthase, or MenB, catalyzes a carbon-carbon bond formation reaction in the biosynthesis of both vitamin K1 and K2. Bicarbonate is crucial to the activity of a large subset of its orthologues but lacks a clearly defined structural and mechanistic role ...