Snapshots along an enzymatic reaction coordinate: analysis of a retaining beta-glycoside hydrolase.
Davies, G.J., Mackenzie, L., Varrot, A., Dauter, M., Brzozowski, A.M., Schulein, M., Withers, S.G.(1998) Biochemistry 37: 11707-11713
- PubMed: 9718293 
- DOI: 10.1021/bi981315i
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3A3H, 4A3H, 5A3H, 6A3H, 7A3H - PubMed Abstract: 
The enzymatic hydrolysis of O-glycosidic linkages is one of the most diverse and widespread reactions in nature and involves a classic "textbook" enzyme mechanism. A multidisciplinary analysis of a beta-glycoside hydrolase, the Cel5A from Bacillus agaradhaerens, is presented in which the structures of each of the native, substrate, covalent-intermediate, and product complexes have been determined and their interconversions analyzed kinetically, providing unprecedented insights into the mechanism of this enzyme class ...