The active site of bacteriorhodopsin. Two-photon spectroscopic evidence for a positively charged chromophore binding site mediated by calcium

1995 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
pp. 9-28 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jeffrey A. Stuart ◽  
Bryan W. Vought ◽  
Chian-Fan Zhang ◽  
Robert R. Birge
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Spectroscopic Evidence ◽  
Two Photon ◽  
Positively Charged

Tuning of Electronic Properties in Conducting Polymers

2001 ◽  
Vol 66 (8) ◽  
pp. 1208-1218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guofeng Li ◽  
Mira Josowicz ◽  
Jiří Janata
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Bonding ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Polymer Chains ◽  
Electronic Transitions ◽  
Weakly Bound ◽  
Ordered Structures ◽  
Doped Polymer ◽  
Positively Charged ◽  
Repeated Cycling

Structural and electronic transitions in poly(thiophenyleneiminophenylene), usually referred to as poly(phenylenesulfidephenyleneamine) (PPSA) upon electrochemical doping with LiClO4 have been investigated. The unusual electrochemical behavior of PPSA indicates that the dopant anions are bound in two energetically different sites. In the so-called "binding site", the ClO4- anion is Coulombically attracted to the positively charged S or N sites on one chain and simultaneously hydrogen-bonded with the N-H group on a neighboring polymer chain. This strong interaction causes a re-organization of the polymer chains, resulting in the formation of a networked structure linked together by these ClO4- Coulombic/hydrogen bonding "bridges". However, in the "non-binding site", the ClO4- anion is very weakly bound, involves only the electrostatic interaction and can be reversibly exchanged when the doped polymer is reduced. In the repeated cycling, the continuous and alternating influx and expulsion of ClO4- ions serves as a self-organizing process for such networked structures, giving rise to a diminishing number of available "non-binding" sites. The occurrence of these ordered structures has a major impact on the electrochemical activity and the morphology of the doped polymer. Also due to stabilization of the dopant ions, the doped polymer can be kept in a stable and desirable oxidation state, thus both work function and conductivity of the polymer can be electrochemically controlled.

scholarly journals Structural evidence for a reaction intermediate mimic in the active site of a sulfite dehydrogenase

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (68) ◽  
pp. 9850-9853
Author(s):  
Ahmed Djeghader ◽  
Melanie Rossotti ◽  
Saleh Abdulkarim ◽  
Frédéric Biaso ◽  
Guillaume Gerbaud ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Spectroscopic Evidence ◽  
Reaction Intermediate

We provide structural and spectroscopic evidence for a molybdenum–phosphate adduct mimicking a proposed reaction intermediate in the active site of a prokaryotic sulfite oxidizing enzyme.

The constituent tryptophans and bisANS as fluorescent probes of the active site and of a secondary binding site of stromelysin-1 (MMP-3)

1998 ◽  
Vol 17 (7) ◽  
pp. 699-712 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dennis E. Epps ◽  
Roger A. Poorman ◽  
Gary L. Petzold ◽  
Christopher W. Stuchly ◽  
Alice L. Laborde ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Fluorescent Probes ◽  
Active Site

Kinetic and Spectroscopic Evidence for Active Site Inhibition of Human Aldose Reductase†,‡

Biochemistry ◽  
1996 ◽  
Vol 35 (34) ◽  
pp. 11196-11202 ◽  
Author(s):  
Takayuki Nakano ◽  
J. Mark Petrash
Keyword(s):  
Aldose Reductase ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Spectroscopic Evidence

scholarly journals Catalytic and structural contributions for glutathione-binding residues in a Delta class glutathione S-transferase

2004 ◽  
Vol 382 (2) ◽  
pp. 751-757 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pakorn WINAYANUWATTIKUN ◽  
Albert J. KETTERMAN
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Structural Integrity ◽  
Catalytic Mechanism ◽  
Tertiary Structure ◽  
Site Directed Mutagenesis ◽  
Active Site Residues ◽  
Anopheles Dirus ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Cellular Detoxification

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are dimeric proteins that play a major role in cellular detoxification. The GSTs in mosquito Anopheles dirus species B, an important malaria vector in South East Asia, are of interest because they can play an important role in insecticide resistance. In the present study, we characterized the Anopheles dirus (Ad)GST D3-3 which is an alternatively spliced product of the adgst1AS1 gene. The data from the crystal structure of GST D3-3 shows that Ile-52, Glu-64, Ser-65, Arg-66 and Met-101 interact directly with glutathione. To study the active-site function of these residues, alanine substitution site-directed mutagenesis was performed resulting in five mutants: I52A (Ile-52→Ala), E64A, S65A, R66A and M101A. Interestingly, the E64A mutant was expressed in Escherichia coli in inclusion bodies, suggesting that this residue is involved with the tertiary structure or folding property of this enzyme. However, the I52A, S65A, R66A and M101A mutants were purified by glutathione affinity chromatography and the enzyme activity characterized. On the basis of steady-state kinetics, difference spectroscopy, unfolding and refolding studies, it was concluded that these residues: (1) contribute to the affinity of the GSH-binding site (‘G-site’) for GSH, (2) influence GSH thiol ionization, (3) participate in kcat regulation by affecting the rate-limiting step of the reaction, and in the case of Ile-52 and Arg-66, influenced structural integrity and/or folding of the enzyme. The structural perturbations from these mutants are probably transmitted to the hydrophobic-substrate-binding site (‘H-site’) through changes in active site topology or through effects on GSH orientation. Therefore these active site residues appear to contribute to various steps in the catalytic mechanism, as well as having an influence on the packing of the protein.

Spectroscopic Evidence of Reversible Disassembly of the [FeFe] Hydrogenase Active Site

2017 ◽  
Vol 8 (16) ◽  
pp. 3834-3839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia Rodríguez-Maciá ◽  
Edward Reijerse ◽  
Wolfgang Lubitz ◽  
James A. Birrell ◽  
Olaf Rüdiger
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Spectroscopic Evidence

scholarly journals Crystal structure of a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate-dependent aspartate racemase derived from the bivalve mollusc Scapharca broughtonii

2017 ◽  
Vol 73 (12) ◽  
pp. 651-656 ◽  
Author(s):  
Taichi Mizobuchi ◽  
Risako Nonaka ◽  
Motoki Yoshimura ◽  
Katsumasa Abe ◽  
Shouji Takahashi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Structure ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Metal Binding ◽  
Bivalve Mollusc ◽  
Active Site Residues ◽  
X Ray ◽  
Aspartate Racemase ◽  
Scapharca Broughtonii

Aspartate racemase (AspR) is a pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-dependent enzyme that is responsible for D-aspartate biosynthesis in vivo. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study to report an X-ray crystal structure of a PLP-dependent AspR, which was resolved at 1.90 Å resolution. The AspR derived from the bivalve mollusc Scapharca broughtonii (SbAspR) is a type II PLP-dependent enzyme that is similar to serine racemase (SR) in that SbAspR catalyzes both racemization and dehydration. Structural comparison of SbAspR and SR shows a similar arrangement of the active-site residues and nucleotide-binding site, but a different orientation of the metal-binding site. Superposition of the structures of SbAspR and of rat SR bound to the inhibitor malonate reveals that Arg140 recognizes the β-carboxyl group of the substrate aspartate in SbAspR. It is hypothesized that the aromatic proline interaction between the domains, which favours the closed form of SbAspR, influences the arrangement of Arg140 at the active site.

Dibasic benzo[b]thiophene derivatives as a novel class of active site directed thrombin inhibitors. 2. Exploring interactions at the proximal (S2) binding site

1998 ◽  
Vol 8 (18) ◽  
pp. 2527-2532 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daniel J. Sall ◽  
Stephen L. Briggs ◽  
Nickolay Y. Chirgadze ◽  
David K. Clawson ◽  
Donetta S. Gifford-Moore ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Binding Site ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Thrombin Inhibitors ◽  
Thiophene Derivatives
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