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Crystallographic investigations of the tryptophan-derived cofactor in the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase.

Authors :
Chen LY
Mathews FS
Davidson VL
Huizinga EG
Vellieux FM
Duine JA
Hol WG
Source :
FEBS letters [FEBS Lett] 1991 Aug 05; Vol. 287 (1-2), pp. 163-6.
Publication Year :
1991

Abstract

A model of tryptophan tryptophylquinone (TTQ), recently proposed by McIntire et al. (Science (1991) 252, 817-824) to be the prosthetic group of the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase, has been compared with electron density maps of this dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus versutus and Paracoccus denitrificans. The comparison shows that the TTQ model can be neatly accommodated, providing strong supportive evidence that TTQ is indeed the cofactor for this group of quinoproteins.

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
0014-5793
Volume :
287
Issue :
1-2
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
FEBS letters
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
1879526
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(91)80041-z