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SUBMITTER: Zheng YJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC14603 | biostudies-literature | 2001 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zheng Y J YJ Xia Zx Chen Zw Mathews F S FS Bruice T C TC
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 20010109 2
The catalytic mechanism of the reductive half reaction of the quinoprotein methanol dehydrogenase (MDH) is believed to proceed either through a hemiketal intermediate or by direct transfer of a hydride ion from the substrate methyl group to the cofactor, pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ). A crystal structure of the enzyme-substrate complex of a similar quinoprotein, glucose dehydrogenase, has recently been reported that strongly favors the hydride transfer mechanism in that enzyme. A theoretical an ...[more]