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SUBMITTER: Mitchell CA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4329092 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Mitchell Carter A CA Tucker Alex C AC Escalante-Semerena Jorge C JC Gulick Andrew M AM
Proteins 20150105 3
The adenosine monoposphate-forming acyl-CoA synthetase enzymes catalyze a two-step reaction that involves the initial formation of an acyl adenylate that reacts in a second partial reaction to form a thioester between the acyl substrate and CoA. These enzymes utilize a Domain Alternation catalytic mechanism, whereby a ∼ 110 residue C-terminal domain rotates by 140° to form distinct catalytic conformations for the two partial reactions. The structure of an acetoacetyl-CoA synthetase (AacS) is pre ...[more]