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SUBMITTER: Howe GW
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6467793 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Howe Graeme W GW van der Donk Wilfred A WA
Journal of the American Chemical Society 20181212 51
Phosphite dehydrogenase (PTDH) catalyzes an unusual phosphoryl transfer reaction in which water displaces a hydride leaving group. Despite extensive effort, it remains unclear whether PTDH catalysis proceeds via an associative or dissociative mechanism. Here, primary <sup>2</sup>H and secondary <sup>18</sup>O kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) were determined and used together with computation to characterize the transition state (TS) catalyzed by a thermostable PTDH (17X-PTDH). The large, normal <s ...[more]