The enzyme, found in prokaryotes and some eukaryotes, hydrolytically cleaves the C-N bond at positions 8 and 9 of GTP guanine, followed by a subsequent hydrolytic attack at the base, which liberates formate, and cleavage of the alpha-beta phosphodiester bond of the triphosphate to form diphosphate. The enzyme continues with a slow cleavage of the diphosphate to form two phosphate ions. The enzyme requires zinc and magnesium ions for the cleavage reactions at the GTP guanine and triphosphate sites, respectively. It is one of the enzymes required for flavin biosynthesis in many bacterial species, lower eukaryotes, and plants. cf. EC 3.5.4.16, GTP cyclohydrolase I, EC 3.5.4.29, GTP cyclohydrolase IIa, and EC 3.5.4.39, GTP cyclohydrolase IV.
The enzyme, found in prokaryotes and some eukaryotes, hydrolytically cleaves the C-N bond at positions 8 and 9 of GTP guanine, followed by a subsequent hydrolytic attack at the base, which liberates formate, and cleavage of the alpha-beta phosphodiester bond of the triphosphate to form diphosphate. The enzyme continues with a slow cleavage of the diphosphate to form two phosphate ions. The enzyme requires zinc and magnesium ions for the cleavage reactions at the GTP guanine and triphosphate sites, respectively. It is one of the enzymes required for flavin biosynthesis in many bacterial species, lower eukaryotes, and plants. cf. EC 3.5.4.16, GTP cyclohydrolase I, EC 3.5.4.29, GTP cyclohydrolase IIa, and EC 3.5.4.39, GTP cyclohydrolase IV.
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CRYSTALLIZATION (Commentary)
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LITERATURE
the enzyme is crystallized in oxidized form, the expulsion of Zn(2+) upon oxidation of catalytic cysteines reveales its ability to act in response to the redox environment. The crystal structure of Helicobacter pylori, unlike other GCHII structures, reveales that cysteines at the active site exist in oxidized state forming two disulfide bonds
Hemolytic properties and riboflavin synthesis of Helicobacter pylori: cloning and functional characterization of the ribA gene encoding GTP-cyclohydrolase II that confers hemolytic activity to Escherichia coli