Literature summary extracted from
Ireton, G.C.; McDermott, G.; Black, M.E.; Stoddard, B.L.
The structure of Escherichia coli cytosine deaminase (2002), J. Mol. Biol., 315, 687-697.
Application
EC Number |
Application |
Comment |
Organism |
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3.5.4.1 |
medicine |
enzyme is of interest both for antimicrobial drug design and for gene therapy applications against tumors |
Escherichia coli |
Crystallization (Commentary)
EC Number |
Crystallization (Comment) |
Organism |
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3.5.4.1 |
10 mg/ml purified recombinant His-tagged enzyme, vapour phase equilibration against 11-14% PEG 8000, 0.1 M HEPES, pH 7.3-7.7, 0.2 M MgCl2, in hanging drop geometry, flash-cooling in a buffer containing 30% v/v glycerol for cryoprotection, also crystallization of a seleno-methionine derivatized enzyme, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 1.5 A resolution |
Escherichia coli |
Metals/Ions
EC Number |
Metals/Ions |
Comment |
Organism |
Structure |
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3.5.4.1 |
Fe2+ |
bound to the active site, the metal ion coordinates a hydroxyl nucleophile, binding structure, overview |
Escherichia coli |
|
3.5.4.1 |
Zn2+ |
enzyme bound, binding structure, overview |
Escherichia coli |
|
Molecular Weight [Da]
EC Number |
Molecular Weight [Da] |
Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] |
Comment |
Organism |
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3.5.4.1 |
48000 |
- |
6 * 48000, (alphabeta)8 barrel structure, crystal structure |
Escherichia coli |
Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)
EC Number |
Natural Substrates |
Organism |
Comment (Nat. Sub.) |
Natural Products |
Comment (Nat. Pro.) |
Rev. |
Reac. |
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3.5.4.1 |
additional information |
Escherichia coli |
enzyme is an important member of the pyrimidine salvage pathway |
? |
- |
? |
|
Organism
EC Number |
Organism |
UniProt |
Comment |
Textmining |
---|
3.5.4.1 |
Escherichia coli |
P25524 |
- |
- |
Reaction
EC Number |
Reaction |
Comment |
Organism |
Reaction ID |
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3.5.4.1 |
cytosine + H2O = uracil + NH3 |
substrate binding involves a significant conformational change that sequesters the reaction complex from solvent, active site architecture and substrate binding, catalytic mechanism |
Escherichia coli |
|
Substrates and Products (Substrate)
EC Number |
Substrates |
Comment Substrates |
Organism |
Products |
Comment (Products) |
Rev. |
Reac. |
---|
3.5.4.1 |
5-fluorocytosine + H2O |
low activity |
Escherichia coli |
5-fluorouracil + NH3 |
- |
? |
|
3.5.4.1 |
cytosine + H2O |
- |
Escherichia coli |
uracil + NH3 |
- |
? |
|
3.5.4.1 |
additional information |
enzyme is an important member of the pyrimidine salvage pathway |
Escherichia coli |
? |
- |
? |
|
Subunits
EC Number |
Subunits |
Comment |
Organism |
---|
3.5.4.1 |
hexamer |
6 * 48000, (alphabeta)8 barrel structure, crystal structure |
Escherichia coli |
3.5.4.1 |
More |
stabilized by a unique domain-swapping interaction between enzyme subunits, the active site is located in the mouth of the enzyme barrel |
Escherichia coli |
Synonyms
EC Number |
Synonyms |
Comment |
Organism |
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3.5.4.1 |
CD |
- |
Escherichia coli |