3.5.1.104 Ca2+ activates 730006 3.5.1.104 Co2+ 0.05 mM, 30fold increase in activity 689736 3.5.1.104 Co2+ 1 mM, 10% increase in activity 687500 3.5.1.104 Co2+ activates, best metal ion 733581 3.5.1.104 Fe2+ abolishes the acnB-pgdA transcript binding leading to destabilization of the enzyme's mRNA 729936 3.5.1.104 Mg2+ activates 730006 3.5.1.104 Mn2+ best activating metal ion 730006 3.5.1.104 additional information metal site models show an intrinsic preference for zinc, but also significant flexibility of the site so that binding of other ions can eventually occur, e.g. Fe2+, Co2+, Cu2+, Mg2+, quantum chemical calculations, overview 730914 3.5.1.104 additional information metallo-dependent enzyme 733581 3.5.1.104 additional information SpPgdA is a metalloenzyme using a His-His-Asp zinc-binding triad with a nearby aspartic acid and histidine acting as the catalytic base and acid, respectively 689736