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Insights into the fatty acid chain length specificity of the carboxylesterase PA3859 from Pseudomonas aeruginosa: A combined structural, biochemical and computational study.
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PMID:  20850500     Owner:  NLM     Status:  In-Process    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
The open reading frame PA3859 of Pseudomonas aeruginosa encodes an intracellular carboxylesterase belonging to a group of microbial enzymes (EC 3.1.1.1) that catalyze the hydrolysis of aliphatic and aromatic esters with a broad substrate specificity. With few exceptions, for this class of enzymes, belonging to the α/β-hydrolase fold superfamily, very little information is available regarding their biochemical activity and in vivo function. The X-ray crystal structure of recombinant PA3859 has been determined for two crystal forms (space groups P2(1) and P2(1)2(1)2). The kinetic properties of the enzyme were studied using p-nitrophenyl esters as substrates and data fitted to a surface dilution mixed micelle kinetic model. Enzymatic assays and computational docking simulations, pinpointed the enzyme's preference for esters of palmitic and/or stearic acids and provided insights into the enzyme-substrate favorable binding modes.
Authors:
Alessandro Pesaresi; Doriano Lamba
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article     Date:  2010-09-17
Journal Detail:
Title:  Biochimie     Volume:  92     ISSN:  1638-6183     ISO Abbreviation:  Biochimie     Publication Date:  2010 Dec 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2010-12-06     Completed Date:  -     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  1264604     Medline TA:  Biochimie     Country:  France    
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Languages:  eng     Pagination:  1787-92     Citation Subset:  IM    
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Copyright © 2010 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
Affiliation:
Istituto di Cristallografia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Area Science Park - Basovizza, S.S. 14, Km 163.5, I-34149 Trieste, Italy. alessandro.pesaresi@ts.ic.cnr.it
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