X‐ray crystallographic structure of a papain‐leupeptin complex
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- 2 January 1993
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 315 (1) , 38-42
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(93)81128-m
Abstract
The three‐dimensional structure of the papain‐leupeptin complex has been determined by X‐ray crystallography to a resolution of 2.1 Å (overall R‐factor = 19.8%). The structure indicates that: (i) leupeptin contacts the S subsites of the papain active site and not the S'subsites; (ii) the ‘carbonyl’ carbon atom of the inhibitor is covalently bound by the Cys‐25 sulphur atom of papain and is tetrahedrally coordinated; (iii) the ‘carbonyl’ oxygen atom of the inhibitor faces the oxyanion hole and makes hydrogen bond contacts with Gln‐19 and Cys‐25.Keywords
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