Programming of enzyme specificity by substrate mimetics: investigations on the Glu‐specific V8 protease reveals a novel general principle of biocatalysis1
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- 29 January 1999
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 443 (2) , 220-224
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01722-0
Abstract
In this paper the universal validity of the substrate mimetic concept in enzymatic C‐N ligations was expanded to anionic leaving groups based on the specificity determinants of Glu‐specific endopeptidase from Staphylococcus aureus (V8 protease). In an empirical way a specific mimetic moiety was designed from simple structure‐function relationship studies. The general function of the newly developed substrate mimetics to serve as an artificial recognition site for V8 protease have been examined by hydrolysis kinetic studies. Enzymatic peptide syntheses qualify the strategy of substrate mimetics as a powerful concept for programming the enzyme specificity in the direction of a more universal application of enzymes in the general area of biocatalysis.Keywords
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