Identification of a cysteine residue as the binding site for the dipyrromethane cofactor at the active site of Escherichia coli porphobilinogen deaminase
- 1 August 1988
- journal article
- Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters
- Vol. 235 (1-2) , 189-193
- https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(88)81260-2
Abstract
The dipyrromethane cofactor of Escherichia coli porphobilinogen deaminase was specifically labelled with 13C by growth of the bacteria in the presence of 5-amino[5-13C]levulinic acid. Using 13C-NMR spectroscopy, the structure of the cofactor was confirmed as a dipyrromethane made up of two linked pyrrole rings each derived from porphobilinogen. The chemical shift data indicate that one of the pyrrole rings of the cofactor is covalently linked to the deaminase enzyme through a cysteine residue. Evidence from protein chemistry studies suggest that cysteine-242 is the covalent binding site for the cofactor.Keywords
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