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Crystallization and X‐ray structure analysis of a thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis

Crystallization and X‐ray structure analysis of a thermostable penicillin G acylase from... The enzyme penicillin G acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) catalyzes amide‐bond cleavage in benzylpenicillin (penicillin G) to yield 6‐aminopenicillanic acid, an intermediate chemical used in the production of semisynthetic penicillins. A thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis (AfPGA) has been crystallized using the hanging‐drop vapour‐diffusion method in two different space groups: C2221, with unit‐cell parameters a = 72.9, b = 86.0, c = 260.2 Å, and P41212, with unit‐cell parameters a = b = 85.6, c = 298.8 Å. Data were collected at 293 K and the structure was determined using the molecular‐replacement method. Like other penicillin acylases, AfPGA belongs to the N‐terminal nucleophilic hydrolase superfamily, has undergone post‐translational processing and has a serine as the N‐terminal residue of the β‐chain. A disulfide bridge has been identified in the structure that was not found in the other two known penicillin G acylase structures. The presence of the disulfide bridge is perceived to be one factor that confers higher stability to this enzyme. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Acta Crystallographica Section F Wiley

Crystallization and X‐ray structure analysis of a thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis

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Wiley
Copyright
International Union of Crystallography, 2012
ISSN
1744-3091
eISSN
1744-3091
DOI
10.1107/S1744309111053930
pmid
22442220
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Abstract

The enzyme penicillin G acylase (EC 3.5.1.11) catalyzes amide‐bond cleavage in benzylpenicillin (penicillin G) to yield 6‐aminopenicillanic acid, an intermediate chemical used in the production of semisynthetic penicillins. A thermostable penicillin G acylase from Alcaligenes faecalis (AfPGA) has been crystallized using the hanging‐drop vapour‐diffusion method in two different space groups: C2221, with unit‐cell parameters a = 72.9, b = 86.0, c = 260.2 Å, and P41212, with unit‐cell parameters a = b = 85.6, c = 298.8 Å. Data were collected at 293 K and the structure was determined using the molecular‐replacement method. Like other penicillin acylases, AfPGA belongs to the N‐terminal nucleophilic hydrolase superfamily, has undergone post‐translational processing and has a serine as the N‐terminal residue of the β‐chain. A disulfide bridge has been identified in the structure that was not found in the other two known penicillin G acylase structures. The presence of the disulfide bridge is perceived to be one factor that confers higher stability to this enzyme.

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Acta Crystallographica Section FWiley

Published: Mar 1, 2012

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