ISSN:
1399-0047
Source:
Crystallography Journals Online : IUCR Backfile Archive 1948-2001
Topics:
Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Geosciences
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Physics
Notes:
The 8-amino-7-oxopelargonate synthase (AOPS) cloned from Bacillus sphaericus, overproduced in Escherichia coli, has been crystallized in the pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP)-bound form at pH 7.5, using polyethylene glycol as the precipitant. One crystal form corresponds to a tetragonal space group, with unit-cell dimensions a = b = 66, c = 181 Å. These crystals do not diffract beyond 5 Å, with conventional X-ray sources and cannot be used in the structure elucidation. A second crystal form is obtained when crystallization conditions are varied slightly by the addition of 0.2 M ammonium sulfate. The space group is P212121, with unit-cell dimensions a = 68.9, b = 85.5, c = 125.9 Å, indicating the presence of two molecules in the asymmetric unit (Vm = 2.26 Å3 Da−1; 46% water). These crystals diffract X-rays up to 3.2 Å using in-house facilities and a preliminary data set has been collected. A second data set using the synchrotron radiation source W32 at LURE (Paris) has shown the crystals to diffract to at least 3 Å, resolution, with good statistics. The structure determination of AOPS will provide a structural framework for the other α-amino ketone synthases for which no three-dimensional structure is yet available.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1107/S0907444996001448
