Revealing substrate promiscuity of 1-deoxy-D-xylulose 5-phosphate synthase.

ABSTRACT: A study of DXP synthase has revealed flexibility in the acceptor substrate binding pocket for nonpolar substrates and has uncovered new details of the catalytic mechanism to show that pyruvate can act as both donor and acceptor substrate.

SUBMITTER: Brammer LA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2761658 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature