DB code: D00271

RLCP classification 6.30.93020.5311 : Double-bonded atom exchange
8.12111.792000.5722 : Isomerization
8.11211.912000.5525 : Isomerization
6.40.508000.5522 : Double-bonded atom exchange
CATH domain 3.20.20.10 : TIM Barrel Catalytic domain
2.40.37.10 : Lyase, Ornithine Decarboxylase; Chain A, domain 1 Catalytic domain
E.C. 5.1.1.1
CSA 1bd0
M-CSA 1bd0
MACiE M0213

CATH domain Related DB codes (homologues)
2.40.37.10 : Lyase, Ornithine Decarboxylase; Chain A, domain 1 D00251
3.20.20.10 : TIM Barrel D00251

Uniprot Enzyme Name
UniprotKB Protein name Synonyms Pfam RefSeq
P10724 Alanine racemase
EC 5.1.1.1
PF00842 (Ala_racemase_C)
PF01168 (Ala_racemase_N)
[Graphical View]
Q9HTQ2 Alanine racemase, catabolic
EC 5.1.1.1
PF00842 (Ala_racemase_C)
PF01168 (Ala_racemase_N)
[Graphical View]
NP_253989.1 (Protein)
NC_002516.2 (DNA/RNA sequence)
Q65YW7 Alanine racemase
EC 5.1.1.1
PF00842 (Ala_racemase_C)
PF01168 (Ala_racemase_N)
[Graphical View]
P0A4X2 Alanine racemase
EC 5.1.1.1
PF00842 (Ala_racemase_C)
PF01168 (Ala_racemase_N)
[Graphical View]
NP_217940.1 (Protein)
NC_000962.3 (DNA/RNA sequence)
NP_338056.1 (Protein)
NC_002755.2 (DNA/RNA sequence)
YP_006516909.1 (Protein)
NC_018143.1 (DNA/RNA sequence)

KEGG enzyme name
alanine racemase
L-alanine racemase

UniprotKB: Accession Number Entry name Activity Subunit Subcellular location Cofactor
P10724 ALR_BACST L-alanine = D-alanine. Homodimer. Pyridoxal phosphate.
Q9HTQ2 ALR2_PSEAE L-alanine = D-alanine. Pyridoxal phosphate (By similarity).
Q65YW7 Q65YW7_STRLA L-alanine = D-alanine. Pyridoxal phosphate. Pyridoxal phosphate (By similarity).
P0A4X2 ALR_MYCTU L-alanine = D-alanine. Pyridoxal phosphate (By similarity).

KEGG Pathways
Map code Pathways E.C.
MAP00252 Alanine and aspartate metabolism
MAP00473 D-Alanine metabolism

Compound table
Cofactors Substrates Products Intermediates
KEGG-id C00018 C00041 C00133 I00049 I00032 I00029
E.C.
Compound Pyridoxal phosphate L-Alanine D-Alanine External aldimine intermediate (initial stage:PLP-L-Ala) Quinonoid intermediate (PLP-Ala) External aldimine intermediate (final stage:PLP-D-Ala)
Type aromatic ring (with nitrogen atoms),phosphate group/phosphate ion amino acids amino acids
ChEBI 18405
18405
16977
57972
16977
57972
15570
57416
15570
57416
PubChem 1051
1051
5950
7311724
5950
7311724
71080
7311725
71080
7311725
1bd0A01 Analogue:IN5 Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:IN5 Unbound Unbound
1bd0B01 Analogue:IN5 Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:IN5 Unbound Unbound
1epvA01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1epvB01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1ftxA01 Analogue:EPC Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:EPC
1ftxB01 Analogue:EPC Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:EPC
1l6fA01 Analogue:PP3 Unbound Unbound Intermediate-bound:PP3 Unbound Unbound
1l6fB01 Analogue:PP3 Unbound Unbound Intermediate-bound:PP3 Unbound Unbound
1l6gA01 Analogue:PDD Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-bound:PDD
1l6gB01 Analogue:PDD Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-bound:PDD
1niuA01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1niuB01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1sftA01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1sftB01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xqkA01 Analogue:PMH Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:PMH Unbound
1xqkB01 Analogue:PMH Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:PMH Unbound
1xqlA01 Analogue:PLP-PMH-PMP Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:PMH Intermediate-analogue:PMP-4AX
1xqlB01 Analogue:PLP-PMH-PMP Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:PMH Intermediate-analogue:PMP-4AX
2sfpA01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
2sfpB01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1rcqA01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vfhA01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vfsA01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1vfsB01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1vftA01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1vftB01 Analogue:DCS Unbound Unbound Unbound Intermediate-analogue:DCS Unbound
1xfcA01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xfcB01 Bound:PLP Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1bd0A02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1bd0B02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1epvA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1epvB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1ftxA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1ftxB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1l6fA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1l6fB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1l6gA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1l6gB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1niuA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1niuB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1sftA02 Unbound Analogue:ACT Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1sftB02 Unbound Analogue:ACT Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xqkA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xqkB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xqlA02 Unbound Analogue:ACY Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xqlB02 Unbound Analogue:ACY Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
2sfpA02 Unbound Analogue:PPI Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
2sfpB02 Unbound Analogue:PPI Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1rcqA02 Unbound Unbound Analogue:DLY Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vfhA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vfsA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vfsB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vftA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1vftB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xfcA02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound
1xfcB02 Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound Unbound

Reference for Active-site residues
resource references E.C.
Swiss-prot;P10724 & literature [18]

Active-site residues
PDB Catalytic residues Cofactor-binding residues Modified residues Main-chain involved in catalysis Comment
1bd0A01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding)
1bd0B01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding)
1epvA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1epvB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1ftxA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1ftxB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1l6fA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1l6fB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1l6gA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1l6gB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1niuA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1niuB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1sftA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding)
1sftB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding)
1xqkA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1xqkB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1xqlA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1xqlB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
2sfpA01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
2sfpB01 LYS 39;HIS 166;ARG 219 LYS 39(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1rcqA01 LYS 33;HIS 158;ARG 208 LYS 33(PLP binding) KCX 122(carbamylated Lys)
1vfhA01 LYS 38;HIS 168;ARG 224 LYS 38(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1vfsA01 LYS 38;HIS 168;ARG 224 LYS 38(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1vfsB01 LYS 1038;HIS 1168;ARG 1224 LYS 1038(PLP binding) KCX 1129(carbamylated Lys)
1vftA01 LYS 38;HIS 168;ARG 224 LYS 38(PLP binding) KCX 129(carbamylated Lys)
1vftB01 LYS 1038;HIS 1168;ARG 1224 LYS 1038(PLP binding) KCX 1129(carbamylated Lys)
1xfcA01 LYS 42;HIS 172;ARG 228 LYS 42(PLP binding)
1xfcB01 LYS 42;HIS 172;ARG 228 LYS 42(PLP binding)
1bd0A02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1bd0B02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1epvA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1epvB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1ftxA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1ftxB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1l6fA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1l6fB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1l6gA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1l6gB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1niuA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1niuB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1sftA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1sftB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1xqkA02 ;ASP 313 mutant Y265F
1xqkB02 ;ASP 313 mutant Y265F
1xqlA02 ;ASP 313 mutant Y265F
1xqlB02 ;ASP 313 mutant Y265F
2sfpA02 TYR 265;ASP 313
2sfpB02 TYR 265;ASP 313
1rcqA02 TYR 253;ASP 302
1vfhA02 TYR 270;ASP 319
1vfsA02 TYR 270;ASP 319
1vfsB02 TYR 1270;ASP 1319
1vftA02 TYR 270;ASP 319
1vftB02 TYR 1270;ASP 1319
1xfcA02 TYR 271;ASP 320
1xfcB02 ;ASP 320 invisible 264-278

References for Catalytic Mechanism
References Sections No. of steps in catalysis
[8]
Fig.7, p.1334-1341
[9]
Scheme 1, p.10441-10443
[10]
p.3295-3300
[11]
Scheme 1, Scheme 2, p.4064-4065
[12]
Fig.1
[13]
Fig.1
[14]
Scheme I, Scheme II, p.4193-4194
[17]
p.2832-3834
[18]
Scheme I, Scheme II, p.19169-10172
[21]
Fig.5, p.5104-5107
[27]
Fig 9, Fig.11, p.284-286

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Medline ID
PubMed ID 7034778
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Year 1981
Volume 20
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 6427785
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Year 1984
Volume 144A
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 3730360
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Year 1986
Volume 25
Pages 3275-82
Authors Badet B, Inagaki K, Soda K, Walsh CT
Title Time-dependent inhibition of Bacillus stearothermophilus alanine racemase by (1-aminoethyl)phosphonate isomers by isomerization to noncovalent slowly dissociating enzyme-(1-aminoethyl)phosphonate complexes.
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[4]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 3118951
Journal Biochemistry
Year 1987
Volume 26
Pages 5878-84
Authors Mobashery S, Johnston M
Title Inactivation of alanine racemase by beta-chloro-L-alanine released enzymatically from amino acid and peptide C10-esters of deacetylcephalothin.
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[5]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 3680197
Journal J Biol Chem
Year 1987
Volume 262
Pages 15323-6
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[6]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 3167024
Journal Biochemistry
Year 1988
Volume 27
Pages 4966-70
Authors Copie V, Faraci WS, Walsh CT, Griffin RG
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 2690935
Journal Biochemistry
Year 1989
Volume 28
Pages 8167-74
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Title Mutations at the interdomain hinge region of the DadB alanine racemase: effects of length and conformational constraint of the linker sequence on catalytic efficiency.
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[8]
Resource
Comments X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (1.9 ANGSTROMS), AND REVISIONS.
Medline ID 97178818
PubMed ID 9063881
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Year 1997
Volume 36
Pages 1329-42
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Related PDB 1sft
Related UniProtKB P10724
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Resource
Comments X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (1.6 ANGSTROMS).
Medline ID 98337786
PubMed ID 9671513
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Year 1998
Volume 37
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Related PDB 1bd0
Related UniProtKB P10724
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Resource
Comments X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY (1.9 ANGSTROMS).
Medline ID 99178834
PubMed ID 10079072
Journal Biochemistry
Year 1999
Volume 38
Pages 3293-301
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Related PDB 2sfp
Related UniProtKB P10724
[11]
Resource
Comments MUTAGENESIS OF ARG-219.
Medline ID 99212226
PubMed ID 10194319
Journal Biochemistry
Year 1999
Volume 38
Pages 4058-65
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 10348897
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Year 1999
Volume 125
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Resource
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Medline ID 99434146
PubMed ID 10502689
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Year 1999
Volume 126
Pages 781-6
Authors Watanabe A, Yoshimura T, Mikami B, Esaki N
Title Tyrosine 265 of alanine racemase serves as a base abstracting alpha-hydrogen from L-alanine: the counterpart residue to lysine 39 specific to D-alanine.
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[14]
Resource
Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 9933615
Journal J Biol Chem
Year 1999
Volume 274
Pages 4189-94
Authors Watanabe A, Kurokawa Y, Yoshimura T, Kurihara T, Soda K, Esaki N, Watababe A
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[15]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 11064190
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Year 2000
Volume 192
Pages 169-73
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[16]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 10673430
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Year 2000
Volume 8
Pages R1-6
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[17]
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 11456969
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Year 2001
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[18]
Resource
Comments X-ray crystallography
Medline ID
PubMed ID 11886871
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Year 2002
Volume 277
Pages 19166-72
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Related PDB 1l6f 1l6g
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[19]
Resource
Comments X-ray crystallography
Medline ID
PubMed ID 12741835
Journal Biochemistry
Year 2003
Volume 42
Pages 5775-83
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[20]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 14674749
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Year 2003
Volume 42
Pages 14752-61
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 12718553
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Year 2003
Volume 42
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 12686135
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Year 2003
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 14517907
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Year 2003
Volume 70
Pages 186-200
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 12725937
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Year 2003
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 15302886
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Year 2004
Volume 279
Pages 46153-61
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[26]
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Comments
Medline ID
PubMed ID 15115851
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Year 2004
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Pages 223-34
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[27]
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Medline ID
PubMed ID 15581583
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Year 2005
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[28]
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Comments X-ray crystallography
Medline ID
PubMed ID 15807525
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Year 2005
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[29]
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PubMed ID 15683232
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Year 2005
Volume 44
Pages 1471-81
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Title The 1.9 A crystal structure of alanine racemase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis contains a conserved entryway into the active site.
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Comments
This enzyme belongs to the type-III PLP-dependent enzyme superfamily.
This enzyme catalyzes racemization, which is composed of the following reactions (see [8], [11], [14], [18], [21] & [27]):
(A) Formation of an external aldimine (with amine group of L-Ala, PLP-L-Ala; I00049):
(B) Isomerization (change in the position of double-bond), forming a quinonoid intermediate (PLP-Ala; I00032).
(C) Isomerization (change in the position of double-bond), forming an external aldimine (PLP-D-Ala; I00029).
(D) Formation of internal aldimine, leading to the release of the product from PLP.
These reactions proceed in the following way:
(A) Formation of external aldimine (PLP-L-Ala; I00049) (see [8], [11], [14], [18], [21] & [27]);
(A1) The interaction of Arg219 through His166 with Tyr265' (from the adjacent chain) keeps the sidechain of Tyr265' unprotonated. (Arg219/His166 act as modulators.) In addition, Asp313' may modulate the activity of Lys39.
(A2) Tyr265' acts as a general base to deprotonate and activate the protonated amine group of substrate, L-Ala.
(A3) The deprotonated amine group of L-Ala makes a nucleophilic attack on the C4' atom of PLP, which forms an internal aldimine with Lys39, forming a transient geminal diamine intermediate.
(A4) Proton transfer from the amine group of L-Ala to epsilon-nitrogen atom of Lys39 must occur (probably through alpha-carboxyl group, or C4' atom of PLP).
(A5) The lone pair of the amine group of L-Ala makes the second nucleophilic attack on the C4' atom, leading to the formation of the external aldimine with L-Ala and the release of Lys39 (unprotonated).
(B) Isomerization (change in the position of double-bond), forming a quinonoid intermediate (PLP-Ala; I00032) (see [8], [11], [14], [18], [21] & [27]);
(B1) Protonated Tyr265' must be deprotonated, whereas unprotonated Lys39 must be protonated. Here, alpha-carboxyl group of L-Ala=PLP might acts as a base-acid, which deprotonates the sidechain of Tyr265' and protonates that of Lys39 (see [18]). Here, Arg219/His166 may modulate the activity of Tyr265'.
(B2) Tyr265' acts as a general base to deprotonate the alpha-proton of the L-amino acid substrate, forming a quinonoid intermediate (or carbanion intermediate).
(B3) Arg219 interacts with the N1 atom of PLP, modulating and decreasing (or destabilizing) the activity of the PLP cofactor as an electron sink, which destabilizes quinonoid intermediate and facilitates the next step of reprotonation of alpha-carbon (see [8]).
(C) Isomerization (change in the position of double-bond), forming an external aldimine (PLP-D-Ala; I00029): (Inverse reaction of (B))
(C1) Arg219 interacts with the N1 atom of PLP, modulating and decreasing (or destabilizing) the activity of the PLP cofactor as an electron sink, which destabilizes quinonoid intermediate and facilitates the this step. In addition, Asp313' may modulate the activity of Lys39.
(C2) Lys39 acts as a general acid to protonate the alpha-carbon of the L-amino acid substrate from the opposite side of Tyr265' (from re face of PLP). This reaction leads to the formation of the external aldimine of D-Ala with PLP.
(D) Formation of internal aldimine, leading to the elimination of the product from PLP: (Inverse reaction of (A));
(D1) Asp313' may modulate the activity of Lys39.
(D2) The deprotonated amine group of Lys39 makes a nucleophilic attack on the C4' carbon of the PLP of the external aldimine, forming a transient geminal diamine intermediate.
(D2) Proton transfer from the epsilon-nitrogen atom of Lys39 to the amine group of D-Ala must occur (probably through alpha-carboxyl group, or C4' atom of PLP).
(D3) The lone pair of the amine nitrogen of Lys39 can attack on the C4' atom to form a double-bond, and to release the amine of the product, D-Ala.
(D4) The interaction of Arg219 through His166 with Tyr265' (from the adjacent chain) assists Tyr265' in acting as a general acid to protonate the amine group of the product. (Arg219/His166 act as modulators.)

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2005-04-18 2015-07-23