Steric bulk at position 454 in Saccharomyces cerevisiae lanosterol synthase influences B-ring formation but not deprotonation

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Joubert, BM
Hua, L
Matsuda, SPT
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[1] Rice Univ, Dept Chem, Houston, TX 77005 USA
[2] Rice Univ, Dept Biochem & Cell Biol, Houston, TX 77005 USA
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10.1021/ol9912940
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O62 [有机化学];
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070303 ; 081704 ;
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[GRAPHICS] Lanosterol synthase converts oxidosqualene to the tetracyclic sterol precursor lanosterol, The mutation experiments described here show that an active-site valine residue in lanosterol synthase contributes to cyclization control through steric effects. Mutating to smaller alanine or glycine residues allows formation of the monocyclic achilleol A, whereas the leucine and isoleucine mutants make exclusively lanosterol, The phenylalanine mutant is inactive.
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