MOLECULAR EVOLUTION AND ZINC ION BINDING MOTIF OF LEUKOTRIENE-A4 HYDROLASE

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作者
TOH, H [1 ]
MINAMI, M [1 ]
SHIMIZU, T [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV TOKYO,FAC MED,DEPT PHYSIOL CHEM & NUTR,TOKYO 113,JAPAN
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10.1016/0006-291X(90)91379-7
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Leukotriene A4 (LTA4) hydrolase belongs to the aminopeptidase N family. In order to investigate the molecular evolution and physiological significance of LTA4 hydrolase, the enzymes belonging to the family were aligned and a phylogenetic tree was constructed. From the alignment, it was found that three residues involved in zinc binding and one residue of the active sites of aminopeptidases N were conserved in LTA4 hydrolase. In agreement with the observation, LTA4hydrolase is a zinc protein as determined by atomic absorption spectroscopy. © 1990.
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