REEXAMINATION OF THE ROLE OF ASP20 IN CATALYSIS BY BACTERIOPHAGE-T4 LYSOZYME

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HARDY, LW [1 ]
POTEETE, AR [1 ]
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[1] UNIV MASSACHUSETTS,DEPT MOLEC GENET & MICROBIOL,WORCESTER,MA 01655
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10.1021/bi00103a010
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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Replacement of Asp20 in T4 lysozyme by Cys produces a variant with (1) nearly wild-type specific activity, (2) a newly acquired sensitivity to thiol-modifying reagents, and (3) a pH-activity profile that is very similar to that of the wild-type enzyme. These results indicate that the residue at position 20 has a significant nucleophilic function rather than merely an electrostatic role. The intermediate in catalysis by lysozyme is probably a covalent glycosyl-enzyme instead of the ion pair originally proposed.
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