Crystal structure of protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase: A key enzyme in haem and chlorophyll biosynthesis

EMBO Journal

Volumn 23, Issue 8, 2004, Pages 1720-1728

  Koch, Michael ^a,b   Breithaupt, Constanze ^a   Kiefersauer, Reiner ^a,c   Freigang, Jörg ^b   Huber, Robert ^a   Messerschmidt, Albrecht ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE OF BIOCHEMISTRY   (Germany)

^b BAYER CROPSCIENCE AG   (Germany)

^c PROTEROS BIOSTRUCTURES GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Crystal structure; FAD cofactor; Membrane binding; Protoporphyrinogen IX oxidase; Tetrapyrrole biosynthesis

Indexed keywords

4 HYDROXYBENZOATE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; CHLOROPHYLL; DIMER; FERROCHELATASE; FLAVINE ADENINE NUCLEOTIDE; FLAVOPROTEIN; HEME; HERBICIDE; PROTOPORPHYRIN; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE;

ALPHA HELIX; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; CATALYSIS; CRYSTAL STRUCTURE; ENZYME ACTIVE SITE; HEME SYNTHESIS; NONHUMAN; OXIDATION; PORPHYRIA VARIEGATA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DOMAIN; PROTEIN FOLDING; TOBACCO;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; BINDING SITES; CATALYSIS; CELL MEMBRANE; CHLOROPHYLL; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DIMERIZATION; FERROCHELATASE; FLAVOPROTEINS; HEME; HUMANS; MITOCHONDRIA; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OXIDOREDUCTASES ACTING ON CH-CH GROUP DONORS; PORPHYRIA, VARIEGATE; PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY; PROTEIN SUBUNITS; PROTOPORPHYRINOGEN OXIDASE; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; TOBACCO;

NICOTIANA TABACUM;

EID: 2442563409     PISSN: 02614189     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.emboj.7600189     Document Type: Article

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