Structural basis for stereoselective dehydration and hydrogen-bonding catalysis by the SAM-dependent pericyclase LepI

Nature Chemistry

Volumn 11, Issue 9, 2019, Pages 812-820

  Cai, Yujuan ^a   Hai, Yang ^b   Ohashi, Masao ^b   Jamieson, Cooper S ^b   Garcia Borras, Marc ^b   Houk, K N ^b   Zhou, Jiahai ^a   Tang, Yi ^b  

^a SHANGHAI INSTITUTE OF ORGANIC CHEMISTRY   (China)

^b Engineering IV   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

METHYLTRANSFERASE; S ADENOSYLMETHIONINE;

BIOCATALYSIS; CHEMICAL STRUCTURE; CHEMISTRY; DEHYDRATION; HYDROGEN BOND; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR MODEL; STEREOISOMERISM; X RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHY;

BIOCATALYSIS; CRYSTALLOGRAPHY, X-RAY; DEHYDRATION; HYDROGEN BONDING; METHYLTRANSFERASES; MODELS, MOLECULAR; MOLECULAR STRUCTURE; S-ADENOSYLMETHIONINE; STEREOISOMERISM;

EID: 85070212130     PISSN: 17554330     EISSN: 17554349     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/s41557-019-0294-x     Document Type: Article

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