Volume 50, Issue 51 pp. 12304-12307
Communication

Mechanistic Studies of an IspH-Catalyzed Reaction: Implications for Substrate Binding and Protonation in the Biosynthesis of Isoprenoids

Wei-chen Chang

Wei-chen Chang

Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (USA)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Dr. Youli Xiao

Dr. Youli Xiao

Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 (USA)

These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Prof. Dr. Hung-wen Liu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Hung-wen Liu

Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (USA)

Hung-wen Liu, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (USA)

Pinghua Liu, Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 (USA)

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Prof. Dr. Pinghua Liu

Corresponding Author

Prof. Dr. Pinghua Liu

Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 (USA)

Hung-wen Liu, Division of Medicinal Chemistry, College of Pharmacy and Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712 (USA)

Pinghua Liu, Department of Chemistry, Boston University, Boston, MA 02215 (USA)

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First published: 24 October 2011
Citations: 16

Financial support for this work was provided in part by grants from the National Science Foundation (CAREER, CHE-0748504 to P.L.), the National Institutes of Health (GM 093903 to P.L.), and the Welch Foundation (F-1511 to H.-w.L.).

Graphical Abstract

Chosen handle: Mechanistic studies of the IspH-catalyzed reductive dehydroxylation of 4-hydroxy-3-methyl-2-(E)-1-diphosphate (HMBPP) to isopentenyl diphosphate and dimethylallyl diphosphate suggest that both the 4-OH group and the double bond of HMBPP may contribute to the formation of substrate–IspH complex. Labeling studies now show that the 4-hydroxy group of the substrate plays the dominant role in positioning the substrate in the enzyme active site.

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