| Literature DB >> 10818357 |
C A Regni1, P A Tipton, L J Beamer.
Abstract
The enzyme phosphomannomutase/phosphoglucomutase (PMM/PGM) catalyzes the conversion of mannose 6-phosphate to mannose 1-phosphate in the second step of the alginate biosynthetic pathway of Pseudomonas aeruginosa. PMM/PGM has been crystallized by hanging-drop vapor diffusion in space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). Crystals diffract to 1.75 A resolution on a synchrotron X-ray source under cryo-cooling conditions. PMM/PGM substituted with selenomethionine has been purified and crystallizes isomorphously with the native enzyme. Structure determination by MAD phasing is under way. Because of its role in alginate biosynthesis, PMM/PGM is a potential target for therapeutic inhibitors to combat P. aeruginosa infections.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 10818357 DOI: 10.1107/s0907444900004431
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr ISSN: 0907-4449