The structure of endothiapepsin complexed with the gem-diol inhibitor PD-135,040 at 1.37 Å

L. Coates, P. T. Erskine, S. Mall, P. A. Williams, R. S. Gill, S. P. Wood, J. B. Cooper

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    Abstract

    The crystal structure of endothiapepsin complexed with the gem-diol inhibitor PD-135,040 has been anisotropically refined to a resolution of 1.37 Å. The structure of this inhibitor complex is in agreement with previous structures of endothiapepsin gem-diol inhibitor complexes that have been used to develop proposed catalytic mechanisms. However, the increase in resolution over previous structures confirms the presence of a number of short hydrogen bonds within the active site that are likely to play an important role in the catalytic mechanism. The presence of low-barrier hydrogen bonds was indicated in a previous one-dimensional H NMR spectrum.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)978-981
    JournalActa Crystallographica Section D Biological Crystallography
    Volume59
    Issue number6
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Jun 2003

    Keywords

    • aspartic proteinase mechanism
    • tetrahedral intermediate
    • anisotropic refinement

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