The 1,1-proton transfer reaction mechanism by alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase is catalyzed by an asparte/histidine pair and involves a smooth, methionine-rich surface for binding the fatty acyl moiety
Coordinates
PDB Format
Method
X-RAY DIFFRACTION
1.60 Å
Oligo State
homo-dimer
Ligands
2 x
MRR:
(R)-2-METHYLMYRISTOYL-COENZYME A(Non-covalent)
Bhaumik, P. et al., The Catalysis of the 1,1-Proton Transfer by alpha-Methyl-acyl-CoA Racemase Is Coupled to a Movement of the Fatty Acyl Moiety Over a Hydrophobic, Methionine-rich Surface. J.Mol.Biol. (2007)