A. Stsiapanava1,
J. Dohnalek3, M. Kuty1,2,
J. A. Gavira4, T. Koudelakova5,
J. Damborsky5
and
1Institute of
2Institute of Systems Biology and
3Institute of Macromolecular Chemistry AS CR,
Heyrovskeho nam.2, 162 00,
4Laboratorio de Estudios Cristalografico, Edificio
BIC-Granada, Avda. de
5<aff><oid id="5551Loschmidt Laboratories, Faculty of Science,
stepanova@greentech.cz
Haloalkane dehalogenases (EC 3.8.1.5) are members of
the α/β-hydrolase fold family and catalyze hydrolytic conversion of a broad
spectrum of hydrocarbons to the corresponding alcohols [1]. Besides a wide
range of haloalkanes, DhaA can slowly convert serious industrial pollutant 1,2,3-trichloropropane (TCP) [2]. Three mutants marked as
DhaA04, DhaA14 and DhaA15 were designed and constructed to study the relevance
of the tunnels connecting the buried active site with the surrounding solvent
for the enzymatic activity.
The three mutants of DhaA were crystallized using the
sitting-drop vapor-diffusion technique [3].
Analyses of crystal structures of mutants allow
determine of electron densities observed for the ligands. In the case of DhaA04
the ligand is benzoic acid. DhaA14
and DhaA15 proteins contain
isopropanol in the active site cavity. Mutations in Dha04 and DhaA15 partially
block the main tunnel and almost completely block small slot in DhaA14 and
DhaA15 enzymes.
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authors thank Jindrich Hasek (