Characterization of porphobilinogen deaminase mutants reveals that arginine-173 is crucial for polypyrrole elongation mechanism

Summary: Porphobilinogen deaminase (PBGD), the third enzyme in the heme biosynthesis, catalyzes the sequential coupling of four porphobilinogen (PBG) molecules into a heme precursor. Mutations in PBGD are associated with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), a rare metabolic disorder. We used Fourier...

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Main Authors: Helene J. Bustad, Juha P. Kallio, Mikko Laitaoja, Karen Toska, Inari Kursula, Aurora Martinez, Janne Jänis
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-03-01
Series:iScience
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004221001206