title: Analogs of reaction intermediates identify a unique substrate binding site in Candida rugosa lipase.
abstract: The structures of Candida rugosa lipase-inhibitor complexes demonstrate that the scissile fatty acyl chain is bound in a narrow, hydrophobic tunnel which is unique among lipases studied to date. Modeling of triglyceride binding suggests that the bound lipid must adopt a "tuning fork" conformation. The complexes, analogs of tetrahedral intermediates of the acylation and deacylation steps of the reaction pathway, localize the components of the oxyanion hole and define the stereochemistry of ester hydrolysis. Comparison with other lipases suggests that the positioning of the scissile fatty acyl chain and ester bond and the stereochemistry of hydrolysis are the same in all lipases which share the alpha/beta-hydrolase fold.
authors.affiliation: Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Council of Canada, Montréal, Quebec.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Grochulski
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Bouthillier
authors.forename: R J
authors.initials: RJ
authors.lastname: Kazlauskas
authors.forename: A N
authors.initials: AN
authors.lastname: Serreqi
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Schrag
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ziomek
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Cygler
mesh_terms: D000215:Acylation; D000838:Anions; D001665:Binding Sites; D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray; D006860:Hydrogen Bonding; D008049:Lipase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D008958:Models, Molecular; D008968:Molecular Conformation; D015394:Molecular Structure; D011487:Protein Conformation; D013451:Sulfonic Acids / Q000378:metabolism; D014280:Triglycerides / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000838:Anions; D013451:Sulfonic Acids; D014280:Triglycerides; D008049:Lipase