Glycyl radical enzymes: a conservative structural basis for radicals.
The first structures of glycyl radical enzymes, the anaerobic ribonucleotide reductase from bacteriophage T4 and pyruvate formate lyase from Escherichia coli, have been recently determined. This work provides new insights into the structure and chemistry of glycyl radical sites.
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Department of Molecular Biology, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Biomedical Center, Box 590, Uppsala, S-751 24, Sweden. hasse@xray.bmc.uu.se
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D000123:Acetyltransferases / Q000737:chemistry*; D005609:Free Radicals; D005998:Glycine / Q000737:chemistry*; D011487:Protein Conformation; D012264:Ribonucleotide Reductases / Q000737:chemistry*
D005609:Free Radicals; D012264:Ribonucleotide Reductases; D000123:Acetyltransferases; C022560:formate C-acetyltransferase; D005998:Glycine