title: Crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization of 1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase from the human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae.
abstract: 1,3-Propanediol dehydrogenase (1,3-PD-DH), encoded by the dhaT gene, is a key enzyme in the dissimilation process for converting glycerol to 1,3-propanediol in the human pathogen Klebsiella pneumoniae. Single colourless crystals were obtained from a recombinant preparation of 1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The crystals belong to space group P2(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 91.9, b = 226.6, c = 232.6 A, beta = 92.9 degrees. The crystals probably contain two decamers in the asymmetric unit, with a V(M) value of 3.07 A3 Da(-1) and an estimated solvent content of 59%. Diffraction data were collected to 2.7 A resolution using synchrotron radiation at the ID14-4 beamline of the European Synchrotron Radiation Facility.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Tecnologia Química e Biológica, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Avenida da República, Apartado 127, 2781-901 Oeiras, Portugal.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Marçal
authors.forename: A T
authors.initials: AT
authors.lastname: Rego
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Fogg
authors.forename: K S
authors.initials: KS
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Carrondo
authors.forename: F J
authors.initials: FJ
authors.lastname: Enguita
mesh_terms: D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D003460:Crystallization; D018360:Crystallography, X-Ray / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007711:Klebsiella pneumoniae / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000472:pathogenicity
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; D000426:Alcohol Dehydrogenase; C052370:1,3-propanediol dehydrogenase