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Different Structural Origins of the Enantioselectivity of Haloalkane Dehalogenases toward Linear β-Haloalkanes: Open-Solvated versus Occluded-Desolvated Active Sites

. 2017 Apr 18 ; 56 (17) : 4719-4723. [epub] 20170323

Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE Language English Country Germany Media print-electronic

Document type Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

The enzymatic enantiodiscrimination of linear β-haloalkanes is difficult because the simple structures of the substrates prevent directional interactions. Herein we describe two distinct molecular mechanisms for the enantiodiscrimination of the β-haloalkane 2-bromopentane by haloalkane dehalogenases. Highly enantioselective DbjA has an open, solvent-accessible active site, whereas the engineered enzyme DhaA31 has an occluded and less solvated cavity but shows similar enantioselectivity. The enantioselectivity of DhaA31 arises from steric hindrance imposed by two specific substitutions rather than hydration as in DbjA.

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