Quinone extraction drives atmospheric carbon monoxide oxidation in bacteria
Diverse bacteria and archaea use atmospheric CO as an energy source for long-term survival. Bacteria use [MoCu]-CO dehydrogenases (Mo-CODH) to conv…
Category: Enzyme mechanisms
Structure-function analysis of 2-sulfamoylacetic acid synthase in altemicidin biosynthesis
Altemicidin and its analogs are valuable sulfonamide antibiotics with valuable antitumor and antibacterial activities. Structures of altemicidin an…
Crystal structures of monomeric BsmI restriction endonuclease reveal coordinated sequential cleavage of two DNA strands
BsmI, a thermophilic Type IIS restriction endonuclease from Bacillus stearothermophilus, presents a unique structural composition, housing t…