Abstract:
:During the past few years, there have been exciting developments in the field of flavoenzymology. New flavoenzymes have been discovered that are implicated in a variety of biological processes, including cell signaling, chromatin remodeling and cell development. The structures of several of these new flavoenzymes have been described, as exemplified by crystallographic analyses of MICAL, histone demethylase LSD1 and tryptophan dehalogenase. In addition, new structural information has revealed the evolutionary and mechanistic complexity of the enzymes of the riboflavin biosynthetic pathway. The integration of the enzymology data with crystallographic studies at atomic resolution is resulting in unprecedented insight into the chemical and geometric properties underlying flavoenzyme function.
journal_name
Curr Opin Struct Bioljournal_title
Current opinion in structural biologyauthors
De Colibus L,Mattevi Adoi
10.1016/j.sbi.2006.10.003subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2006-12-01 00:00:00pages
722-8issue
6eissn
0959-440Xissn
1879-033Xpii
S0959-440X(06)00175-8journal_volume
16pub_type
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