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. 2004 Jun 1;567(1):67-73.
doi: 10.1016/j.febslet.2004.03.067.

Conformational change in substrate binding, catalysis and product release: an open and shut case?

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Conformational change in substrate binding, catalysis and product release: an open and shut case?

Alex Gutteridge et al. FEBS Lett. .
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Abstract

The role of conformational change in substrate binding, catalysis and product release is reviewed for 11 enzymes, for which crystal structures are available for the apo, substrate- and product-bound states. The extent of global conformational changes is measured, and the movements of the functional regions involved in catalysis and ligand binding are compared to the rest of the structure. We find that most of these enzymes undergo relatively small amounts of conformational change and particularly small changes in catalytic residue geometry, usually less than 1 A. In some enzymes there is significant movement of the binding residues, usually on surface loops.

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