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ArticleActa crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications2014

The structure of alanine racemase from Acinetobacter baumannii.

Emily Davis, Emma Scaletti-Hutchinson, Helen Opel-Reading, Yoshio Nakatani, Kurt L Krause

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Article in Acta crystallographica. Section F, Structural biology communications, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Emily DavisDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Emma Scaletti-HutchinsonDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Helen Opel-ReadingDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Yoshio NakataniDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
Kurt L KrauseDepartment of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand.
University of Otago · NZ

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Acinetobacter baumannii is an opportunistic Gram-negative bacterium which is a common cause of hospital-acquired infections. Numerous antibiotic-resistant strains exist, emphasizing the need for the development of new antimicrobials. Alanine racemase (Alr) is a pyridoxal 5'-phosphate dependent enzyme that is responsible for racemization between enantiomers of alanine. As D-alanine is an essential component of the bacterial cell wall, its inhibition is lethal to prokaryotes, making it an excellent antibiotic drug target. The crystal structure of A. baumannii alanine racemase (AlrAba) from the highly antibiotic-resistant NCTC13302 strain has been solved to 1.9 Å resolution. Comparison of AlrAba with alanine racemases from closely related bacteria demonstrates a conserved overall fold. The substrate entryway and active site of the enzymes were shown to be highly conserved. The structure of AlrAba will provide the template required for future structure-based drug-design studies.

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Acinetobacter baumanniiAlanine RacemaseAmino Acid SequenceBase SequenceDimerizationDNA PrimersMolecular Sequence DataProtein ConformationSequence Homology, Amino AcidStereoisomerismAlanine RacemaseDNA PrimersAcinetobacter baumanniialanine racemase

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PMID25195891
PMCPMC4157418
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