Abstract
(Chemical Equation Presented) A rival to native peroxidase! An existing binding site for glutathione was combined with the catalytic residue tellurocysteine by using an auxotrophic expression system to create an engineered enzyme that functions as a glutathione peroxidase from the scaffold of a glutathione transferase (see picture). The catalytic activity of the telluroenzyme in the reduction of hydroperoxides by glutathione is comparable to that of native glutathione peroxidase.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 2020-2023 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| Journal | Angewandte Chemie - International Edition |
| Volume | 48 |
| Issue number | 11 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - 2 Mar 2009 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- Enzyme models
- Glutathione peroxidase
- Protein design
- Tellurium
- Tellurocysteine
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