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Crystallization and preliminary diffraction data for adenosylcobalamin-dependent methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from Propionibacterium shermanii.

Abstract

Pink crystals of methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from Propionibacterium shermanii, a coenzyme B12 (5'-deoxyadenosylcobalamin)-dependent enzyme, have been obtained by the hanging-drop method in two different forms. One form lies in the space group P21, with unit cell dimensions a = 122 A, b = 160 A and c = 90 A, with beta = 104 degrees (1 A = 0.1 nm). There are two alpha beta dimers in the asymmetric unit. The crystals diffract to 3.2 A resolution and are suitable for high resolution X-ray diffraction studies.

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N Marsh, P F Leadlay, P R Evans. 1988-03-20. Crystallization and preliminary diffraction data for adenosylcobalamin-dependent methylmalonyl-CoA mutase from Propionibacterium shermanii.. https://doi.org/10.1016/0022-2836(88)90252-5

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