Mechanism Polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase
crystallographic structure of polyneuridine aldehyde esterase rauvolfia serpentina (rainbow colored, n-terminus = blue, c-terminus = red). enzyme complexed product 16-epi-vellosimine depicted space-filling model (carbon = white, oxygen = red, nitrogen = blue).
the mechanism of hydrolysis performed polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase not known. has been suggested enzyme utilizes catalytic triad composed of ser-87, asp-216 , his-244. catalytic amino acid order same order of enzymes part of α/β hydrolase family. polyneuridine-aldehyde esterase may novel member of α/β hydrolase group.
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