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Publication Abstract from PubMed

Soluble glucose dehydrogenase (s-GDH) from the bacterium Acinetobacter calcoaceticus is a classical quinoprotein. It requires the cofactor pyrroloquinoline quinone (PQQ) to catalyze the oxidation of glucose to gluconolactone. The precise catalytic role of PQQ in s-GDH and several other PQQ-dependent enzymes has remained controversial because of the absence of comprehensive structural data. We have determined the crystal structure of a ternary complex of s-GDH with PQQ and methylhydrazine, a competitive inhibitor of the enzyme. This complex, refined at 1.5-A resolution to an R factor of 16.7%, affords a detailed view of a cofactor-binding site of s-GDH. Moreover, it presents the first direct observation of covalent PQQ adduct in the active-site of a PQQ-dependent enzyme, thereby confirming previous evidence that the C5 carbonyl group of the cofactor is the most reactive moiety of PQQ.

Active-site structure of the soluble quinoprotein glucose dehydrogenase complexed with methylhydrazine: a covalent cofactor-inhibitor complex.,Oubrie A, Rozeboom HJ, Dijkstra BW Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1999 Oct 12;96(21):11787-91. PMID:10518528^[1]

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