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==Structural Characteristics of TIM==
==Structural Characteristics of TIM==
The secondary structure consists of 14 alpha helices and 8 beta sheets per monomer, making it fall in the SCOP category of alpha and beta proteins. The tertiary structure is a <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Alpha_beta_barrel/2'>alpha-beta barrel.</scene>
The secondary structure consists of 14 alpha helices and 8 beta sheets per monomer, making it fall in the SCOP category of alpha and beta proteins. The tertiary structure is a <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Alpha_beta_barrel/2'>alpha-beta barrel.</scene>
The quaternary structure is a homodimer.
The quaternary structure is a homodimer. The molecular weight of the enzyme is estimated at 57,400 Da.<ref>PMID:752201</ref>




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The enzyme aids in catalysis by binding tightly to the enediol transition state.  To convert GAP to the enediol intermediate, a proton is abstracted from C2 by a base and the carbonyl oxygen atom is protonated by an acid.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>   
The enzyme aids in catalysis by binding tightly to the enediol transition state.  To convert GAP to the enediol intermediate, a proton is abstracted from C2 by a base and the carbonyl oxygen atom is protonated by an acid.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>   
<scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Active_site/1'> Glu 165 acts as the base and grabs the C2 proton on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, while His 95 is H-bonded to the carbonyl oxygen and acts as the acid by protonating carbonyl oxygen.</scene>  The enediol intermediate is negatively charged, but is somewhat <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Lysine/1'>stabilized by the positively charged side chain of Lys 12.</scene> <ref>PMID:8130193</ref>  Mutation of Lys 12 to Arg increases Km by a factor of 22 and decreases Vmax by a factor of 180.<ref>PMID:8130193</ref>  To convert the enediol intermediate to DHAP, C1 is protonated by Glu 165, with His 95 removing a proton from C2’s OH group.  As a result, the catalytic groups are back to their original states, and catalysis is complete.  
<scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Active_site/1'> Glu 165 acts as the base and grabs the C2 proton on glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate, while His 95 is H-bonded to the carbonyl oxygen and acts as the acid by protonating carbonyl oxygen.</scene>  The enediol intermediate is negatively charged, but is somewhat <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Lysine/1'>stabilized by the positively charged side chain of Lys 12.</scene> <ref>PMID:8130193</ref>  Mutation of Lys 12 to Arg increases Km by a factor of 22 and decreases Vmax by a factor of 180.<ref>PMID:8130193</ref>  To convert the enediol intermediate to DHAP, C1 is protonated by Glu 165, with His 95 removing a proton from C2’s OH group.  As a result, the catalytic groups are back to their original states, and catalysis is complete. With GAP as a substrate, Km for the reaction is .34 mM and Vmax is 7200 units/mg protein at 25 degrees C and pH 7.5.<ref>PMID:752201</ref>


An interesting part of the enzyme is the <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Flexible_loop/1'>flexible loop</scene> that stabilizes the enediol-like transition state.  The flexible loop (residues 167-176)<ref>PMID:2204418</ref> closes over the active site like a hinged lid when substrate is bound, thus preventing phosphate from leaving.  A four-residue segment of the loop H-bonds with the phosphate group of the substrate.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>  Without the loop, the enediol intermediate would eliminate phosphate, with the end products being inorganic phosphate and toxic methylglyoxal.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>   
An interesting part of the enzyme is the <scene name='Christian_Krenk_Sandbox/Flexible_loop/1'>flexible loop</scene> that stabilizes the enediol-like transition state.  The flexible loop (residues 167-176)<ref>PMID:2204418</ref> closes over the active site like a hinged lid when substrate is bound, thus preventing phosphate from leaving.  A four-residue segment of the loop H-bonds with the phosphate group of the substrate.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>  Without the loop, the enediol intermediate would eliminate phosphate, with the end products being inorganic phosphate and toxic methylglyoxal.<ref>Voet, Donald, Judith G. Voet, and Charlotte W. Pratt. Fundamentals of Biochemistry Life at the Molecular Level. New York: John Wiley & Sons, 2008. p. 495. Print.</ref>