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Simvastatin Synthase, LovD, is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin. LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst. | Simvastatin Synthase, LovD, is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin. LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst. | ||
Revision as of 23:03, 12 March 2011
Simvastatin Synthase
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| 3hle, resolution 2.06Å (default scene) | |||||||||||||
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| Ligands: | DTT, MJA | ||||||||||||
| Related: | 1hld | ||||||||||||
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| Resources: | FirstGlance, OCA, RCSB, PDBsum | ||||||||||||
| Coordinates: | save as pdb, mmCIF, xml | ||||||||||||
Simvastatin Synthase, LovD, is an acyltransferase that converts the inactive monacolin J acid (MJA) into the cholesterol-lowering lovastatin. LovD can also synthesize the blockbuster drug simvastatin using MJA and a synthetic alpha-dimethylbutyryl thioester, albeit with suboptimal properties as a biocatalyst.
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