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Crystallization of Aspergillus nidulans 3-dehydroquinate synthase (DHQS), following turnover of the enzyme by addition of the substrate DAHP, gave a new crystal form (form J). Although the crystals have dimensions of only 50 x 20 x 5 micro m, they are well ordered, diffracting to 1.7 A. The space group is C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 90.0, b = 103.7, c = 177.4 A. Structure determination and refinement to R = 0.19 (R(free) = 0.25) shows the DHQS is in the 'open' form with the substrate site unoccupied but with some loop regions perturbed. Previous crystals of open-form DHQS only diffracted to 2.5 A resolution. The use of enzyme turnover may be applicable in other systems in attempts to improve crystal quality.

1SG6 is a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single_protein Single protein] structure of sequence from [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emericella_nidulans Emericella nidulans] with <scene name='pdbligand=ZN:'>ZN</scene> and <scene name='pdbligand=NAD:'>NAD</scene> as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ligands ligands]. Active as [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/3-dehydroquinate_synthase 3-dehydroquinate synthase], with EC number [http://www.brenda-enzymes.info/php/result_flat.php4?ecno=4.2.3.4 4.2.3.4] Full crystallographic information is available from [http://oca.weizmann.ac.il/oca-bin/ocashort?id=1SG6 OCA].  

[[Category: Hawkins, A R.]]

[[Category: Nichols, C E.]]

[[Category: Stammers, D K.]]

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