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== Function of your protein == | == Function of your protein == | ||
MqnA is a chorismate dehydratase that has been studied in Streptomyces coelicolor. MqnA is important because it catalyzes the initial step in the biosynthesis of menaquinone via the futalosine pathway. MqnA folds like a venus flytrap and binds to <scene name='95/954102/Protein_view_2/1'>its substrate (chorismate) via its ligand</scene> Without the venus flytrap folding, the protein would be unable to access the binding site. Products of ScMqnA include 3-EPB and the presumed hydrolysis product, 3,4-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,5-dienoate (3,4-CHD). | MqnA is a chorismate dehydratase that has been studied in Streptomyces coelicolor. MqnA is important because it catalyzes the initial step in the biosynthesis of menaquinone via the futalosine pathway. MqnA folds like a venus flytrap and binds to <scene name='95/954102/Protein_view_2/1'>its substrate (chorismate) via its ligand</scene> Without the venus flytrap folding, the protein would be unable to access the binding site. Products of ScMqnA include 3-EPB and the presumed hydrolysis product, 3,4-dihydroxycyclohexa-1,5-dienoate (3,4-CHD). Menaquinone (MqnA) is of importance to study because it helps make molecules for the electron transport chain. | ||
== Biological relevance and broader implications == | == Biological relevance and broader implications == | ||
