TB Research

Structure of <i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i> phosphatidylinositol phosphate synthase reveals mechanism of substrate binding and metal catalysis.

K. Grave, Bennett, Martin Högbom

PubMed · 2019-01

Abstract

phosphatidylinositol phosphate synthesis and suggest a refined general catalytic mechanism-including a substrate-induced carboxylate shift-for Class I CDP-alcohol phosphotransferases, enzymes essential for phospholipid biosynthesis in all domains of life.

MeSH terms

  • Chemistry
  • Active site
  • Binding site
  • Stereochemistry
  • Hydrolase
  • Docking (animal)
  • Biosynthesis
  • Enzyme
  • Mycobacterium tuberculosis
  • Biochemistry
  • Transferase