Crystal structure of the nickel-iron hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas

The X-ray structure of the heterodimeric Ni–Fe hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas, the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of molecular hydrogen, has been solved at 2.85 Å resolution. The active site, which appears to contain, besides nickel, a second metal ion, is buried in the 60K subunit. The...

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Veröffentlicht in:Nature (London) 1995-02, Vol.373 (6515), p.580-587
Hauptverfasser: Volbeda, Anne, Charon, Marie-Hélène, Piras, Claudine, Hatchikian, E. Claude, Frey, Michel, Fontecilla-Camps, Juan C
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Zusammenfassung:The X-ray structure of the heterodimeric Ni–Fe hydrogenase from Desulfovibrio gigas, the enzyme responsible for the metabolism of molecular hydrogen, has been solved at 2.85 Å resolution. The active site, which appears to contain, besides nickel, a second metal ion, is buried in the 60K subunit. The 28K subunit, which coordinates one [3Fe–4S] and two [4Fe–4S] clusters, contains an amino-terminal domain with similarities to the redox protein flavodoxin. The structure suggests plausible electron and proton transfer pathways.
ISSN:0028-0836
1476-4687
DOI:10.1038/373580a0