Crystal structure of octakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-gamma-cyclodextrin x 4.5 H2O: evidence for conformational flexibility of permethylated cyclodextrins.

Octakis(2,3,6-tri-O-methyl)-gamma-CD (TRIMEG) cocrystallized at 18 degrees C with 4.5 water molecules in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), unit cell dimensions a = 10.7879(3), b = 29.

Crystal structure of hexakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-alpha-cyclodextrin-acetonitrile dihydrate: a channel formed by methyl groups harbors a chain of five partially occupied water sites.

Hexakis(2,6-di-O-methyl)-alpha-cyclodextrin (DIMEA) crystallizes from 1:1 water-acetonitrile as DIMEA-acetonetril-dihydrate in the orthorhombic space group P2(1)2(1)2(1), unit cell dimensions a = 14.2775(5), b = 15.7312(5), c = 31.

Structural analysis of an RNase T1 variant with an altered guanine binding segment.

The ribonuclease T1 variant 9/5 with a guanine recognition segment, altered from the wild-type amino acid sequence 41-KYNNYE-46 to 41-EFRNWQ-46, has been cocrystallised with the specific inhibitor 2'-GMP. The crystal structure has been refined to a crystallographic R factor of 0.198 at 2.

Substrate specificity of and product formation by muconate cycloisomerases: an analysis of wild-type enzymes and engineered variants.

Muconate cycloisomerases play a crucial role in the bacterial degradation of aromatic compounds by converting cis,cis-muconate, the product of catechol ring cleavage, to (4S)-muconolactone. Chloromuconate cycloisomerases catalyze both the corresponding reaction and a dehalogenation reaction in the transformation of chloroaromatic compounds. This study reports the first thorough examination of the substrate specificity of the muconate cycloisomerases from Pseudomonas putida PRS2000 and Acinetobacter "calcoaceticus" ADP1.

Crystal structure of alpha-cyclodextrin-acetonitrile-hexahydrate.

Crystals of the ternary alpha-cyclodextrin-acetonitrile hexahydrate inclusion complex belong to the orthorhombic space group P212121 with unit cell dimensions a = 9.479(2), b = 14.323(4), c = 37.

Crystal structure of a murine alpha-class glutathione S-transferase involved in cellular defense against oxidative stress.

Glutathione S-transferases (GSTs) are ubiquitous multifunctional enzymes which play a key role in cellular detoxification. The enzymes protect the cells against toxicants by conjugating them to glutathione. Recently, a novel subgroup of alpha-class GSTs has been identified with altered substrate specificity which is particularly important for cellular defense against oxidative stress.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray crystallographic and electron microscopic study of a bacterial DNA helicase (RSF1010 RepA).

Helicases are ATP-driven enzymes essential for DNA unwinding. The broad host range plasmid RSFI010 harbours a gene (repA) encoding for one of the smallest known oligomeric helicases, RepA, a homo-hexamer with 30 kDa subunits. Electron micrographs indicate that the overall shape of RepA resembles a hexagon with globular monomers at the corners, diameter 140 A, and a central channel.

A re-evaluation of the crystal structure of chloromuconate cycloisomerase.

It is shown here that the reported 3 A crystal structure of chloromuconate cycloisomerase from Alcaligenes eutrophus [Hoier, Schlömann, Hammer, Glusker, Carrell, Goldman, Stezowski & Heinemann (1994). Acta Cryst. D50, 75-84] was refined in the incorrect space group I4.

Modes of binding substrates and their analogues to the enzyme D-xylose isomerase.

Studies of binding of substrates and inhibitors of the enzyme D-xylose isomerase show, from X-ray diffraction data at 1.6-1.9 A resolution, that there are a variety of binding modes.

Crystal structure of chloromuconate cycloisomerase from Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 (pJP4) at 3 A resolution.

Chloromuconate cycloisomerase (E.C. 5.

Crystallization and preliminary X-ray data of chloromuconate cycloisomerase from Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 (pJP4).

The pJP4-encoded chloromuconate cycloisomerase, an enzyme of the 2,4-dichlorophenoxy-acetate degradation pathway, was purified from cell-free extracts of Alcaligenes eutrophus JMP134 with a revised procedure. Tetragonal bipyramidal crystals were grown and characterized with respect to their X-ray diffraction properties. They were assigned to the space group I4, with cell dimensions of a = b = 111.

Structure of the molecular complex of anthracene with 1,8:4,5-naphthalenetetracarboxylic dianhydride.

C14H10.C14H4O6, M(r) = 446.42, monoclinic, P2(1)/a, a = 17.

Structure of ethyl phenyl selenone.

C8H10O2Se, M(r) = 217.13, monoclinic, P2(1)/n, a = 9.511 (2), b = 15.