Resum
The mechanism of glycosidic bond cleavage by glycosidases involves substrate ring distortions in the Michaelis complex that favor catalysis. Retaining β-mannosidases bind the substrate in a 1S5 conformation, and recent experiments have proposed an unusual substrate conformational pathway (1S5 → B2,5 → OS2) for the hydrolysis reaction. By means of Car-Parrinello metadynamics simulations, we have obtained the conformational free-energy surface (FES) of a β-d-mannopyranose molecule associated with the ideal Stoddart conformational diagram. We have found that 1S 5 is among the most stable conformers and simultaneously is the most preactivated conformation in terms of elongation/shortening of the C1-O1/C1-O5 bonds, C1-O1 orientation, and charge development at the anomeric carbon. Analysis of the computed FES gives support to the proposed 1S 5 → B2,5 → OS2 catalytic itinerary, showing that the degree of preactivation of the substrate in glycoside hydrolases (GHs) is related to the properties of an isolated sugar ring. We introduce a simple preactivation index integrating several structural, electronic, and energetic properties that can be used to predict the conformation of the substrate in the Michaelis complex of any GH.
Idioma original | Anglès |
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Pàgines (de-a) | 16058-16065 |
Nombre de pàgines | 8 |
Revista | Journal of the American Chemical Society |
Volum | 132 |
Número | 45 |
DOIs | |
Estat de la publicació | Publicada - 17 de nov. 2010 |