Inhibitory Effect of DMSO on Halohydrin Dehalogenase: Experimental and Computational Insights into the Influence of an Organic Co-solvent on the Structural and Catalytic Properties of a Biocatalyst

Chemistry. 2022 Oct 7;28(56):e202202870. doi: 10.1002/chem.202202870. Epub 2022 Sep 22.

Abstract

Invited for the cover of this issue are Zlatko Brkljača, Maja Majerić Elenkov and co-workers at the Ruđer Bošković Institute and University of Zagreb. The image depicts the enzyme halohydrin dehalogenase HheC, which is made up of four identical subunits, with marked catalytic residues and volumetric maps of water and DMSO in the active site. Read the full text of the article at 10.1002/chem.202201923.

MeSH terms

  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide*
  • Humans
  • Hydrolases* / chemistry
  • Solvents
  • Water

Substances

  • Solvents
  • Water
  • Hydrolases
  • halohydrin dehalogenase
  • Dimethyl Sulfoxide