Thermophilic alcohol dehydrogenase from the mesophile Entamoeba histolytica: crystallization and preliminary X-ray characterization

Acta Crystallogr D Biol Crystallogr. 2002 Mar;58(Pt 3):546-8. doi: 10.1107/s0907444902001245. Epub 2002 Feb 21.

Abstract

The tetrameric NADP(+)-dependent secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from Entamoeba histolytica has been crystallized in its apo form. The crystals belong to space group C222(1), with unit-cell parameters a = 76.89, b = 234.24, c = 96.24 A, and diffract to 1.9 A at liquid-nitrogen temperature. Analysis of the Patterson self-rotation function shows that the crystals contain one dimer per asymmetric unit.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase / chemistry*
  • Animals
  • Crystallization
  • Crystallography, X-Ray
  • Entamoeba histolytica / chemistry
  • Entamoeba histolytica / enzymology*
  • Protein Conformation

Substances

  • Alcohol Dehydrogenase