Recapture of [S]-allantoin, the product of the two-step degradation of uric acid, by urate oxidase.
Gabison, L., Chiadmi, M., Colloc'h, N., Castro, B., El Hajji, M., Prange, T.(2006) FEBS Lett 580: 2087-2091
- PubMed: 16545381
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.febslet.2006.03.007
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:
2FXL - PubMed Abstract:
Urate oxidase from Aspergillus flavus catalyzes the degradation of uric acid to [S]-allantoin through 5-hydroxyisourate as a metastable intermediate. The second degradation step is thought either catalyzed by another specific enzyme, or spontaneous. The structure of the enzyme was known at high resolution by X-ray diffraction of I222 crystals complexed with a purine-type inhibitor (8-azaxanthin). Analyzing the X-ray structure of urate oxidase treated with an excess of urate, the natural substrate, shows unexpectedly that the active site recaptures [S]-allantoin from the racemic end product of a second degradation step.
Organizational Affiliation:
Laboratoire de cristallographie et RMN biologiques (UMR 8015 CNRS), Faculté de Pharmacie, Université Paris V, 4 avenue de l'Observatoire, 75270 Paris Cedex 06, France.