Crystal structures of a cyanobacterial DAP epimerase bound to either D,L-aziDAP or D,L-alpha-methyl DAP

(2R,6S)-2,6-DIAMINO-2-METHYLHEPTANEDIOIC ACID

DAP epimerase,PLP-independent amino acid racemase

MAIEFTKYHGLGNDFILIDNRASKTPAITPEKAVEMCDRHFGIGADGVIFALPGENGTDYTMRIFNSDGSEPEMCGNGIR
CLAAFLADLEGLSRNKDTYRIHTLAGVITPQLTPDGQIKVDMGLPRLLAGEIPTNIAAADQKVINQPLEVEGKTWEVTCV
SMGNPHCITFVEDVAAIPLETIGPKFEHHPAFPQRTNTEFIQVVSRDYLKMRVWERGAGITLACGTGACASLVAAVLTGR
SDRLATVELPGGPLEIEWSEVDQRIYMTGPADRVFTGKLHHHHHH

0.1 M Succinic acid pH 7.0, 15% w/v Polyethylene glycol 3,350

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

DAP epimerase, diaminopimelic acid, DapF, cofactor-independent, protein biochemistry, enzyme mechanism, inhibitor, antibiotic, lysine biosynthesis

MAIEFTKYHGLGNDFILIDNRASKTPAITPEKAVEMCDRHFGIGADGVIFALPGENGTDYTMRIFNSDGSEPEMCGNGIR
CLAAFLADLEGLSRNKDTYRIHTLAGVITPQLTPDGQIKVDMGLPRLLAGEIPTNIAAADQKVINQPLEVEGKTWEVTCV
SMGNPHCITFVEDVAAIPLETIGPKFEHHPAFPQRTNTEFIQVVSRDYLKMRVWERGAGITLACGTGACASLVAAVLTGR
SDRLATVELPGGPLEIEWSEVDQRIYMTGPADRVFTGKL