Overall structural changes in copper amine oxidase during catalysis (IMAGE)

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University

Overall structural changes in copper amine oxidase during catalysis

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Upon substrate binding, Domain 2 (D2) and Domain 3 (D3) contract in the direction indicated by the arrows. This enzyme has a homodimeric structure, and similar movements are observed in both D2 and D3.

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Takeshi Murukawa from Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical University

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