Molecular Structure of Enzyme N-acyl Amino Acid Hydrolase from <I>Microbacterium arborescens</I> (IMAGE)

Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology

Molecular Structure of Enzyme N-acyl Amino Acid Hydrolase from <I>Microbacterium arborescens</I>

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Longitudinal section through the pore along with a representation of the iron uptake mechanism. Entering Fe(II)ions, surrounded by 6 water molecules (spatial representation in the box on the right below), are oxidized to Fe(III)ions with a simultaneous loss of their hydrate shell. The Fe(III) is stored as Fe2O3 in the center of the macromolecule.

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Kornelius Zeth, MPI Tuebingen

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