The Reaction Coordinate of a Bacterial Gh47 Alpha-Mannosidase: A Combined Quantum Mechanical and Structural Approach.
Thompson, A.J., Dabin, J., Iglesias-Fernandez, J., Ardevol, A., Dinev, Z., Williams, S.J., Bande, O., Siriwardena, A., Moreland, C., Hu, T.C., Smith, D.K., Gilbert, H.J., Rovira, C., Davies, G.J.(2012) Angew Chem Int Ed Engl 51: 10997
- PubMed: 23012075 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1002/anie.201205338
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
4AYO, 4AYP, 4AYQ, 4AYR - PubMed Abstract: 
Mannosides in the southern hemisphere: Conformational analysis of enzymatic mannoside hydrolysis informs strategies for enzyme inhibition and inspires solutions to mannoside synthesis. Atomic resolution structures along the reaction coordinate of an inverting α-mannosidase show how the enzyme distorts the substrate and transition state. QM/MM calculations reveal how the free energy landscape of isolated α-D-mannose is molded on enzyme to only allow one conformationally accessible reaction coordinate.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Chemistry, University of York, Heslington, York, YO10 5DD, UK.