Saldanha S A, Birch L M, Webb M E, Nabbs B K, von Delft F, Smith A G, Abell C
University Chemical Laboratory, Lensfield Road, Cambridge, UK CB2 1EW.
Chem Commun (Camb). 2001 Sep 21(18):1760-1. doi: 10.1039/b106090m.
The decarboxylation of L-aspartate by E. coli L-aspartate-alpha-decarboxylase (ADC) is shown to occur with retention of configuration; analysis of the protein structure identifies Tyr58 as the proton donor in the decarboxylation mechanism.