Culp J S, Butler L G
Arch Biochem Biophys. 1986 Apr;246(1):245-9. doi: 10.1016/0003-9861(86)90470-4.
The covalent intermediate of snake venom phosphodiesterase has been isolated using thymidine 5'-[alpha-32P]triphosphate as substrate. Phosphoamino acid analysis of the labeled enzyme demonstrates that threonine is the active site residue forming the covalent intermediate. 5'-Nucleotide phosphodiesterase is the first enzyme reported to have an active site threonine forming a covalent intermediate.