On 02/15/12 12:41, Jacob Keller wrote:
Are there any all-D proteins out there, of known structure or
otherwise? If so, do enantiomer-specific catalyses become inverted?
JPK
I looked a little harder, and at least one D-enantiomeric protein was an
enzyme:
Total chemical synthesis of a D-enzyme: the enatiomers of HIV-1 protease
show demonstration of reciprocal chiral substrate specificty
R.C. deL. Milton, S.C.F. Milton, S.B.H. Kent (1992) Science 256(5062)
1445-1448.
I guess that answers your question.
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