The catalytic cycle of the ATP/Mg
2+
-dependent enzyme β-lactam synthetase (β-LS) from
Streptomyces clavuligerus
has been observed through a series of x-ray crystallographic snapshots. Chemistry is initiated by the ordered binding of ATP/Mg
2+
and
N
2
-(carboxyethyl)-
l
-arginine (CEA) to the apoenzyme. The apo and ATP/Mg
2+
structures described here, along with the previously described CEA⋅α,β-methyleneadenosine 5′-triphosphate (CEA⋅AMP-CPP)/Mg
2+
structure, illuminate changes in active site geometry that favor adenylation. In addition, an acyladenylate intermediate has been trapped. The substrate analog
N
2
-(carboxymethyl)-
l
-arginine (CMA) was adenylated by ATP in the crystal and represents a close structural analog of the previously proposed CEA-adenylate intermediate. Finally, the structure of the ternary product complex deoxyguanidinoproclavaminic acid (DGPC)⋅AMP/PP
i
/Mg
2+
has been determined. The CMA-AMP/PP
i
/Mg
2+
and DGPC⋅AMP/PP
i
/Mg
2+
structures reveal interactions in the active site that facilitate β-lactam formation. All of the ATP-bound structures differ from the previously described CEA⋅AMP-CPP/Mg
2+
structure in that two Mg
2+
ions are found in the active sites. These Mg
2+
ions play critical roles in both the adenylation and β-lactamization reactions.
ATP/Mg2+依赖性酶β-内酰胺合成酶(β-LS)来自于Streptomyces clavuligerus,其催化循环已通过一系列x射线晶体学快照观察到。化学反应由有序结合ATP/Mg2+和N2-(羧乙基)-L-精氨酸(CEA)到裸酶开始。此处描述的裸酶和ATP/Mg2+结构以及先前描述的CEA⋅α,β-甲基腺苷5'-三磷酸(CEA⋅AMP-CPP)/Mg2+结构,阐明了有利于腺苷酸化的活性位点几何变化。此外,已捕获到酰腺苷酸中间体。底物类似物N2-(羧甲基)-L-精氨酸(CMA)在晶体中被ATP腺苷化,代表了先前提出的CEA-腺苷酸中间体的近似结构类似物。最后,已确定三元产物复合物脱氧鸟氨酸丙卡拉维酸(DGPC)⋅AMP/PPi/Mg2+的结构。CMA-AMP/PPi/Mg2+和DGPC⋅AMP/PPi/Mg2+结构揭示了促进β-内酰胺形成的活性位点相互作用。所有ATP结合的结构与先前描述的CEA⋅AMP-CPP/Mg2+结构不同,因为在活性位点中发现了两个Mg2+离子。这些Mg2+离子在腺苷酸化和β-内酰胺化反应中发挥关键作用。