Table 3 Amino acid residues involved in the establishment of PamTps1 active site pocket and catalysis activity predicted using CASTp and InterProScan.

From: Kinetic studies and homology modeling of a dual-substrate linalool/nerolidol synthase from Plectranthus amboinicus

Structure/Motif

Residues

Functions

N-terminal domain (RRx8W)

R1R2S3G4N5Y6Q7P8SAW

Active site lid

A–C loop (RxR)

R259DR

Active site lid

R259—Hydrogen bond donor

Helix C

W268, Y272

Active site pocket

W268—Aromatic residue surrounding non-polar hydrocarbon of substrate

W268, Y272—Hydrophobic interaction with PPi

Helix D1

I288V289, L291V292T293

Active site pocket

V289, V292T293—Hydrophobic interaction with PPi

Helix D1(DDxxD)

D296D297VY299D300

Active site pocket

D296, D300—metal binding motif

Helix F

F371, E374A375, Y378Y379

Active site pocket

Helix G1

T396

Active site pocket

Turn

I397A398

Active site pocket, hydrophobic interaction with PPi

Helix G2

A399, A401A402

Active site pocket

A399, A402—Hydrophobic interaction with PPi

Helix H (L,V)(V,L,A)(N,D)D(L,I,V)x(S,T)xxxE/DTE

L436R437L438AD440D441LG

F447E448, E450- Active site lid

Active site pocket

R437—Hydrogen bond donor

T444APF447E448, E450

D440, T444, E448 – metal binding motif

L436—Hydrophobic interaction with PPi

H-α1 loop

R451G452D453V454A455

Active site lid

K456A457, V458

K456—Hydrogen bond donor

310 helix

Y517

Active site pocket, hydrophobic interaction with PPi

J-K loop

G520D521G522Y523G524V525

Active site lid

Y523—Aromatic residue surrounding non-polar hydrocarbon of substrate/Hydrophobic interaction with PPi