Human Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase: The Crystal Structure Reveals a Structural Nadp+ Molecule and Provides Insights Into Enzyme Deficiency
Au, S.W.N., Gover, S., Lam, V.M.S., Adams, M.J.(2000) Structure 8: 293
- PubMed: 10745013 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/s0969-2126(00)00104-0
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1QKI - PubMed Abstract: 
Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) catalyses the first committed step in the pentose phosphate pathway; the generation of NADPH by this enzyme is essential for protection against oxidative stress. The human enzyme is in a dimer<-->tetramer equilibrium and its stability is dependent on NADP(+) concentration. G6PD deficiency results from many different point mutations in the X-linked gene encoding G6PD and is the most common human enzymopathy. Severe deficiency causes chronic non-spherocytic haemolytic anaemia; the usual symptoms are neonatal jaundice, favism and haemolytic anaemia.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Laboratory of Molecular Biophysics, Department of Biochemistry, University of Oxford, The University of Hong Kong, Department of Biochemistry, Oxford, OX1 3QU, UK, Hong Kong.