Biochemical and structural characterization of alanine racemase from Bacillus anthracis (Ames).
Counago, R.M., Davlieva, M., Strych, U., Hill, R.E., Krause, K.L.(2009) BMC Struct Biol 9: 53-53
- PubMed: 19695097 
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1472-6807-9-53
- Primary Citation of Related Structures:  
3HA1 - PubMed Abstract: 
Bacillus anthracis is the causative agent of anthrax and a potential bioterrorism threat. Here we report the biochemical and structural characterization of B. anthracis (Ames) alanine racemase (AlrBax), an essential enzyme in prokaryotes and a target for antimicrobial drug development. We also compare the native AlrBax structure to a recently reported structure of the same enzyme obtained through reductive lysine methylation.
Organizational Affiliation: 
Department of Biochemistry, University of Otago, Dunedin, New Zealand. rafael.counago@otago.ac.nz