Figure 3
Simplified enzymatic cycle of, and the timescales associated with, the reaction of BlaC with CEF. CEF is delivered to the crystals by diffusion. It noncovalently binds to the free BlaC enzyme (E) to form the enzyme–substrate complex (ES). The acyl intermediate EP, which is covalently bound to Ser70, is formed within ∼200 ms. The leaving group R2 is cleaved off the CEF. The modified CEF (EP) is hydrolyzed and released as product (P) and the free enzyme is recovered within about 2 s. In this paper, only the formation of the ES complex up to 50 ms (gray, blurred vertical line) was explored. |