Detection and characterization of a novel copper-dependent intermediate in a lytic polysaccharide monooxygenase
R. K. Singh, B. v. Oort, B. Mollers, D. A. Russo, R. Singh, H. Weihe, M. K. Tiwari, R. Croce, P. E. Jensen, C. Felby, M. J. Bjerrum
The paper identifies a long-lived copper-dependent intermediate in an LPMO enzyme and proposes a mechanism involving its formation from a reactive Cu(III) intermediate during cellulose oxidation.
bioRxiv · Apr 17, 2019Biochemistry