BiophysicsCommunications ChemistryPeer-reviewed
Formation of a μ-oxo nucleophile enables efficient hydrolysis by a trinuclear metal center in Family II inorganic pyrophosphatase
Saki Maruoka, Yohei Kametani, Eisuke Magome…·Keiichi Watanabe
The paper elucidates the hydrolysis mechanism of Family II inorganic pyrophosphatase using structural and computational methods, identifying a μ-oxo nucleophile as the rate-limiting step.
DOI 10.1038/s42004-026-01996-7