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. 1978 Nov 1;175(2):441–447. doi: 10.1042/bj1750441

Histidine residues of zinc ligands in beta-lactamase II.

G S Baldwin, A Galdes, H A Hill, B E Smith, S G Waley, E P Abraham
PMCID: PMC1186089  PMID: 33655

Abstract

1. The Zn(II)-requiring beta-lactamase from Bacillus cereus 569/H/9, which has two zinc-binding sites, was examined by 270 MHz 1H n.m.r. spectroscopy. Resonances were assigned to five histidine residues. 2. Resonances attributed to three of the histidine residues in the apoenzyme shift on the addition of one equivalent of Zn(II). 3. Although these three histidine residues are free to titrate in the apoenzyme, none of them titrates over the pH range 6.0--9.0 in the mono-zinc enzyme. 4. The ability of the C-2 protons of these three histidine residues to exchange with solvent (2H2O) is markedly decreased on Zn(II) binding. 5. It is proposed that these three histidine residues act as zinc ligands at the tighter zinc-binding site. 6. Resonances attributed to a fourth histidine residue shift on addition of further zinc to the mono-zinc enzyme. It is proposed that this histidine residue acts as a Zn(II) ligand at the second zinc-binding site.

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