C-P lyase enzyme (IMAGE)

Aarhus University

C-P lyase enzyme

Caption

An illustration of the nutcracker enzyme in its closed (A) and open (B) states. The blue part of the enzyme contains the activity that crushes the stable substances, while the red part uses the energy from ATP to open the blue part. The enzyme binds one additional set of proteins that are used for closing (not illustrated).

Credit

Søren Kirk Amstrup

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