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184 Chapter 7<br />

Figure 7.36 Structure of pentalanene synthase (PDB Wle 1PS1), showing the active site residues Asp-<br />

80, Asp-81, Asp-84 (DDXXD motif, <strong>to</strong>p), Phe-76 <strong>and</strong> Phe-77 in red.<br />

C+<br />

Phe<br />

Figure 7.37 p-Cation interaction.<br />

7.10 Phenolic radical couplings<br />

Certain aromatic natural products are formed by the radical coupling of two<br />

phenol precursors in an enzyme-catalysed process. In some cases the enzymes<br />

are blue copper proteins (the characteristic colour due <strong>to</strong> the metal cofac<strong>to</strong>r).<br />

For example, the phenol radical coupling of sulochrin shown in Figure 7.38 is<br />

catalysed by a 157-kDa oxidase enzyme containing six a<strong>to</strong>ms of copper. The

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