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JOURNAL OF BIOLOGICAL CHEMISTRY
Volume 278, Issue 9, Pages 7639-7644Publisher
AMER SOC BIOCHEMISTRY MOLECULAR BIOLOGY INC
DOI: 10.1074/jbc.M211648200
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Acetohydroxyacid synthase (AHAS) (acetolactate synthase, EC 4.1.3.18) catalyzes the first step in branchedchain amino acid biosynthesis and is the target for sulfonylurea and imidazolinone herbicides. These compounds are potent and selective inhibitors, but their binding site on AHAS has not been elucidated. Here we report the 2.8 Angstrom resolution crystal structure of yeast AHAS in complex with a sulfonylurea herbicide, chlorimuron ethyl. The inhibitor, which has a K-i of 3.3 nM blocks access to the active site and contacts multiple residues where mutation results in herbicide resistance. The structure provides a starting point for the rational design of further herbicidal compounds.
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