Shown below is a proposed mechanism for the cleavage of sialic acid by the viral enzyme neuramini...
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Shown below is a proposed mechanism for the cleavage of sialic acid by the viral enzyme neuraminidase. The kcat for the wild-type enzyme at pH 6.15,37 °C is 26.8s- Y409) Y409) (D149) (D149) онон ﹀R374-1st Step -ROH R' C-N R374 (E117) (E117) +H2O ↓ 2nd Step Y409) Y409) (D149) 8 ,0149 D149) OH OH H2N R374 (E117) (E117) Part A Describe the roles of the following amino acids in the catalytic mechanism: Glul17, Tyr409, and...