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The crystal structure of Aspergillus oryzae carbonic anhydrase (AoCA) was determined at 2.7Å resolution and it revealed a dimer, which only has precedents in the α class in two membrane and cancer-associated enzymes. α carbonic anhydrases are underrepresented in fungi compared to the β class, this being the first structural representative. The overall fold and zinc binding site resemble other well studied carbonic anhydrases. A major difference is that the histidine, thought to be the major proton shuttle residue in most mammalian enzymes, is replaced by a phenylalanine in AoCA. This finding poses intriguing questions as to the biological functions of fungal α carbonic anhydrases, which are promising candidates for biotechnological applications.
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