In this study, the AP from Halobacterium salinarum, an archaeon that lives in a saturated salt environment, has been functionally and structurally characterized. The core fold and the active-site architecture of the H. salinarum enzyme are similar to other AP structures. These generally form dimers composed of dominant beta-sheet structures sandwic...

Enzymes and Coenzymes; Scientists at Max Planck Institute for Biochemistry, Department of Membrane Biochemistry publish new data on enzymes and coenzymes