酵素阻害剤複合体の中性子結晶構造解析による反応機構の解明

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Neutron crystallography enables us to identify the accurate hydrogen positions in proteins, which play important roles in many chemical reactions in living system. Here we show our results of neutron structure determination of enzymes in complex with its inhibitors which corresponds to transition state analogues. Neutron structure analysis elucidated the detail catalytic reaction of each enzyme by direct observation of hydrogen atoms. Furthermore we would like to introduce a new neutron beam line for neutron structural biology planned at MLF in J-PARC.