PMID-sentid Pub_year Sent_text comp_official_name comp_offsetprotein_name organism prot_offset 15951442-0 2005 Key role of conserved histidines in recombinant mouse beta-carotene 15,15"-monooxygenase-1 activity. Histidine 22-32 beta-carotene oxygenase 1 Mus musculus 54-90 15951442-1 2005 Alignment of sequences of vertebrate beta-carotene 15,15"-monooxygenase-1 (BCMO1) and related oxygenases revealed four perfectly conserved histidines and five acidic residues (His172, His237, His308, His514, Asp52, Glu140, Glu314, Glu405, and Glu457 in mouse BCMO1). Histidine 139-149 beta-carotene oxygenase 1 Mus musculus 37-73 15951442-1 2005 Alignment of sequences of vertebrate beta-carotene 15,15"-monooxygenase-1 (BCMO1) and related oxygenases revealed four perfectly conserved histidines and five acidic residues (His172, His237, His308, His514, Asp52, Glu140, Glu314, Glu405, and Glu457 in mouse BCMO1). Histidine 139-149 beta-carotene oxygenase 1 Mus musculus 75-80 15951442-3 2005 To test this hypothesis, we produced mutant forms of mouse BCMO1 by replacing the conserved histidines and acidic residues as well as four histidines and one glutamate non-conserved in the overall family with alanines by site-directed mutagenesis. Histidine 92-102 beta-carotene oxygenase 1 Mus musculus 59-64 15951442-8 2005 Therefore, the conserved histidines and Glu405 are absolutely required for the catalytic mechanism of BCMO1. Histidine 25-35 beta-carotene oxygenase 1 Mus musculus 102-107