... (a1/a2)andab regulatory subunit [9]. The enzymatic activity of all MATs studied depends on the redox state of the sulfhydryl moieties on the cysteineresidues in the amino acid sequence of the protein ... one-tenth of the activity displayed by the wild type. However, the ability of C92S, C106S and C47S tocleave PPPiremained high, and in the case of C47S, evenFig. 4. Time-course of L. donovanirecombinant ... mutated to their iso-sterical amino acid, serine. The C22S, C44S, C92S and C305Smutants showed a drastic loss of AdoMet synthesis activity compared to the wild type, and the C33S and C47S mutantsretained...