Hydrolysis and binding of zinc to L-aspartyl-L-phenylalanine methyl ester
Abstract
100-MHz N.m.r. studies are reported for the complexes formed between protons, zinc ions, and L-aspartyl-L-phenylalaninemethyl ester, aspartate, and L-phenylalanine methyl ester. The sites of metal-ion binding are identified and the relative rates of ester hydrolysis are discussed from a mechanistic viewpoint.