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Macrolide 2'-phosphotransferase [MPH(2')] transfers the gamma phosphate of ATP to the 2'-OH group of macrolide antibiotics. The role of aspartic acids in the putative ATP-binding site of MPH(2')II was investigated through the substitution of alanine for aspartate by site-directed mutagenesis. D200A, D209A, D219A, and D231A mutant strains were unable to inactivate the substrate oleandomycin, while a D227A mutant retained 7% of the activity of the original enzyme.
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Taniguchi et al. (1999) studied this question.
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