3.1.3.45 enzyme bound to Mg2+ and metavanadate, hanging drop vapor diffusion method, using 30% (w/v) polyethylene glycol MME 550, 40 mM MgCl2 and 100 mM HEPES (pH 7.5), at 18°C 3.1.3.45 structures of KdsC in complex with Mg2+, citrate and products and capturing of transition states of the enzyme. The binding of ligands does not cause any specific conformational changes in the active site. The conformation of substrate 3-deoxy-D-manno-octulosonic acid is different from ist conformation when it binds as a cleaved product. An intersubunit tunnel is observed 3.1.3.45 to 2.25 A resolution, space group P212121. Four protomers of YrbI in the asymmetric unit form a tetramer