• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권3호
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• pp.532-541
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• 2010

Peroxidase-like activity of Vitreoscilla hemoglobin (VHb) has been recently disclosed. To maximize such activity, two catalytically conserved residues (histidine and arginine) found in the distal pocket of peroxidases have successfully been introduced into that of the VHb. A 15-fold increase in catalytic constant ($k_{cat}$) was obtained in P54R variant,which was presumably attributable to the lower rigidity and higher hydrophilicity of the distal cavity arising from substitution of proline to arginine. None of the modifications altered the affinity towards either $H_2O_2$ or ABTS substrate. Spectroscopic studies revealed that VHb variants harboring the T29H mutation apparently demonstrated a spectral shift in both ferric and ferrous forms (406-408 to 411 nm, and 432 to 424-425 nm, respectively). All VHb proteins in the ferrous state had a $\lambda_{soret}$ peak at ~419 nm following the carbon monoxide (CO) binding. Expression of the P54R mutant mediated the downregulation of iron superoxide dismutase (FeSOD) as identified by two-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2-DE) and peptide mass fingerprinting (PMF). According to the high peroxidase activity of P54R, it could effectively eliminate autoxidation-derived $H_2O_2$, which is a cause of heme degradation and iron release. This decreased the iron availability and consequently reduced the formation of the $Fe^{2+}$-ferric uptake regulator protein ($Fe^{2+}$-Fur), an inducer of FeSOD expression.

• Journal of Microbiology and Biotechnology
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• 제20권12호
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• pp.1653-1663
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• 2010

The first gene (${\alpha}$-gal1) encoding an extracellular ${\alpha}$-Dgalactosidase from the thermophilic fungus Talaromyces emersonii was cloned and characterized. The ${\alpha}$-gal1 gene consisted of an open reading frame of 1,792 base pairs interrupted by six introns that encoded a mature protein of 452 amino acids, including a 24 amino acid secretory signal sequence. The translated protein had highest identity with other fungal ${\alpha}$-galactosidases belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 27. The ${\alpha}$-gal1 gene was overexpressed as a secretory protein with an N-terminal histidine tag in the methylotrophic yeast Pichia pastoris. Recombinant ${\alpha}$-Gal1 was secreted into the culture medium as a monomeric glycoprotein with a maximal yield of 10.75 mg/l and purified to homogeneity using Hisbinding nickel-agarose affinity chromatography. The purified enzyme was maximally active at $70^{\circ}C$, pH 4.5, and lost no activity over 10 days at $50^{\circ}C$. ${\alpha}$-Gal1 followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics ($V_{max}\;of\;240.3{\mu}M/min/mg,\;K_m\;of\;0.294 mM$) and was inhibited competitively by galactose ($K_m{^{obs}}$ of 0.57 mM, $K_i$ of 2.77 mM). The recombinant T. emersonii ${\alpha}$-galactosidase displayed broad substrate preference, being active on both oligo- and polymeric substrates, yet had strict specificity for the ${\alpha}$-galactosidic linkage. Owing to its substrate preference and noteworthy stability, ${\alpha}$-Gal1 is of particular interest for possible biotechnological applications involving the processing of plant materials.

• Mycobiology
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• 제43권3호
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• pp.280-287
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• 2015

In this study, transcriptome analysis of twelve laccase genes in Pleurotus ostreatus revealed that their expression was differentially regulated at different developmental stages. Lacc5 and Lacc12 were specifically expressed in fruiting bodies and primordia, respectively, whereas Lacc6 was expressed at all developmental stages. Lacc1 and Lacc3 were specific to the mycelial stage in solid medium. In order to investigate their biochemical characteristics, these laccases were heterologously expressed in Pichia pastoris using the pPICHOLI-2 expression vector. Expression of the laccases was facilitated by intermittent addition of methanol as an inducer and sole carbon source, in order to reduce the toxic effects associated with high methanol concentration. The highest expression was observed when the recombinant yeast cells were grown for 5 days at $15^{\circ}C$ with intermittent addition of 1% methanol at a 12-hr interval. Investigation of enzyme kinetics using 2,2-azino-bis(3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulfonic acid (ABTS) as a substrate revealed that the primordium-specific laccase Lacc12 was 5.4-fold less active than Lacc6 at low substrate concentration with respect to ABTS oxidation activity. The optimal pH and temperature of Lacc12 were 0.5 pH units and $5^{\circ}C$higher than those of Lacc6. Lacc12 showed maximal activity at pH 3.5 and $50^{\circ}C$, which may reflect the physiological conditions at the primordiation stage.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제31권2호
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• pp.137-142
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• 1988

Saccharomycopsis lipolytica ATCC 44601에서 정제한 isocitrate lyase 반응산물의 축합반응과 개열반응은 $30^{\circ}C$, pH 7.0에서 분석되었다. Glyoxylate와 succinate의 축합반응에서 Km값은 각각 0.06 mM과 0.21 mM이었고, 개열 반응에서 glyoxylate는 직선적인 경쟁적 저해를, succinate는 직선적인 비경쟁적 저해를 나타내었으며 이때 Ki 값은 각각 0.22 mM과 0.82 mM이었다. 그러므로 이 kinetic분석은 이 효소가 축합 반응에서 glyoxylate가 succinate보다 먼저 결합하는 정서반응기구인 것을 나타내었다. 3-Bromopyruvate(BrP)의 불활성화는 포화 kinetics를 나타내면서 효소를 불가역적으로 불활성화하였으며 반감기는 0.15분이고 $K_{BrP}$는 0.032 mM이었으며, 기질과 반응생성물들을 불활성화에 대하여 보호작용이 있었다.

• Toxicological Research
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• 제12권2호
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• pp.155-161
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• 1996

The enzymatic properties for NADPH-P450 reductase domain of a fusion protein between human cytochrome P450 1A1 and rat NADPH-P450 reductase expressed in Escherichia coli were investigated. The fusion plasmid pCW/1A1OR-expressed E. coli membrane showed high NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity ($830.1\pm 85.8 nmol\cdot min^{-1}\cdot mg protein^{-1}$), while pCW control vector and P 450 1A1 expression vector pCW/1A1 showed relatively quite low activity ($4.35\pm 0.49, 3.27\pm 0.50 nmol\cdot min^{-1}\cdot mg protein^{-1}$, respectively). The kinetic curves for NADPH-cytochrome c reductase followed typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics. The $K_{max}$ and $V_{max}$ for NADPH-dependent reductase activity were $8.24\pm 2.61\mu $and $817.9\pm 60.8 nmol\cdot min^{-1}\cdot mg protein^{-1}$, respectively, whereas those for cytochrome c-dependent reductase activity were $19.97\pm 2.86\mu M$ and $1303.5\pm 67.1 nmol\cdot min^{-1}\cdot mg protein^{-1}$. The reductase activities were also compared with those of rat, porcine and human liver microsomes. The activity of pCW/ 1A1OR-expressed E. coli membrane was 15.2-fold higher than that of rat liver microsome. Treatment with benzo(a)pyrene, 7-ethoxyresorufin and $\alpha$-naphthofiavone which are known as specific substrates or inhibitor for human P450 1A1 increased NADPH-cytochrome c reductase activity of fusion protein in E. coli membrane dose-dependently. These results demonstrate that the membrane topology of fused enzyme may be important for activity of its NADPH-P450 reductase domain.

• Molecules and Cells
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• 제43권9호
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• pp.784-792
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• 2020

Arginine kinase (AK), a bioenergy-related enzyme, is distributed widely in invertebrates. The role of highly conserved histidines in AKs is still unascertained. In this study, the highly conserved histidine 284 (H284) in AK of Daphnia magna (DmAK) was replaced with alanine to elucidate the role of H284. We examined the alteration of catalytic activity and structural changes of H284A in DmAK. The catalytic activity of H284A was reduced dramatically compared to that in wild type (WT). Thus the crystal structure of H284A displayed several structural changes, including the alteration of D324, a hydrogen-bonding network around H284, and the disruption of π-stacking between the imidazole group of the H284 residue and the adenine ring of ATP. These findings suggest that such alterations might affect a conformational change of the specific loop consisting of G310-V322 at the antiparallel β-sheet region. Thus, we speculated that the H284 residue might play an important role in the conformational change of the specific loop when ATP binds to the substrate-binding site of DmAK.

• Archives of Pharmacal Research
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.219-224
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• 1999

In our search for the anticonvulsant consitutent of Gastrodia elata repeated column chromatographies guided by activity assay led to isolation of an active compound, which was identified as gastrodin on the basis of spectral data. Brain succinic semialdehyde dehydrogenase (SSADH) was inactivated by preincubation with gastrodin in a time-dependent manner and the reaction was monitored by absorption and fluorescene spectroscopic methods. The inactivation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics with the second-rate order constant of $1.2{\times}10^{3} M^{-1} min^{-1}$. The time course of the reaction was significantly affected by the coenzyme NAD^{+}$, which affected complete protection against the loss of the catalytic activity, whereas substrate succinic semialdehyde failed to prevent the inactivation of the enzyme. It is postulated that the gastrodin is able to elevate the neurotransmitter GABA levels in central nervous system by inhibitory action on one of the GABA degradative enzymes, SSADH.

• 생명과학회지
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• 제22권2호
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• pp.209-219
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• 2012

눈조직의 젖산탈수소효소(LDH, EC 1.1.1.27) eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소의 특성을 native-PAGE, Western blotting, 면역침강반응 및 효소 역학을 이용하여 연구하였고, LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소의 활성을 측정하는 조건을 제시하였다. 파랑볼우럭(Lepomis macrochirus)과 큰입우럭(Micropterus salmoides) 눈조직의 세포기질에서 LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소가 확인되었으며 $B_4$ 동위효소보다 $A_4$ 동위효소에 유사하였다. 파랑볼우럭 눈조직의 LDH/CS는 9월에 증가하여 혐기적 대사가 높게 이루어졌다. 파랑볼우럭과 큰입우럭 눈조직 미토콘드리아 LDH의 전기영동상은 세포기질 LDH와 유사하였다. 눈조직의 LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소는 Preparative native-PAGE에 의해 정제되었다. 파랑볼우럭과 큰입우럭의 LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소의 활성은 피루브산 0.2 mM과 0.1 mM 이상의 농도에서 각각 감소되었고, 피루브산 10 mM에서 5.2%, 15.8% 활성이 남아 저해 정도가 크게 나타났다. 그리고 눈조직의 LDH 활성도 젖산 22 mM과 24 mM 이상의 농도에서 각각 감소되어졌다. 파랑 볼우럭 eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소의 $Km^{PYR}$는 0.088 mM, 큰입우럭 eye-specific $C_4$ $Km^{PYR}$는 0.033 mM였으며, 세포기질과 미토콘드리아 eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소는 ${\alpha}$-ketobutyric acid에서 활성이 높게 나타났다. 눈조직과 eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소의 활성은 피루브산 0.5 mM과 Tris-HCl 완충액, pH 7.5에서 측정하는 것이 적합한 것으로 확인되었다. 실험 결과, 큰입우럭 LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소는 파랑볼우럭 LDH eye-specific $C_4$보다 피루브산에 대한 친화력이 큰 것으로 확인되었고, 더 낮은 피루브산의 농도에서 최대 활성에 이르고, 더 높은 젖산의 농도에서 최대 활성을 나타냈다. 따라서 LDH eye-specific $C_4$ 동위효소에 의해 생성된 에너지가 포식 행동의 초기 반응에 사용되는 것으로 사료된다.

• 센서학회지
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• 제6권1호
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• pp.35-42
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• 1997

전기적 제한 방출 시스템을 이용한 페록사이드 측정용 광바이오센서가 개발되었다. HPA를 포함한 PEOx와 PMAA의 고분자 복합체는 전류를 가하게 되면 붕괴되면서, HPA를 방출한다. 고분자 복합체의 붕괴 속도 및 방출되는 HPA의 양은 가해지는 전류의 세기에 비례했다. 페록사이드는 HPA와 페록시다아제효소에 의해 반응되어 형광 물질인 DBDA가 생성되었다. Xenon램프를 이용하여 DBDA를 여기시키고 발생되는 형광을 광섬유와 광다이오드어레이로 측정하였다. 측정된 DBDA의 형광의 변화는 페록사이드의 농도에 비례하였다. 페록시다아제 효소는 Ca-alginate를 이용하여 반응기내벽에 고정화시켰다. 개발된 광바이오센서는 페록사이드 0.025mM - 1.0mM 농도의 측정 범위를 가지며, 페록사이드의 단계 변화에 대한 반복성 있는 센서신호가 조사되었다. 효소 반응과 물질전달현상을 통하여 센서의 수학적 모델을 구성하였으며, 제안된 모델은 실험 결과와 잘 일치함을 알 수 있었다.

• 대한미생물학회지
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• 제34권6호
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• pp.533-542
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• 1999

H. pylori produces urease abundantly amounting to 6% of total protein of bacterial mass. Urease genes are composed of a cluster of 9 genes of ureC, ureD, ureA, ureB, ureI, ureE, ureF, ureG, ureH. Production of H. pylori urease in E. coli was studied with genetic cotransformation. Structural genes ureA and ureB produce urease apoprotein in E. coli but the apoprotein has no enzymatic activity. ureC and ureD do not affect urease production nor enzyme activity ureF, ureG, and ureH are essential to produce the catalytically active H. pylori urease of structural genes (ureA and ureB) in E.coli. The kinetics of activation of H. pylori urease apoprotein were examined to understand the production of active H. pylori urease. Activation of H. pylori urease apoprotein, pH dependency, reversibility of $CO_2$ binding, irreversibility of $CO_2$ and $Ni^{2+}$ incorporation, and $CO_2$ dependency of initial rate of urease activity have been observed in vitro. The intrinsic reactivity (ko) for carbamylation of urease apoprotein co expressed with accessory genes was 17-fold greater than that of urease apoprotein expressed without accessory genes. It is concluded that accessory genes function in maximizing the carbamylating deprotonated ${\varepsilon}$-amino group of Lys 219 of urease B subunit and metallocenter of urease apoprotein is supposed to be assembled by reaction of a deprotonated protein side chain with an activating $CO_2$ molecule to generate ligands that facilitate productive nickel binding.