The substrate specificity of the enzyme tocopherol cyclase from the blue-green algae Anabaena variabilis (Cyanobacteria) was investigated with 11 substrate analogues revealing the significance of three major recognition sites: (i) the OH group at C(1) of the hydroquinone, (ii) the (E) configuration of the double bond, and (iii) the length of the lipophilic side chain. Experiments with two affinity matrices suggest that substrates approach the enzyme's active site with the hydrophobic tail. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
2-Methyl-6-phytylquinol and 2,3-dimethyl-5-phytylquinol as precursors of tocopherol synthesis in spinach chloroplasts
摘要:
The incorporation of [Me(methyl)-14C] from SAM(S-adenosylmethionine)-[Me-14C] into precursors indicates the following sequence of tocopherol synthesis in spinach: 2-methyl-6-phytylquinol (6-phytyltoluquinol) (1a) .fwdarw. 2,3-dimethyl-5-phytylquinol (phytylplastoquinol) (2a) .fwdarw. .gamma.-tocopherol (5a) .fwdarw. .alpha.-tocopherol (6). 1a is particularly preferred to 2-methyl-5-phytylquinol (1b) and 2-methyl-3-phytylquinol (1c). 1a only forms 2a. 2a is converted to 6 via 5a and, to a lesser extent, 2,5-dimethyl-6-phylquinol (2b) to 6 via .beta.-tocopherol (5b). Trimethylphytylquinol (3) is not an intermediate in the formation of 6. All reactions are independent of light.
The substrate specificity of the enzyme tocopherol cyclase from the blue-green algae Anabaena variabilis (Cyanobacteria) was investigated with 11 substrate analogues revealing the significance of three major recognition sites: (i) the OH group at C(1) of the hydroquinone, (ii) the (E) configuration of the double bond, and (iii) the length of the lipophilic side chain. Experiments with two affinity matrices suggest that substrates approach the enzyme's active site with the hydrophobic tail. Copyright (C) 1996 Elsevier Science Ltd
2-Methyl-6-phytylquinol and 2,3-dimethyl-5-phytylquinol as precursors of tocopherol synthesis in spinach chloroplasts
作者:Jürgen Soll、Gernot Schultz
DOI:10.1016/s0031-9422(00)81963-9
日期:1980.1
The incorporation of [Me(methyl)-14C] from SAM(S-adenosylmethionine)-[Me-14C] into precursors indicates the following sequence of tocopherol synthesis in spinach: 2-methyl-6-phytylquinol (6-phytyltoluquinol) (1a) .fwdarw. 2,3-dimethyl-5-phytylquinol (phytylplastoquinol) (2a) .fwdarw. .gamma.-tocopherol (5a) .fwdarw. .alpha.-tocopherol (6). 1a is particularly preferred to 2-methyl-5-phytylquinol (1b) and 2-methyl-3-phytylquinol (1c). 1a only forms 2a. 2a is converted to 6 via 5a and, to a lesser extent, 2,5-dimethyl-6-phylquinol (2b) to 6 via .beta.-tocopherol (5b). Trimethylphytylquinol (3) is not an intermediate in the formation of 6. All reactions are independent of light.