Reactions of <i>O</i>-Substituted <scp>L</scp>-Homoserines Catalyzed by <scp>L</scp>-Methionine γ-Lyase and Their Mechanism
作者:Nobuyoshi Esaki、Torn Nakayama、Seiji Sawada、Hidehiko Tanaka、Kenji Soda
DOI:10.1080/00021369.1984.10866438
日期:1984.8.1
L-Methionine γ-lyase (EC 4.4.1.11) catalyzes α,γ-elimination of O-substituted L-homoserines (i.e., ROCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH; R = acetyl, succinyl, or ethyl) to produce α-ketobutyrate, ammonia, and the corresponding carboxylate or alcohol, and also their γ-replacement reactions with various thiols to produce the corresponding S-substituted L-homocysteines. The reactivities of O-substituted L-homoserines in α,γ-elimination relative to that of L-methionine were as follows: O-acetyl, 140%; O-succinyl, 17%; and O-ethyl-L-homoserine, 99%. However, the enzyme does not catalyze the synthesis of O-substituted L-homoserines from alcohol or carboxylic acids in a γ-replacement reaction. We have analyzed the α,γ-elimination of O-acetyl-L-homoserine in deuterium oxide by 1H-NMR. The [β-2H, γ-2H]-species of α-ketobutyrate was exclusively formed from O-acetyl-L-homoserine. The enzyme catalyzes deamination of L-vinylglycine to give the identically labeled α-ketobutyrate species. Incubation of the enzyme with O-acetyl-L-homoserine resulted in the appearance of a new absorption band at 480 nm, which was observed also with L-vinylglycine. These results strongly suggest that the α,γ-elimination and γ-replacement reactions of O-acetyl-L-homoserine proceed through the stabilized α-carbanion of a Schiff base between pyridoxal 5'-phosphate and vinylglycine, which has been suggested as the key intermediate of L-methionine γ-lyase-caralyzed reactions of S-substituted L-homocysteines [N. Esaki, T. Suzuki, H. Tanaka, K. Soda and R. R. Rando, FEBS Lett., 84, 309 (1977).
L-Methionine γ-裂解酶(EC 4.4.1.11)催化 O-取代的 L-高丝氨酸(即:ROCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH;R = 乙酰基或乙基)的 α,γ-消除、ROCH2CH2CH(NH2)COOH;R = 乙酰基、琥珀酰基或乙基),生成 α-酮丁酸酯、氨和相应的羧酸酯或醇,以及它们与各种硫醇的 γ-置换反应,生成相应的 S-取代的 L-高半胱氨酸。与 L-蛋氨酸相比,O-取代的 L-高丝氨酸在 α,γ-消除反应中的反应活性如下:O-乙酰基为 140%;O-琥珀酰为 17%;O-乙基-L-高丝氨酸为 99%。然而,该酶不能催化以醇或羧酸为原料的 O-取代型 L-高丝氨酸的γ-置换反应。我们通过 1H-NMR 分析了 O-乙酰基-L-高丝氨酸在氧化氘中的α,γ-消除反应。α-酮丁酸的[β-2H, γ-2H]种类完全由 O-乙酰基-L-高丝氨酸形成。该酶催化 L-乙烯基甘氨酸的脱氨反应,从而产生标记相同的 α-酮丁酸。将该酶与 O-乙酰基-L-高丝氨酸混合后,在 480 纳米波长处出现了一条新的吸收带,在与 L-乙烯基甘氨酸混合时也观察到了这一现象。这些结果有力地表明,O-乙酰基-L-高丝氨酸的 α、γ-消除和 γ-置换反应是通过 5'- 磷酸吡哆醛和乙烯基甘氨酸之间的希夫碱的稳定化 α-碳酰基进行的。Esaki、T. Suzuki、H. Tanaka、K. Soda 和 R. R. Rando,FEBS Lett.,84,309(1977 年)。