Functional Characterization of<scp>D</scp>-Galacturonic Acid Reductase, a Key Enzyme of the Ascorbate Biosynthesis Pathway, from<i>Euglena gracilis</i>
作者:Takahiro ISHIKAWA、Ikuko MASUMOTO、Naofumi IWASA、Hitoshi NISHIKAWA、Yoshihiro SAWA、Hitoshi SHIBATA、Ayana NAKAMURA、Yukinori YABUTA、Shigeru SHIGEOKA
DOI:10.1271/bbb.60327
日期:2006.11.23
D-Galacturonic acid reductase, a key enzyme in ascorbate biosynthesis, was purified to homogeneity from Euglena gracilis. The enzyme was a monomer with a molecular mass of 38-39 kDa, as judged by SDS-PAGE and gel filtration. Apparently it utilized NADPH with a Km value of 62.5+/-4.5 microM and uronic acids, such as D-galacturonic acid (Km=3.79+/-0.5 mM) and D-glucuronic acid (Km=4.67+/-0.6 mM). It
D-Galacturonic酸还原酶是抗坏血酸生物合成中的关键酶,可从细叶藻(Euglena gracilis)中纯化至同质。通过SDS-PAGE和凝胶过滤判断,该酶是分子量为38-39kDa的单体。显然,它利用Km值为62.5 +/- 4.5 microM的NADPH和糖醛酸,例如D-半乳糖醛酸(Km = 3.79 +/- 0.5 mM)和D-葡萄糖醛酸(Km = 4.67 +/- 0.6 mM) 。它未能催化与L-半乳糖酸和NADP(+)的逆反应。还原D-半乳糖醛酸的最佳pH为7.2。该酶被0.1 mM H(2)O(2)激活了45.6%,表明该酶的活性受细胞氧化还原状态的调节。没有观察到L-半乳糖-1,4-内酯或抗坏血酸对酶活性的反馈调节。