Stereoselectivity in the epoxide hydrolase catalyzed hydrolysis of the stereoisomeric 3-tert-butyl-1,2-epoxycyclohexanes. Further evidence for the topology of the enzyme active site

1982 ◽  
Vol 47 (16) ◽  
pp. 3105-3112 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giuseppe Bellucci ◽  
Giancarlo Berti ◽  
Roberto Bianchini ◽  
Pasquale Cetera ◽  
Ettore Mastrorilli
1989 ◽  
Vol 258 (3) ◽  
pp. 765-768 ◽  
Author(s):  
B P Murphy ◽  
R F Pratt

An 8-thionocephalosporin was shown to be a substrate of the beta-lactamase II of Bacillus cereus, a zinc metalloenzyme. Although it is a poorer substrate, as judged by the Kcat./Km parameter, than the corresponding 8-oxocephalosporin, the discrimination against sulphur decreased when the bivalent metal ion in the enzyme active site was varied in the order Mn2+ (the manganese enzyme catalysed the hydrolysis of the oxo compound but not that of the thiono compound), Zn2+, Co2+ and Cd2+. This result is taken as evidence for kinetically significant direct contact between the active-site metal ion of beta-lactamase II and the beta-lactam carbonyl heteroatom. No evidence was obtained, however, for accumulation of an intermediate with such co-ordination present.


2010 ◽  
Vol 192 (7) ◽  
pp. 1785-1795 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher D. Bahl ◽  
Christophe Morisseau ◽  
Jennifer M. Bomberger ◽  
Bruce A. Stanton ◽  
Bruce D. Hammock ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) inhibitory factor (Cif) is a virulence factor secreted by Pseudomonas aeruginosa that reduces the quantity of CFTR in the apical membrane of human airway epithelial cells. Initial sequence analysis suggested that Cif is an epoxide hydrolase (EH), but its sequence violates two strictly conserved EH motifs and also is compatible with other α/β hydrolase family members with diverse substrate specificities. To investigate the mechanistic basis of Cif activity, we have determined its structure at 1.8-Å resolution by X-ray crystallography. The catalytic triad consists of residues Asp129, His297, and Glu153, which are conserved across the family of EHs. At other positions, sequence deviations from canonical EH active-site motifs are stereochemically conservative. Furthermore, detailed enzymatic analysis confirms that Cif catalyzes the hydrolysis of epoxide compounds, with specific activity against both epibromohydrin and cis-stilbene oxide, but with a relatively narrow range of substrate selectivity. Although closely related to two other classes of α/β hydrolase in both sequence and structure, Cif does not exhibit activity as either a haloacetate dehalogenase or a haloalkane dehalogenase. A reassessment of the structural and functional consequences of the H269A mutation suggests that Cif's effect on host-cell CFTR expression requires the hydrolysis of an extended endogenous epoxide substrate.


1971 ◽  
Vol 125 (1) ◽  
pp. 275-284 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. E. G. Barnett ◽  
D. L. Corina ◽  
G. Rasool

N-Acetylneuraminic acid aldolase from Clostridium perfringens was irreversibly inactivated by 1mm-bromopyruvate with a half-life of 4.2min at pH7.2 and 37°C. The rate of inactivation was diminished in the presence of pyruvate but not with N-acetyl-d-mannosamine, indicating that the inhibitor acted at, or close to, the pyruvate-binding site. The apparent Ki for bromopyruvate, calculated from the variation of half-life with inhibitor concentration, was 0.46mm, compared with a competitive Ki 3.0mm for pyruvate. Incubation of the enzyme with radioactive bromopyruvate gave a radioactive, enzymically inactive, protein in which the bromopyruvate had alkylated cysteine residues. Incubation of the enzyme with radioactive pyruvate, followed by reduction with sodium borohydride, led to inactivation of the enzyme and binding of the pyruvate to the protein by reduction of a Schiff's base initially formed with the ∈-amino group of a lysine residue; only one-twentieth as many pyruvyl residues were bound by this method, showing that bromopyruvate is not specific for the active site. After protection of the enzyme active site with pyruvate, treatment with unlabelled bromopyruvate and dialysis, the enzyme retained 72% activity. When this treated enzyme was separately incubated with radioactive bromopyruvate, or radioactive pyruvate followed by sodium borohydride, the ratio of radioactive pyruvyl residues bound by the two methods was 2.3:1. After reduction and hydrolysis of the bromopyruvate-treated enzyme, the only detectable radioactive amino acid derivative was chromatographically and electrophoretically identical with S-(3-lactic acid)-cysteine. The enzyme was fully active in the presence of EDTA and was not stimulated by bivalent metal ions. It was strongly inhibited by silver and mercuric ions. The apparent molecular weight, determined by Sephadex chromatography, was 250000. A mechanism of action is proposed for the enzyme. Bromopyruvate reacts rapidly at pH6.0 with thiol-containing amino acids. Cysteine appears to react anomalously.


2000 ◽  
Vol 345 (2) ◽  
pp. 315-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dieter BECKER ◽  
Karin S. H. JOHNSON ◽  
Anu KOIVULA ◽  
Martin SCHÜLEIN ◽  
Michael L. SINNOTT

We have measured the hydrolyses of α- and β-cellobiosyl fluorides by the Cel6A [cellobiohydrolase II (CBHII)] enzymes of Humicola insolens and Trichoderma reesei, which have essentially identical crystal structures [Varrot, Hastrup, Schülein and Davies (1999) Biochem. J. 337, 297-304]. The β-fluoride is hydrolysed according to Michaelis-Menten kinetics by both enzymes. When the ~ 2.0% of β-fluoride which is an inevitable contaminant in all preparations of the α-fluoride is hydrolysed by Cel7A (CBHI) of T. reesei before initial-rate measurements are made, both Cel6A enzymes show a sigmoidal dependence of rate on substrate concentration, as well as activation by cellobiose. These kinetics are consistent with the classic Hehre resynthesis-hydrolysis mechanism for glycosidase-catalysed hydrolysis of the ‘wrong’ glycosyl fluoride for both enzymes. The Michaelis-Menten kinetics of α-cellobiosyl fluoride hydrolysis by the T. reesei enzyme, and its inhibition by cellobiose, previously reported [Konstantinidis, Marsden and Sinnott (1993) Biochem. J. 291, 883-888] are withdrawn. 1H NMR monitoring of the hydrolysis of α-cellobiosyl fluoride by both enzymes reveals that in neither case is α-cellobiosyl fluoride released into solution in detectable quantities, but instead it appears to be hydrolysed in the enzyme active site as soon as it is formed.


2020 ◽  
Vol 295 (52) ◽  
pp. 18379-18389
Author(s):  
James E. Stefano ◽  
Dana M. Lord ◽  
Yanfeng Zhou ◽  
Julie Jaworski ◽  
Joern Hopke ◽  
...  

The dimeric ectonucleotidase CD73 catalyzes the hydrolysis of AMP at the cell surface to form adenosine, a potent suppressor of the immune response. Blocking CD73 activity in the tumor microenvironment can have a beneficial effect on tumor eradication and is a promising approach for cancer therapy. Biparatopic antibodies binding different regions of CD73 may be a means to antagonize its enzymatic activity. A panel of biparatopic antibodies representing the pairwise combination of 11 parental monoclonal antibodies against CD73 was generated by Fab-arm exchange. Nine variants vastly exceeded the potency of their parental antibodies with ≥90% inhibition of activity and subnanomolar EC50 values. Pairing the Fabs of parents with nonoverlapping epitopes was both sufficient and necessary whereas monovalent antibodies were poor inhibitors. Some parental antibodies yielded potent biparatopics with multiple partners, one of which (TB19) producing the most potent. The structure of the TB19 Fab with CD73 reveals that it blocks alignment of the N- and C-terminal CD73 domains necessary for catalysis. A separate structure of CD73 with a Fab (TB38) which complements TB19 in a particularly potent biparatopic shows its binding to a nonoverlapping site on the CD73 N-terminal domain. Structural modeling demonstrates a TB19/TB38 biparatopic antibody would be unable to bind the CD73 dimer in a bivalent manner, implicating crosslinking of separate CD73 dimers in its mechanism of action. This ability of a biparatopic antibody to both crosslink CD73 dimers and fix them in an inactive conformation thus represents a highly effective mechanism for the inhibition of CD73 activity.


2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (13) ◽  
pp. 7476-7485 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Thomas Zumstein ◽  
Daniela Rechsteiner ◽  
Nicolas Roduner ◽  
Veronika Perz ◽  
Doris Ribitsch ◽  
...  

Biomolecules ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 180
Author(s):  
Jang Hoon Kim ◽  
Chang Hyun Jin

Three flavonoids derived from the leaves of Capsicum chinense Jacq. were identified as chrysoeriol (1), luteolin-7-O-glucopyranoside (2), and isorhamnetin-7-O-glucopyranoside (3). They had IC50 values of 11.6±2.9, 14.4±1.5, and 42.7±3.5 µg/mL against soluble epoxide hydrolase (sEH), respectively. The three inhibitors (1–3) were found to non-competitively bind into the allosteric site of the enzyme with Ki values of 10.5 ± 3.2, 11.9 ± 2.8 and 38.0 ± 4.1 µg/mL, respectively. The potential inhibitors 1 and 2 were located at the left edge ofa U-tube shape that contained the enzyme active site. Additionally, we observed changes in several factors involved in the binding of these complexes under 300 K and 1 bar. Finally, it was confirmed that each inhibitor, 1 and 2, could be complexed with sEH by the “induced fit” and “lock-and-key” models.


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