scholarly journals Human glutathione transferase A4-4: an Alpha class enzyme with high catalytic efficiency in the conjugation of 4-hydroxynonenal and other genotoxic products of lipid peroxidation

1998 ◽  
Vol 330 (1) ◽  
pp. 175-179 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ina HUBATSCH ◽  
Marianne RIDDERSTRÖM ◽  
Bengt MANNERVIK
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Glutathione Transferase ◽  
Fetal Brain ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Protective Role ◽  
Significant Feature ◽  
Brain Cdna Library ◽  
A Subunit ◽  
High Level

A sequence encoding a novel glutathione transferase, GST A4-4, has been identified in a human fetal brain cDNA library. The protein has been produced in Escherichia coli after optimization of the codon usage for high-level heterologous expression. The dimeric protein has a subunit molecular mass of 25704 Da based on the deduced amino acid composition. Human GST A4-4 is a member of the Alpha class but shows only 53% amino acid sequence identity with the major liver enzyme GST A1-1. High catalytic efficiency with 4-hydroxyalkenals and other cytotoxic and mutagenic products of radical reactions and lipid peroxidation is a significant feature of GST A4-4. The kcat/Km values for 4-hydroxynonenal and 4-hydroxydecenal are > 3×106 M-1·s-1, several orders of magnitude higher than the values for conventional GST substrates. 4-Hydroxynonenal and other reactive electrophiles produced by oxidative metabolism have been linked to aging, atherosclerosis, cataract formation, Parkinson's disease and Alzheimer's disease, as well as other degenerative human conditions, suggesting that human GST A4-4 fulfills an important protective role and that variations in its expression may have significant pathophysiological consequences.

scholarly journals Characterization of CpdC, a Large-Ring Lactone-Hydrolyzing Enzyme from Pseudomonas sp. Strain HI-70, and Its Use as a Fusion Tag Facilitating Overproduction of Proteins in Escherichia coli

2013 ◽  
Vol 79 (22) ◽  
pp. 7091-7100
Author(s):  
Yali Xu ◽  
Stephan Grosse ◽  
Hiroaki Iwaki ◽  
Yoshie Hasegawa ◽  
Peter C. K. Lau
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Degradation Pathway ◽  
Soluble Form ◽  
Content Type ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Carbon Carbon Bond ◽  
Antigenic Proteins ◽  
A Subunit ◽  
High Level

ABSTRACTThere are few entries of carbon-carbon bond hydrolases (EC 3.7.1.-) in the ExPASy database. In microbes, these enzymes play an essential role in the metabolism of alicyclic or aromatic compounds as part of the global carbon cycle. CpdC is a ω-pentadecalactone hydrolase derived from the degradation pathway of cyclopentadecanol or cyclopentadecanone byPseudomonassp. strain HI-70. CpdC was purified to homogeneity and characterized. It is active as a dimer of 56,000 Da with a subunit molecular mass of 33,349. Although CpdC has the highest activity and reaction rate (kcat) toward ω-pentadecalactone, its catalytic efficiency favors lauryl lactone as a substrate. The melting temperature (Tm) of CpdC was estimated to be 50.9 ± 0.1°C. The half-life of CpdC at 35°C is several days. By virtue of its high level of expression inEscherichia coli, the intact CpdC-encoding gene and progressive 3′-end deletions were employed in the construction of a series of fusion plasmid system. Although we found them in inclusion bodies, proof-of-concept of overproduction of three microbial cutinases of which the genes were otherwise expressed poorly or not at all inE. coliwas demonstrated. On the other hand, two antigenic proteins, azurin and MPT63, were readily produced in soluble form.

scholarly journals Mutational Analysis of the Binding of Alternative Substrates and Inhibitors to the Active Site of Human Glutathione Transferase P1–1

Processes ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 1232
Author(s):  
Abeer Shokeer ◽  
Aram Ismail ◽  
Usama M. Hegazy ◽  
Rüdiger H. Kolm ◽  
Bengt Mannervik
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Glutathione Transferase ◽  
Mutational Analysis ◽  
Critical Role ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Binding Energies ◽  
Nucleophilic Attack ◽  
Therapeutic Drugs ◽  
Glutathione Binding

Glutathione transferases (GSTs) are enzymes that play a critical role in cellular detoxication by catalyzing the nucleophilic attack of glutathione on the electrophilic center of a number of xenobiotic compounds, including many therapeutic drugs. Mutations of amino acid residues in the glutathione-binding site of human glutathione transferase P1–1, namely W39C, K45A, Q52A, Q52K, and Q52E, have been engineered. The recombinant mutant proteins were expressed in Escherichia coli, but only mutants K45A, Q52A, and Q52K showed measurable activity. Steady-state kinetics comparing glutathione with the alternative thiol substrate γ-glutamylcysteine demonstrated the importance of the glycine residue in glutathione for high catalytic efficiency. Inhibition experiments with a set of glutathione analogs structurally related to the therapeutic drugs Telintra and Telcyta enabled determination of binding energies that were contributed by different substituents. The effects of substituting amino acid side chains in the glutathione-binding site of the enzyme on binding the glutathione derivatives and catalysis were evaluated.

scholarly journals Carbamate C-N Hydrolase Gene ameH Responsible for the Detoxification Step of Methomyl Degradation in Aminobacter aminovorans Strain MDW-2

2020 ◽  
Vol 87 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Wankui Jiang ◽  
Chenfei Zhang ◽  
Qinqin Gao ◽  
Mingliang Zhang ◽  
Jiguo Qiu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Degradation Mechanism ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Acid Sites ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Key Enzyme ◽  
A Subunit ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

ABSTRACT Methomyl {bis[1-methylthioacetaldehyde-O-(N-methylcarbamoyl)oximino]sulfide} is a highly toxic oxime carbamate insecticide. Several methomyl-degrading microorganisms have been reported so far, but the role of specific enzymes and genes in this process is still unexplored. In this study, a protein annotated as a carbamate C-N hydrolase was identified in the methomyl-degrading strain Aminobacter aminovorans MDW-2, and the encoding gene was termed ameH. A comparative analysis between the mass fingerprints of AmeH and deduced proteins of the strain MDW-2 genome revealed AmeH to be a key enzyme of the detoxification step of methomyl degradation. The results also demonstrated that AmeH was a functional homodimer with a subunit molecular mass of approximately 34 kDa and shared the highest identity (27%) with the putative formamidase from Schizosaccharomyces pombe ATCC 24843. AmeH displayed maximal enzymatic activity at 50°C and pH 8.5. Km and kcat of AmeH for methomyl were 87.5 μM and 345.2 s−1, respectively, and catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) was 3.9 μM−1 s−1. Phylogenetic analysis revealed AmeH to be a member of the FmdA_AmdA superfamily. Additionally, five key amino acid residues (162, 164, 191, 193, and 207) of AmeH were identified by amino acid variations. IMPORTANCE Based on the structural characteristic, carbamate insecticides can be classified into oxime carbamates (methomyl, aldicarb, oxamyl, etc.) and N-methyl carbamates (carbaryl, carbofuran, isoprocarb, etc.). So far, research on the degradation of carbamate pesticides has mainly focused on the detoxification step and hydrolysis of their carbamate bond. Several genes, such as cehA, mcbA, cahA, and mcd, and their encoding enzymes have also been reported to be involved in the detoxification step. However, none of these enzymes can hydrolyze methomyl. In this study, a carbamate C-N hydrolase gene, ameH, responsible for the detoxification step of methomyl in strain MDW-2 was cloned and the key amino acid sites of AmeH were investigated. These findings provide insight into the microbial degradation mechanism of methomyl.

scholarly journals Analysis of Lipid Peroxidation by UPLC-MS/MS and Retinoprotective Effects of the Natural Polyphenol Pterostilbene

Antioxidants ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (2) ◽  
pp. 168
Author(s):  
Isabel Torres-Cuevas ◽  
Iván Millán ◽  
Miguel Asensi ◽  
Máximo Vento ◽  
Camille Oger ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lipid Peroxidation ◽  
Diabetic Retinopathy ◽  
Redox Homeostasis ◽  
Ultra Performance Liquid Chromatography ◽  
Protective Effects ◽  
Diabetic Retina ◽  
Key Factor ◽  
Adrenic Acid ◽  
Diabetic Rabbits ◽  
High Level

The loss of redox homeostasis induced by hyperglycemia is an early sign and key factor in the development of diabetic retinopathy. Due to the high level of long-chain polyunsaturated fatty acids, diabetic retina is highly susceptible to lipid peroxidation, source of pathophysiological alterations in diabetic retinopathy. Previous studies have shown that pterostilbene, a natural antioxidant polyphenol, is an effective therapy against diabetic retinopathy development, although its protective effects on lipid peroxidation are not well known. Plasma, urine and retinas from diabetic rabbits, control and diabetic rabbits treated daily with pterostilbene were analyzed. Lipid peroxidation was evaluated through the determination of derivatives from arachidonic, adrenic and docosahexaenoic acids by ultra-performance liquid chromatography coupled with tandem mass spectrometry. Diabetes increased lipid peroxidation in retina, plasma and urine samples and pterostilbene treatment restored control values, showing its ability to prevent early and main alterations in the development of diabetic retinopathy. Through our study, we are able to propose the use of a derivative of adrenic acid, 17(RS)-10-epi-SC-Δ15-11-dihomo-IsoF, for the first time, as a suitable biomarker of diabetic retinopathy in plasmas or urine.

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