Abstract
In this work, aconitase of the biotechnologically relevant microorganism Corynebacterium glutamicum was characterised. The specific activity of aconitase in extracts of glucose-grown cells was determined by four different assays. In three of them the formation or disappearance of cis-aconitate was measured, whereas in the fourth assay the aconitase reaction was coupled with isocitrate dehydrogenase. The highest activity was determined with cis-aconitate as substrate (0.433 ± 0.054 Umg(-1)) and the lowest one with the coupled assay and citrate as substrate (0.134 ± 0.026 Umg(-1)). Only the latter assay covers the complete aconitase reaction and thus gives the most relevant information on in vivo activity. For the determination of kinetic constants, aconitase was heterologously overproduced, purified, reactivated and biochemically characterised. Size exclusion chromatography indicated that the protein is monomeric. The enzyme showed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with K(m) values of 480 ± 200 μM for citrate, 552 ± 302 μM for isocitrate and 18.5 ± 3.4 μM for cis-aconitate. The highest V(max) was observed for the hydration of cis-aconitate with 40.6 Umg(-1). Aconitase was active over a wide pH and temperature range with maximal activity between pH 7.5 and 7.75 and at about 50 °C.
TY - JOUR
T1 - Biochemical characterisation of aconitase from Corynebacterium glutamicum.
AU - Baumgart,Meike,
AU - Bott,Michael,
Y1 - 2010/07/18/
PY - 2010/03/09/received
PY - 2010/07/01/accepted
PY - 2010/7/22/entrez
PY - 2010/7/22/pubmed
PY - 2011/10/5/medline
SP - 163
EP - 70
JF - Journal of biotechnology
JO - J Biotechnol
VL - 154
IS - 2-3
N2 - In this work, aconitase of the biotechnologically relevant microorganism Corynebacterium glutamicum was characterised. The specific activity of aconitase in extracts of glucose-grown cells was determined by four different assays. In three of them the formation or disappearance of cis-aconitate was measured, whereas in the fourth assay the aconitase reaction was coupled with isocitrate dehydrogenase. The highest activity was determined with cis-aconitate as substrate (0.433 ± 0.054 Umg(-1)) and the lowest one with the coupled assay and citrate as substrate (0.134 ± 0.026 Umg(-1)). Only the latter assay covers the complete aconitase reaction and thus gives the most relevant information on in vivo activity. For the determination of kinetic constants, aconitase was heterologously overproduced, purified, reactivated and biochemically characterised. Size exclusion chromatography indicated that the protein is monomeric. The enzyme showed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with K(m) values of 480 ± 200 μM for citrate, 552 ± 302 μM for isocitrate and 18.5 ± 3.4 μM for cis-aconitate. The highest V(max) was observed for the hydration of cis-aconitate with 40.6 Umg(-1). Aconitase was active over a wide pH and temperature range with maximal activity between pH 7.5 and 7.75 and at about 50 °C.
SN - 1873-4863
UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/20647021/Biochemical_characterisation_of_aconitase_from_Corynebacterium_glutamicum_
L2 - https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0168-1656(10)00301-9
DB - PRIME
DP - Unbound Medicine
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