(1) the Departmento de Alimentos y Biotecnologia, Facultad de Quimica, UNAM, Cd. Universitaria, 04510 Mexico City, Mexico;(2) the Instituto de Biotecnologia, UNAM, Apartado Postal 510-3, 62271 Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico
Abstract:
Simultaneous depletion of phenylalanine and tyrosine by phenylalanine ammonia lyase is described in a mutual competitive inhibition model. The enzymes obtained fromSporidiobolus pararoseus andRhodosporidium toruloides were charaterized in terms of stability, optimal reaction parameters and kinetic behaviour. Both enzymes followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics with respect to the two amino acids. However, the enzyme fromRhodosporidium toruloides was inhibited by high tyrosine concentrations.