Cloning, isolation and characterization of the Thermotoga maritima KDPG aldolase |
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Authors: | Griffiths Jennifer S Wymer Nathan J Njolito Eugenia Niranjanakumari S Fierke Carol A Toone Eric J |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Duke University, Durham, NC 27708, USA. |
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Abstract: | The Thermotoga maritima aldolase gene has been cloned into a T7 expression vector and overexpressed in Escherichia coli. The preparation yields 470 UL(-1) of enzyme at a specific activity of 9.4 U mg(-1). During retroaldol cleavage of KDPG, the enzyme shows a k(cat) that decreases with decreasing temperature. A more than offsetting decrease in K(m) yields an enzyme that is more efficient at 40 degrees C than at 70 degrees C. The substrate specificity of the enzyme was evaluated in the synthetic direction with a range of aldehyde substrates. Although the protein shows considerable structural homology to KDPG aldolases from mesophilic sources, significant differences in substrate specificity exist. A preparative scale reaction between 2-pyridine carboxaldehyde and pyruvate provided product of the same absolute configuration as mesophilic enzymes, but with diminished stereoselectivity. |
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