Acceptor-specific glucuronyl transfer catalyzed by beta-glucuronidase. 1979

R Niemann, and E Buddecke

Highly purified rat liver microsomal or lysosomal beta-glucuronidase (beta-D-glucuronide glucuronosohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.31) catalyzes the specific transfer of glucuronly residues from phenyl-beta-D-[U-14C]glucuronide to acceptor sugars. Specificity requirements of acceptor sugars are found to be: pyranose structure, 4C1-conformation and equatorial position of C2 and C3 hydroxyl groups or pyranose structure, 1C4-conformation and equatorial position of C3 and C4 hydroxyl groups. The acceptor capacities of 30 monosaccharides and glycosides including di- and tri- saccharides conform to this prinicple. The specificity of the beta-glucuronidase catalyzed glucuronyl transfer is proved by the exclusive formation of beta-glucuronly (1--3)glycosidic linkages. Glucuronly transfer rates increase with increasing donor substrate and increasing acceptor sugar concentration. In the presence of 1 M acceptor sugar the ratio of the transfer rate to the rate of enzymatic hydrolysis is about 2:1. An 'acceptor substrate binding site' on the surface of the beta-glucuronidase molecule which brings the C3 hydroxyl function of the acceptor sugar close enough to the C1 atom of the glucuronyl residue, is postulated.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D009005 Monosaccharides Single chain carbohydrates that are the most basic units of CARBOHYDRATES. They are typically colorless crystalline substances with a sweet taste and have the same general formula CnH2nOn. Monosaccharide,Simple Sugar,Simple Sugars,Sugar, Simple,Sugars, Simple
D002621 Chemistry A basic science concerned with the composition, structure, and properties of matter; and the reactions that occur between substances and the associated energy exchange.
D004187 Disaccharides Oligosaccharides containing two monosaccharide units linked by a glycosidic bond. Disaccharide
D005965 Glucuronates Derivatives of GLUCURONIC ACID. Included under this heading are a broad variety of acid forms, salts, esters, and amides that include the 6-carboxy glucose structure. Glucosiduronates,Glucuronic Acids,Acids, Glucuronic
D005966 Glucuronidase Endo-beta-D-Glucuronidase,Endoglucuronidase,Exo-beta-D-Glucuronidase,beta-Glucuronidase,Endo beta D Glucuronidase,Exo beta D Glucuronidase,beta Glucuronidase
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D013379 Substrate Specificity A characteristic feature of enzyme activity in relation to the kind of substrate on which the enzyme or catalytic molecule reacts. Specificities, Substrate,Specificity, Substrate,Substrate Specificities
D014312 Trisaccharides Oligosaccharides containing three monosaccharide units linked by glycosidic bonds. Trisaccharide

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