Purification and characterization of dimethylallyl pyrophosphate: aspulvinone dimethylallyltransferase from Aspergillus terreus. 1978

I Takahashi, and N Ojima, and K Ogura, and S Seto

Dimethylallyl pyrophosphate:aspulvinone dimethylallyltransferase, the prenylation enzyme for the biosynthesis of aspulvinone pigments, has been purified from mycelia of Aspergillus terreus. The transferase catalyzed the transfer of the dimethylallyl moiety from dimethylallyl pyrophosphate to either of the two aromatic rings of aspulvinone E to give the mono- and diprenylated derivatives which were identified with the metabolites aspulvinone I and aspulvinone H, respectively. Aspulvinone G, another fundamental metabolite of this series, also acted as substrate to afford the corresponding diprenylated derivative, which is assumed to be a precursor for aspulvinone C, D, and F. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be 240 000--270 000 by gel filtration. Since the subunit molecular weight determined by NaDodSO4-polyacrylamide disc gel electrophoresis was 45 000, the native enzyme appears to be a hexomeric protein composed of identical molecular weight subunits. The apparent Km values for aspulvinone E, aspulvinone G, and dimethylallyl pyrophosphate were 13.7, 7.7, and 40.0 micron, respectively. The enzyme shows the maximum activity at pH 7.0, and no metal ion is necessary for the activation. Sulfhydryl blocking agents or mercaptoethanol has no effect. Bromophenol blue binds specifically to the transferase and strongly inhibits the enzyme activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D005663 Furans Compounds with a 5-membered ring of four carbons and an oxygen. They are aromatic heterocycles. The reduced form is tetrahydrofuran. Tetrahydrofurans
D000498 Allyl Compounds Alkenes with the general formula H2C Compounds, Allyl
D001230 Aspergillus A genus of mitosporic fungi containing about 100 species and eleven different teleomorphs in the family Trichocomaceae.
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
D014166 Transferases Transferases are enzymes transferring a group, for example, the methyl group or a glycosyl group, from one compound (generally regarded as donor) to another compound (generally regarded as acceptor). The classification is based on the scheme "donor:acceptor group transferase". (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 2. Transferase
D019883 Alkyl and Aryl Transferases A somewhat heterogeneous class of enzymes that catalyze the transfer of alkyl or related groups (excluding methyl groups). EC 2.5. Alkyltransferase,Alkyltransferases,Aryltransferase,Aryltransferases

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