Isolation and characterization of the pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase from the sulfate-reducing bacterium Desulfovibrio africanus. 1995

L Pieulle, and B Guigliarelli, and M Asso, and F Dole, and A Bernadac, and E C Hatchikian
Unité de Bioénergétique et Ingénierie des Protéines, CNRS, Marseille, France.

We report the first purification and characterization of a pyruvate-ferredoxin oxidoreductase (POR) from a sulfate-reducing bacterium, Desulfovibrio africanus. The enzyme as isolated is highly stable in the presence of oxygen and exhibits a specific activity of 14 U/mg. D. africanus POR is a 256 kDa homodimer which contains thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) and iron-sulfur clusters. EPR spectroscopic study of the enzyme indicates the presence of three [4Fe-4S]2+/1- centers/subunits. The midpoint potentials of the three centers are -390 mV, -515 mV and -540 mV. The catalytic mechanism of POR involves a free radical intermediate which disappears when coenzyme A is added. This behaviour is discussed in terms of an electron-transport chain from TPP to the acceptor. The enzyme activated by dithioerythritol shows an exceptionally high activity compared with other mesophile PORs and becomes very sensitive to oxygen in contrast to the enzyme before activation. The comparison of EPR spectra given by the as isolated and activated enzymes shows that neither the nature, nor the arrangement of FeS centers are affected by the activation process. D. africanus ferredoxins I and II are involved as the physiological electron carriers of the enzyme. POR was shown to be located in the cytoplasm by immunogold labelling.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007150 Immunohistochemistry Histochemical localization of immunoreactive substances using labeled antibodies as reagents. Immunocytochemistry,Immunogold Techniques,Immunogold-Silver Techniques,Immunohistocytochemistry,Immunolabeling Techniques,Immunogold Technics,Immunogold-Silver Technics,Immunolabeling Technics,Immunogold Silver Technics,Immunogold Silver Techniques,Immunogold Technic,Immunogold Technique,Immunogold-Silver Technic,Immunogold-Silver Technique,Immunolabeling Technic,Immunolabeling Technique,Technic, Immunogold,Technic, Immunogold-Silver,Technic, Immunolabeling,Technics, Immunogold,Technics, Immunogold-Silver,Technics, Immunolabeling,Technique, Immunogold,Technique, Immunogold-Silver,Technique, Immunolabeling,Techniques, Immunogold,Techniques, Immunogold-Silver,Techniques, Immunolabeling
D007658 Ketone Oxidoreductases Oxidoreductases that are specific for KETONES. Oxidoreductases, Ketone
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D003901 Desulfovibrio A genus of gram-negative, anaerobic, rod-shaped bacteria capable of reducing sulfur compounds to hydrogen sulfide. Organisms are isolated from anaerobic mud of fresh and salt water, animal intestines, manure, and feces.
D004578 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ENDOR,Electron Nuclear Double Resonance,Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance,Electron Spin Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance, Electron,Resonance, Electron Paramagnetic,Resonance, Electron Spin,Resonance, Paramagnetic
D005288 Ferredoxins Iron-containing proteins that transfer electrons, usually at a low potential, to flavoproteins; the iron is not present as in heme. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 5th ed) Ferredoxin,Ferredoxin I,Ferredoxin II,Ferredoxin III
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino
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
D013835 Thiamine Pyrophosphate The coenzyme form of Vitamin B1 present in many animal tissues. It is a required intermediate in the PYRUVATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX and the KETOGLUTARATE DEHYDROGENASE COMPLEX. Cocarboxylase,Thiamine Diphosphate,Berolase,Pyrophosphate, Thiamine

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