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Purification and characterization of monomeric lysine decarboxylase from soybean (Glycine max) axes. 1998

H S Kim, and B H Kim, and Y D Cho

Department of Biochemistry, College of Science, Yonsei University, Seoul, Korea.

Lysine decarboxylase (EC 4.1.1.18) was purified 364-fold from 2-day-old soybean (Glycine max) axes. The enzyme was a monomeric protein having a molecular mass of 95,000 Da and an isoelectric point of 4.0. The K(m) for L-lysine was 1.17 mM. The optimal temperature and pH of the enzyme were 37 degrees C and 7.5, respectively. Storage of the enzyme at temperature ranging from 0 to 4 degrees C caused a 50% loss of the activity in 24 h. The enzyme was competitively inhibited by Cl- with a Ki value of 1.46 mM. However, the activity of the purified enzyme was not inhibited by F-, Br-, I-, H2PO4-, HPO4(2-), or SO4(2-). Cadaverine at 1 mM inhibited the enzyme activity by 35%.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007526	Isoelectric Point	The pH in solutions of proteins and related compounds at which the dipolar ions are at a maximum.	Isoelectric Points,Point, Isoelectric,Points, Isoelectric
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
D010944	Plants	Multicellular, eukaryotic life forms of kingdom Plantae. Plants acquired chloroplasts by direct endosymbiosis of CYANOBACTERIA. They are characterized by a mainly photosynthetic mode of nutrition; essentially unlimited growth at localized regions of cell divisions (MERISTEMS); cellulose within cells providing rigidity; the absence of organs of locomotion; absence of nervous and sensory systems; and an alternation of haploid and diploid generations. It is a non-taxonomical term most often referring to LAND PLANTS. In broad sense it includes RHODOPHYTA and GLAUCOPHYTA along with VIRIDIPLANTAE.	Plant
D011073	Polyamines	Amine compounds that consist of carbon chains or rings containing two or more primary amino groups.	Polyamine
D011189	Potassium Chloride	A white crystal or crystalline powder used in BUFFERS; FERTILIZERS; and EXPLOSIVES. It can be used to replenish ELECTROLYTES and restore WATER-ELECTROLYTE BALANCE in treating HYPOKALEMIA.	Slow-K,Chloride, Potassium
D002262	Carboxy-Lyases	Enzymes that catalyze the addition of a carboxyl group to a compound (carboxylases) or the removal of a carboxyl group from a compound (decarboxylases). EC 4.1.1.	Carboxy-Lyase,Decarboxylase,Decarboxylases,Carboxy Lyase,Carboxy Lyases
D004789	Enzyme Activation	Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme.	Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D012965	Sodium Chloride	A ubiquitous sodium salt that is commonly used to season food.	Sodium Chloride, (22)Na,Sodium Chloride, (24)NaCl
D013025	Glycine max	An annual legume. The SEEDS of this plant are edible and used to produce a variety of SOY FOODS.	Soy Beans,Soybeans,Bean, Soy,Beans, Soy,Soy Bean,Soybean