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JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY
卷 167, 期 3, 页码 333-341出版社
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/jb/mvz098
关键词
ergothioneine; thiourocanic acid; thiourocanate hydratase; urocanase; Burkholdria
资金
- JSPS KAKENHI [JP25850052]
A novel enzyme, thiourocanate hydratase, which catalyses the conversion of thiourocanic acid to 3-(5-oxo-2-thioxoimidazolidin-4-yl) propionic acid, was isolated from the ergothioneine-utilizing strain, Burkholderia sp. HME13. When the HME13 cells were cultured in medium containing ergothioneine as the sole nitrogen source, thiourocanate-metabolizing activity was detected in the crude extract from the cells. However, activity was not detected in the crude extract from HME13 cells that were cultured in Luria-Bertani medium. The gene encoding thiourocanate hydratase was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli, and the recombinant enzyme was purified to homogeneity. The enzyme showed maximum activity at pH 7.5 and 55 degrees C and was stable between pH 5.0 and 10.5, and at temperatures up to 45 degrees C. The K-m and V-max values of thiourocanate hydratase towards thiourocanic acid were 30 mu M and 7.1 mu mol/min/mg, respectively. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by CuCl2 and HgCl2. The amino acid sequence of the enzyme showed 46% identity to urocanase from Pseudomonas putida, but thiourocanate hydratase had no urocanase activity.
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