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Coupling of NAD(P)H:FMN-oxidoreductase and luciferase from luminous bacteria in a viscous medium: Finding the weakest link in the chain

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PHOTOCHEMISTRY AND PHOTOBIOLOGY
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WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/php.13845

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bioluminescence; co-solvent; coupled reactions; enzyme kinetics; FMN; luminous bacteria; molecular dynamics; NAD(P)H; FMN-oxidoreductase; NADH; viscosity

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This study aims to investigate the effects of viscous medium on the kinetic features of NAD(P)H:FMN-oxidoreductase from luminous bacteria (Red) in both a single enzyme assay and in coupling with bacterial luciferase (BLuc). Varying concentrations of glycerol and sucrose were used to alter the medium viscosity. The study found that the presence of BLuc increased Red activity at low concentrations of glycerol, while Red activity was suppressed in viscous medium without BLuc. The interaction between glycerol/sucrose and Red substrates was also investigated using absorption spectroscopy and molecular dynamics.
The study aims at revealing the mechanisms of the viscous medium effects on the kinetic features of NAD(P)H:FMN-oxidoreductase from luminous bacteria (Red), which are exhibited in a single enzyme assay and in coupling with bacterial luciferase (BLuc). Different concentrations of glycerol and sucrose were used to vary the medium viscosity. The activity of Red, alone and in the presence of BLuc, was analyzed, as well as BLuc activity in the presence of Red, whereas in the absence of BLuc, the Red activity was suppressed in viscous medium, and in the presence of BLuc, the increase in Red activity was observed at low glycerol concentrations (5-20 wt%). The interaction of glycerol and sucrose with Red substrates FMN and NADH was studied using absorption spectroscopy and molecular dynamics. Glycerol was found to form hydrogen bonds with the phosphate groups of the substrates, unlike sucrose. A mechanism for the activation of Red in the presence of BLuc in glycerol solutions through the acceleration of FMN reoxidation was proposed. Thus, it was concluded that, under the conditions used, the weakest link of the coupled enzyme system BLuc-Red in viscous medium is the FMN concentration, which depends on Red activity and the medium viscosity.

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