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Purification and stability of glutaryl-7-ACA acylase from pseudomonas sp.
Authors:Ezio Battistel  Daniele Bianchi  Rossella Bortolo  Lucia Bonoldi
Affiliation:(1) ENICHEM, Istituto Donegani, via Fauser, 4- 28100, Italy
Abstract:
The enzyme glutaryl-7-ACA acylase fromPseudomonas sp. NCIMB 40474, produced by a recombinantEscherichia coli host, was purified to homogeneity. The enzyme is a tetramer composed of two couples of asymmetric dimers, each of them constituted of two subunits of mol wt 18 and 52 kDa, respectively. It was found that glutaric acid, one of the products of the substrate hydrolysis, is an effective acylase inhibitor. Between pH 6.0 and pH 10.0, the enzymatic activity is almost constant, but below pH 6.0 it progressively declines. The acylase activity decreased sharply as a function of guanidine HC1 concentration. The loss is significant even at concentrations of denaturant lower than those causing unfolding, as suggested by UV spectroscopy and fluorescence emission studies. In these conditions (low denaturant concentration and low pH) the inactivation of the enzyme is caused by the tetramer dissociation into dimers. The lability of the quaternary structure of the enzyme is a key feature that must be taken into account for the improvement of the catalyst stability.
Keywords:Glutaryl-7-ACA acylase  enzyme stability  fluorescence emission  inactivation rates  guanidine HC1
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