Immunochemical Detection of Microquantities of Bacterial Formate Dehydrogenase

Abstract

Two immunochemical methods were developed for detection of NAD⁺?dependent formate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.2, FDH) isolated from the methylotrophic bacteria Pseudomonas sp. 101:1) the dot-blot analysis using rabbit polyclonal antibodies; and 2) the indirect competitive ELISA using poly- or monoclonal mouse antibodies. The first method was used for screening the bacterial gene bank, the sensitivity is 5 and 1 pg enzyme per sample using the anti-rabbit antibodies - horse radish peroxidase conjugate or the biotinylated anti-rabbit antibodies and avidin - peroxidase conjugate, respectively. The second method was applied for precise determination of FDH concentration in cell-free extracts of selected recombinant clones. Mouse polyclonal antibodies to bacterial FDH have exibited a rather high affinity binding also to FDH from the methylotrophic yeast Candida methylica. In the indirect competitive ELISA the sensitivity of bacterial FDH determination is 1 ng per sample.     

Simultaneous kinetic determination of 3-hydroxybutyrate and 3-hydroxyvalerate in biopolymer degradation processes

A new kinetic method is proposed for the simultaneous determination of 3-hydroxybutyrate (3HB) and 3-hydroxyvalerate (3HV) based on the different rate of the 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase-catalysed reactions of these compounds with coenzyme NAD⁺. A flow injection system with two reactors of immobilised 3-hydroxybutyrate dehydrogenase and dual detection is used. The concentrations of NADH produced after two different reaction times are measured by fluorometry or spectrophotometry and multivariate linear calibration is applied for quantification. Concentrations of 3HB and 3HV between 1 × 10⁻⁶ and 1 × 10⁻⁴ M can be determined at an average sampling frequency of 20 h⁻¹. In contrast to usual methods, the proposed here makes possible the discrimination of 3HB and 3HV without previous separation so that usual extraction with chlorinated solvents and/or chromatographic separation is not required. The method is of interest in a wide variety of fields concerning PHAs, as it can provide information on the degradation rate and mechanism, composition and structure of these polymers. Its applicability has been proved through the determination of 3HB and 3HV in the digests of some chemically degraded commercial PHAs.     

Enzyme separation and isozyme heterogeneity analysis using non-denaturing two-dimensional electrophoresis

Carboxylesterase and sorbitol dehydrogenase are separated by non-denaturing two-dimensional electrophoresis (2-DE) of isoelectric focusing separation using 5% carrier ampholyte (pH 6-8) and 1.25% carrier ampholyte (pH 3-10) and size separation. Furthermore, activities of sorbitol, malate and lactate dehydrogenases are sequentially examined when the enzymes are separated by 2-DE and are sequentially reacted to sorbitol, malic and lactic acid, respectively, in the presence of nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide, nitro blue tetrazolium and phenazine methosulphate. Several kinds of enzymes including lactate dehydrogenize isozymes can be simultaneously separated using 2-DE. Furthermore, the binding differences between lactate dehydrogenase isozymes and concanavalin A (con A) can be examined using a combination of 2-DE and non-denaturing stacking gel electrophoresis. The results of this study indicate that non-denaturing 2-DE can be applied to both enzyme separation and isozyme heterogeneity analysis.     

Electron Communication Between Electrode and Dye-Linked L-Proline Dehydrogenase in Organized Layer-by-Layer Multilayer Film

Multilayer film was fabricated on an electrode surface by alternate layer-by-layer(LBL) adsorption of polycationic redox polymer(PEI-Fc) and dye-linked L-proline dehydrogenase(L-proDH).The electrochemistry of the PEI-Fc/L-proDH multilayer modified electrode was investigated by cyclic voltammetry,and the enzyme catalysis mediated by the redox polymer was studied in a solution containing L-proline.It was observed that electron communication between L-proDH and the electrode was achieved with the help of PEI-F...     

Computational analyses of mammalian lactate dehydrogenases: Human, mouse, opossum and platypus LDHs

Computational methods were used to predict the amino acid sequences and gene locations for mammalian lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) genes and proteins using genome sequence databanks. Human LDHA, LDHC and LDH6A genes were located in tandem on chromosome 11, while LDH6B and LDH6C genes were on chromosomes 15 and 12, respectively. Opossum LDHC and LDH6B genes were located in tandem with the opossum LDHA gene on chromosome 5 and contained 7 (LDHA and LDHC) or 8 (LDH6B) exons. An amino acid sequence prediction for the opossum LDH6B subunit gave an extended N-terminal sequence, similar to the human and mouse LDH6B sequences, which may support the export of this enzyme into mitochondria. The platypus genome contained at least 3 LDH genes encoding LDHA, LDHB and LDH6B subunits. Phylogenetic studies and sequence analyses indicated that LDHA, LDHB and LDH6B genes are present in all mammalian genomes examined, including a monotreme species (platypus), whereas the LDHC gene may have arisen more recently in marsupial mammals.     

解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌发酵和生物催化产生L-2-氨基己二酸

以解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌XX-2为出发菌株，110mmol/L L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐为发酵前体，144h发酵后L-2-氨基己二酸浓度达到10.4mmol/L，产率9.5%。以解木糖赖氨酸芽孢杆菌XX-2全细胞为生物催化剂，利用共生的L-赖氨酸 6-脱氢酶和?-1-哌啶啉-6-羧酸脱氢酶催化L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐转化为L-2-氨基己二酸。最优条件为：细胞浓度45g(干重)/L，L-赖氨酸单盐酸盐浓度100mmol/L，pH7.0，温度30℃，反应时间144h。在最优条件下，从100mmol/LL-赖氨酸单盐酸盐产生90mmol/L L-2-氨基己二酸，产率90%。推测了生物催化过程中L-2-氨基己二酸产生的反应机理。