Purification and characterization of Streptomyces griseus catechol O-methyltransferase.
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A soluble (100,000 x g supernatant) methyltransferase catalyzing the transfer of the methyl group of S-adenosyl-L-methionine to catechols was present in cell extracts of Streptomyces griseus. A simple, general, and rapid catechol-based assay method was devised for enzyme purification and characterization. The enzyme was purified 141-fold by precipitation with ammonium sulfate and successive chromatography over columns of DEAE-cellulose, DEAE-Sepharose, and Sephacryl S-200. The purified cytoplasmic enzyme required 10 mM magnesium for maximal activity and was catalytically optimal at pH 7. 5 and 35 degrees C. The methyltransferase had an apparent molecular mass of 36 kDa for both the native and denatured protein, with a pI of 4.4. Novel N-terminal and internal amino acid sequences were determined as DFVLDNEGNPLENNGGYXYI and RPDFXLEPPYTGPXKARIIRYFY, respectively. For this enzyme, the K(m) for 6,7-dihydroxycoumarin was 500 +/- 21.5 microM, and that for S-adenosyl-L-methionine was 600 +/- 32.5 microM. Catechol, caffeic acid, and 4-nitrocatechol were methyltransferase substrates. Homocysteine was a competitive inhibitor of S-adenosyl-L-methionine, with a K(i) of 224 +/- 20.6 microM. Sinefungin and S-adenosylhomocysteine inhibited methylation, and the enzyme was inactivated by Hg(2+), p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, and N-ethylmaleimide.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Applied and environmental microbiology
دوره 66 11 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2000