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Stable ammonia-specific NAD synthetase from Bacillus stearothermophilus: purification, characterization, gene cloning, and applications.
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Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry [Biosci Biotechnol Biochem] 2002 Oct; Vol. 66 (10), pp. 2052-9. - Publication Year :
- 2002
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Abstract
- Bacillus stearothermophilus H-804 isolated from a hot spring in Beppu, Japan, produced an ammonia-specific NAD synthetase (EC 6.3.1.5). The enzyme specifically used NH3 as an amide donor for the synthesis of NAD as it formed AMP and pyrophosphate from deamide-NAD and ATP. None of the l-amino acids tested, such as l-asparagine or l-glutamine, or other amino compounds such as urea, uric acid, or creatinine was used instead of NH3. Mg2+ was needed for the activity, and the maximum enzyme activity was obtained with 3 mM MgCl2. The molecular mass of the native enzyme was 50 kDa by gel filtration, and SDS-PAGE showed a single protein band at the molecular mass of 25 kDa. The optimum pH and temperature for the activity were from 9.0 to 10.0 and 60 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme was stable at a pH range of 7.5 to 9.0 and up to 60 degrees C. The Km for NH3, ATP, and deamide-NAD were 0.91, 0.052, and 0.028 mM, respectively. The gene encoding the enzyme consisted of an open reading frame of 738 bp and encoded a protein of 246 amino acid residues. The deduced amino acid sequence of the gene had about 32% homology to those of Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis NAD synthetases. We caused the NAD synthetase gene to be expressed in E. coli at a high level; the enzyme activity (per liter of medium) produced by the recombinant E. coli was 180-fold that of B. stearothermophilus H-804. The specific assay of ammonia and ATP (up to 25 microM) with this stable NAD synthetase was possible.
- Subjects :
- Adenosine Triphosphate metabolism
Algorithms
Amide Synthases genetics
Amide Synthases isolation & purification
Amino Acid Sequence
Cloning, Molecular
DNA Probes
Enzyme Inhibitors pharmacology
Genes, Bacterial genetics
Geobacillus stearothermophilus genetics
Geobacillus stearothermophilus ultrastructure
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Isoelectric Focusing
Kinetics
Metals pharmacology
Molecular Sequence Data
Molecular Weight
Temperature
Amide Synthases metabolism
Ammonia metabolism
Geobacillus stearothermophilus enzymology
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Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 0916-8451
- Volume :
- 66
- Issue :
- 10
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Bioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 12450114
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1271/bbb.66.2052