ACTIVATION OF ASPARTASE BY SITE-DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS

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MURASE, S [1 ]
TAKAGI, JS [1 ]
HIGASHI, Y [1 ]
IMAISHI, H [1 ]
YUMOTO, N [1 ]
TOKUSHIGE, M [1 ]
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[1] KYOTO UNIV,FAC SCI,DEPT CHEM,KYOTO 606,JAPAN
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10.1016/0006-291X(91)91999-S
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
To elucidate the role of sulfhydryl groups in the enzymatic reaction of the aspartase from Escherichia coli, we used site-directed mutagenesis which showed that the enzyme was activated by replacement of Cys-430 with a tryptophan. This mutation produced functional alterations without appreciable structural change: The kcat values became 3-fold at pH 6.0; the Hill coefficient values became higher under both pH conditions; the dependence of enzyme activity on divalent metal ions increased; and hydroxylamine, a good substrate for the wild-type enzyme, proved a poor substrate for the mutant. © 1991.
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