The central enzymes of the aspartate family of amino acid biosynthesis

被引:118
作者
Viola, RE [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Toledo, Dept Chem, Toledo, OH 43606 USA
关键词
D O I
10.1021/ar000057q
中图分类号
O6 [化学];
学科分类号
0703 ;
摘要
The aspartate pathway is responsible for the biosynthesis of lysine, threonine, isoleucine, and methionine in most plants and micro-organisms. The absence of this pathway in humans and animals makes the central enzymes potential targets for inhibition, with the aim of developing new herbicides and biocides, and also for enhancement, to improve the nutritional value of crops. Our current state of knowledge of these enzymes is reviewed, including recently determined structural information and newly constructed bifunctional fusion enzymes.
引用
收藏
页码:339 / 349
页数:11
相关论文
共 40 条
[1]   THE KINETIC MECHANISMS OF THE BIFUNCTIONAL ENZYME ASPARTOKINASE HOMOSERINE DEHYDROGENASE-I FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI [J].
ANGELES, TS ;
VIOLA, RE .
ARCHIVES OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND BIOPHYSICS, 1990, 283 (01) :96-101
[2]   ASPARTOKINASE HOMOSERINE DEHYDROGENASE-I FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI - PH AND CHEMICAL MODIFICATION STUDIES OF THE KINASE-ACTIVITY [J].
ANGELES, TS ;
SMANIK, PA ;
BORDERS, CL ;
VIOLA, RE .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1989, 28 (22) :8771-8777
[3]   REVERSAL OF ENZYME REGIOSPECIFICITY WITH ALTERNATIVE SUBSTRATES FOR ASPARTOKINASE-I FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI [J].
ANGELES, TS ;
HUNSLEY, JR ;
VIOLA, RE .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1992, 31 (03) :799-805
[4]   A C-TERMINAL DELETION IN CORYNEBACTERIUM-GLUTAMICUM HOMOSERINE DEHYDROGENASE ABOLISHES ALLOSTERIC INHIBITION BY L-THREONINE [J].
ARCHER, JAC ;
SOLOWCORDERO, DE ;
SINSKEY, AJ .
GENE, 1991, 107 (01) :53-59
[5]   ASPARTATE-BETA-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI PURIFICATION AND GENERAL-PROPERTIES [J].
BIELLMANN, JF ;
EID, P ;
HIRTH, C ;
JORNVALL, H .
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 1980, 104 (01) :53-58
[6]   ASPARTATE-BETA-SEMIALDEHYDE DEHYDROGENASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI - AFFINITY LABELING WITH THE SUBSTRATE-ANALOG L-2-AMINO-4-OXO-5-CHLOROPENTANOIC ACID - EXAMPLE OF HALF-SITE REACTIVITY [J].
BIELLMANN, JF ;
EID, P ;
HIRTH, C ;
JORNVALL, H .
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 1980, 104 (01) :59-64
[7]   HOMOSERINE KINASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI-K12 [J].
BURR, B ;
WALKER, J ;
TRUFFABACHI, P ;
COHEN, GN .
EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY, 1976, 62 (03) :519-526
[8]   CHORISMATE MUTASE PREPHENATE DEHYDROGENASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI - SPATIAL RELATIONSHIP OF THE MUTASE AND DEHYDROGENASE SITES [J].
CHRISTOPHERSON, RI ;
HEYDE, E ;
MORRISON, JF .
BIOCHEMISTRY, 1983, 22 (07) :1650-1656
[9]  
Cohen G. N., 1969, CURR TOP CELL REGUL, V1, P183
[10]  
COHEN GN, 1980, MULTIFUNCTIONAL PROT, P49