THERMOSTABILITY AND ELECTRON-TRANSFER ACTIVITY OF THE FERREDOXIN FROM A THERMOPHILIC HYDROGEN-OXIDIZING BACTERIUM, BACILLUS-SCHLEGELII

被引:5
作者
AONO, S [1 ]
FUKUDA, N [1 ]
OKURA, I [1 ]
机构
[1] TOKYO INST TECHNOL,DEPT BIOENGN,MIDORI KU,YOKOHAMA,KANAGAWA 227,JAPAN
关键词
FERREDOXIN; IRON-SULFUR CLUSTER; BACILLUS SCHLEGELII;
D O I
10.1016/1381-1169(94)00009-3
中图分类号
O64 [物理化学(理论化学)、化学物理学];
学科分类号
070304 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The Azotobacter-type 7Fe ferredoxin from Bacillus schlegelii was active as an electron carrier in the reduction system of cyt. c consisting of NADPH, FNR and cytochrome c (cyt, c). The only [3Fe-4S] cluster in the Fd molecule acts as the active site for the reduction of cyt, c. The activity of the ferredoxin once increased by 10, 20 and 20% by heat treatment at 60, 80 and 90 degrees C, respectively. The increasing of the activity is caused by the interconversion of the [4Fe-4S] cluster to the [3Fe-4S] cluster with increasing of the [3Fe-4S] cluster in the concentration.
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页码:173 / 178
页数:6
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