The study on the enzyme system responsible for the attachment of lipoic acid
Project/Area Number |
05680556
|
Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for General Scientific Research (C)
|
Allocation Type | Single-year Grants |
Research Field |
Functional biochemistry
|
Research Institution | the University of Tokushima |
Principal Investigator |
FUJIWARA Kazuko the University of Tokushima, the Instiute for Enzyme Research, assistant professor, 酵素科学研究センター, 助教授 (20108880)
|
Project Period (FY) |
1993 – 1994
|
Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 1994)
|
Budget Amount *help |
¥2,100,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,100,000)
Fiscal Year 1994: ¥500,000 (Direct Cost: ¥500,000)
Fiscal Year 1993: ¥1,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,600,000)
|
Keywords | lipoyltransferase / glycine cleavage system / alpha-keto acid dehydrogenase complex / lipoic acid / lipoyl domain / 精製 |
Research Abstract |
Lipoyl-AMP : N^<epsilon>-lysine lipoyltransferase (lipoyltransferase) catalyzes the transfer of the lipoyl group from lipoyl-AMP to a lysine residue of the specific enzyme proteins. We have shown previously that the lipoyltransferase activities locate in mitochondria using apoH-protein of the glycine cleavage system as an accepter of the lipoyl group. In this study, we obtained the following results. 1.Purification and characterization of lipoyltransferases from bovine liver mitochondria-Lipoyltransferase II was purified to apparent homogeneity, whereas the final product of lipoyltransferase I still contained a minor contaminant. Although the two forms could be resolved on a hydroxylapatite column chromatography, they were indistinguishable, as judged by : (a) behavior during purification on ion exchange, hydrophobic, or affinity column ; (b) molecular mass determined by SDS-PAGE and gel exclusion chromatography (40 kDa) ; and (c) catalytic properties (substrate specificity, kinetic constants, and optimal pH). Both lipoyltransferase I and II could not use lipoic acid plus MgATP as a substrate in place of lipoyl-AMP.The lipoyltransferases transferred not only lipoyl group but also the acyl groups from hexanoyl-, octanoyl-and decanoyl-AMP to apoH-protein to a similar extent. 2.Both lilpoyltransferase I and II were able to transfere lipoyl group from lipoyl-AMP to lipoyl domains of acyltransferase comtonents, the other proteins having lipoyl group (s), of pyruvate, a-ketoglutarate, and branched chain a-keto acid dehydrogenase comprex.
|
Report
(3 results)
Research Products
(5 results)