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type |
Journal Article |
authors |
Han, Q.; Li, J.; Li, J. |
title |
pH dependence, substrate specificity and inhibition of human kynurenine aminotransferase I |
journal |
Eur J Biochem |
Activity |
2.6.1.7 |
Family |
2.6.1.7 |
sel |
selected |
ui |
15606768 |
year |
(2004) |
volume |
271 |
number |
23-24 |
pages |
4804-14 |
| |
keywords |
Aminotransferases/*metabolism |
abstract |
Human kynurenine aminotransferase I/glutamine transaminase K (hKAT-I) is an important multifunctional enzyme. This study systematically studies the substrates of hKAT-I and reassesses the effects of pH, Tris, amino acids and alpha-keto acids on the activity of the enzyme. The experiments were comprised of functional expression of the hKAT-I in an insect cell/baculovirus expression system, purification of its recombinant protein, and functional characterization of the purified enzyme. This study demonstrates that hKAT-I can catalyze kynurenine to kynurenic acid under physiological pH conditions, indicates indo-3-pyruvate and cysteine as efficient inhibitors for hKAT-I, and also provides biochemical information about the substrate specificity and cosubstrate inhibition of the enzyme. hKAT-I is inhibited by Tris under physiological pH conditions, which explains why it has been concluded that the enzyme could not efficiently catalyze kynurenine transamination. Our findings provide a biochemical basis towards understanding the overall physiological role of hKAT-I in vivo and insight into controlling the levels of endogenous kynurenic acid through modulation of the enzyme in the human brain. |
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