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type Journal Article
authors Inoue, H.; Inagaki, K.; Adachi, N.; Tamura, T.; Esaki, N.; Soda, K.; Tanaka, H.
title Role of tyrosine 114 of L-methionine gamma-lyase from Pseudomonas putida
journal Biosci Biotechnol Biochem
Activity 4.4.1.11
Family 4.4.1.11
ui 21036893
year (2000)
volume 64
number 11
pages 2336-43.
 
keywords Carbon-Sulfur Lyases/chemistry/genetics/*metabolism
abstract L-Methionine gamma-lyase from Pseudomonas putida has a conserved tyrosine residue (Tyr114) in the active site as in all known sequences of y-family pyridoxal 5'-phosphate dependent enzymes. A mutant form of L-methionine y-lyase in which Tyr114 was replaced by phenylalanine (Y114F) resulted in 910-fold decrease in kcat for alpha,gamma- elimination of L-methionine, while the Km remained the same as the wild type enzyme. The Y114F mutant had the reduced kcat by only 28- and 16- fold for substrates with an electron-withdrawing group at the gamma- position, namely O-acetyl-L-homoserine and L-methionine sulfone, respectively, and also the similar reduction of kcat for alpha,beta- elimination and deamination substrates. The hydrogen exchange reactions of substrate and the spectral changes of the substrate-enzyme complex catalyzed by the mutant enzyme suggested that gamma-elimination process for L-methionine is the rate-limiting determination step in alpha,gamma- elimination overall reaction of the Y114F mutant. These results indicate that Tyr114 of L-methionine gamma-lyase is important in y- elimination of the substrate.
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