Characterization of recombinant Eschericha coli 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase: analysis of enzymatic activity and substrate specificity

Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
K A CornellM K Riscoe

Abstract

Recombinant E. coli 5'-methylthioadenosine/S-adenosylhomocysteine nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.9) was used to study the potential for this enzyme to serve as a target for chemotherapeutic intervention. An examination of the parameters required for enzymatic activity indicate that the nucleosidase functions over a broad range of pH and temperature, with acidic conditions and temperatures of 37-45 degrees C being optimal. Analogs of 5'-methylthioadenosine and adenosine were assessed as potential enzyme inhibitors and to provide details regarding substrate specificity and reaction mechanism. The 5'-arylthio analog, 5'-(p-nitrophenyl)thioadenosine, was the most potent enzyme inhibitor studied, with a Ki of 20nM. A mutant of the nucleosidase lacking the first 8 amino acids was engineered to determine the contribution of these conserved residues toward enzyme specificity. The truncated enzyme exhibited a K(m)[MTA] of 1.43 microM, approximately 3 fold higher than the K(m) reported for the full-length nucleosidase.

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