scholarly journals Stereoconfiguration of amino acids in peptides from a mycobacillin-synthesizing cell-free system (Short Communications)

1973 ◽  
Vol 131 (3) ◽  
pp. 623-624 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Sengupta ◽  
S. K. Bose
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Glutamate Decarboxylase ◽  
Decarboxylase Activity ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Amino Acid Deprivation ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Free System ◽  
Cell Free System

The stereoconfiguration of amino acids, as determined by treatment with L-amino acid oxidase, d-amino acid oxidase and l-glutamate decarboxylase (containing l-aspartate decarboxylase activity), in the peptides from a mycobacillin-synthesizing cell-free system is identical with that of the growing mycobacillin peptide chaid if its synthesis starts from l-proline and is interrupted at various points by amino acid deprivation.

scholarly journals Incorporation of 3H from δ-(l-α-amino (4,5-3H)adipyl)-l-cysteinyl-d-(4,4-3H)valine into isopenicillin N

1979 ◽  
Vol 184 (2) ◽  
pp. 421-426 ◽  
Author(s):  
J O'Sullivan ◽  
R C Bleaney ◽  
J A Huddleston ◽  
E P Abraham
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Adipic Acid ◽  
Experimental Error ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Cephalosporium Acremonium ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Free System ◽  
A Cell ◽  
Isopenicillin N

1. delta-(L-alpha-Amino[4,5-3H]adipyl)-L-cysteinyl-D-[4,4-3H]valine has been synthesized from its constituent amino acids, the L-alpha-amino[4,5-3H]adipic acid being obtained by reduction with 3H2 of methyl 5-acetamido-5,5-diethoxycarbonylpent-2-enoate and subsequent decarboxylation and hydrolysis. 2. In a cell-free system prepared by lysis of protoplasts of Cephalosporium acremonium 3H was incorporated from the doubly labelled tripeptide into a compound that behaved like penicillin N or isopenicillin N. The relative specific radioactivities of the alpha-aminoadipyl and penicillamine moieties of the penicillin were the same (within experimental error) as those of the alpha-aminoadipic acid and valine residues respectively of the tripeptide. 3. The behaviour of the labelled alpha-aminoadipic acid from the penicillin to the L-amino acid oxidase of Crotalus adamanteus venom showed that it was mainly L-alpha-aminoadipic acid. 4. The results are consistent with the hypothesis that the carbon skeleton of the LLD-tripeptide is incorporated intact into the penicillin molecule and that the first product is isopenicillin N.

scholarly journals Biological role of D-amino acid oxidase and D-aspartate oxidase. Effects of D-amino acids.

1993 ◽  
Vol 268 (36) ◽  
pp. 26941-26949
Author(s):  
A D'Aniello ◽  
G D'Onofrio ◽  
M Pischetola ◽  
G D'Aniello ◽  
A Vetere ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Biological Role ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase

scholarly journals Localization of D-amino acid oxidase on the cell surface of human polymorphonuclear leukocytes

1978 ◽  
Vol 77 (1) ◽  
pp. 59-71 ◽  
Author(s):  
JM Robinson ◽  
RT Briggs ◽  
MJ Karnovsky
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cell Surface ◽  
Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes ◽  
Ultrastructural Localization ◽  
H2o2 Production ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Resting Cells ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Human Polymorphonuclear Leukocytes

The ultrastructural localization of D-amino acid oxidase (DAO) was studied cytochemically by detecting sites of hydrogen peroxide production in human polymorphonuclear leukocytes (PMNs). Reaction product, which forms when cerous ions react with H2O2 to form an electron-dense precipitate, was demonstrated on the cell surface and within the phagosomes of phagocytically stimulated cells when D-amino acids were provided as substrate. Resting cells showed only slight activity. The competitive inhibitor D,L-2-hydroxybutyrate greatly reduced the D-amino acid-stimulated reaction while KCN did not. The cell surface reaction was abolished by nonpenetrating inhibitors of enzyme activity while that within the phagosome was not eliminated. Dense accumulations of reaction product were formed in cells which phagocytosed Staphylococcus aureus in the absence of exogenous substrate. No reaction product formed with Proteus vulgaris while an intermediate amount formed when Escherichia coli were phagocytosed. Variation in the amount of reaction product with the different bacteria correlated with the levels of D-amino acids in the bacterial cell walls which are available for the DAO of PMNs. An alternative approach utilizing ferricyanide as an electron acceptor was also used. This technique verified the results obtained with the cerium reaction, i.e., the DAO is located in the cell surface and is internalized during phagocytosis and is capable of H2O2 production within the phagosome. The present finding that DAO is localized on the cell surface further supports the concept that the plasma membrane is involved in peroxide formation in PMNs.

Production ofD-amino acid oxidase byAspergillussp. strain O20 active on cephalosporin C

1997 ◽  
Vol 43 (3) ◽  
pp. 292-295 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salim K. Mujawar ◽  
Jaiprakash G. Shewale
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Stationary Growth Phase ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Cephalosporin C ◽  
Production Medium ◽  
Stationary Growth ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Aspergillus Sp

Aspergillus sp. strain O20 produces inducible D-amino acid oxidase intracellularly, only in the presence of some amino acids. The enzyme was induced most effectively by the addition of DL-alanine (1% w/v) to the production medium. Among the various compounds studied, production of the D-amino acid oxidase was enhanced by Aerosol-22, glucose, and sodium nitrate. D-Amino acid oxidase formation was observed during the onset of the stationary growth phase. Maximum enzyme activity was recorded after 96 h of fermentation (1000 IU/L).Key words: D-amino acid oxidase, Aspergillus sp., 7-aminocephalosporanic acid, cephalosporin C.

An Automated Detection System for Most L-α-Amino Acids

1969 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 154-161 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Van Dyke ◽  
C Szustkiewicz
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Detection System ◽  
Automated System ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Enzymatic Reactions ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Automated Method ◽  
Wide Range

Abstract An automated system for the determination of the L-α form of the majority of amino acids is presented. The method is based upon oxidative deamination of the amino acid coupled with oxidation of o-dianisidine by hydrogen peroxide. This procedure can be used comparatively for the determination of a mixture of L-α-amino acids or for the majority of separated L-α-amino acids (especially in conjunction with column separations from urine and blood which give falsely positive identification with ninhydrin detection). The stereospecific nature of the L-α-amino acid oxidase enables the investigator to quantitate the amount of L-α-amino acid in the presence of the D-α form. From an academic viewpoint, the extreme sensitivity and wide range of the detection system make it advantageous for the study of the enzyme itself. This automated method also may be employed to follow enzymatic reactions—e.g., those catalyzed by peptidases or racemases. The methodology is extremely convenient with good reagent stability and is much more sensitive than manometric technics.

Amino acid catabolism in the nematodes Heligmosomoides polygyrus and Panagrellus redivivus. 1. Removal of the amino group

Parasitology ◽  
1986 ◽  
Vol 93 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-493 ◽  
Author(s):  
Barbara D. Grantham ◽  
J. Barrett
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Relative Effectiveness ◽  
Complete Sequence ◽  
Acid Oxidase ◽  
Amino Acid Oxidase ◽  
Heligmosomoides Polygyrus ◽  
Panagrellus Redivivus ◽  
Major Route ◽  
Regulatory Properties

SUMMARYThe major transaminase in Heligmosomoides polygyrus, Panagrellus redivivus and rat liver was the 2-oxoglutarate-glutamate system, with relatively few amino acids acting as donors for the pyruvate-alanine and oxaloacetate–aspartate systems. The relative effectiveness of the different amino acid donors in the three transaminase systems was similar in all three tissues. Both H. polygyrus and P. redivivus can oxidatively deaminate a range of L-amino acids, although D-amino acid oxidase activity was low. Serine and threonine dehydratase activity and histidase activity were present in H. polygyrus and P. redivivus and both nematodes were also able to deaminate glutamine, asparagine and arginine. When NAD(H) was the cofactor the glutamate dehydrogenases of H. polygyrus and P. redivivus showed similar regulatory properties to the mammalian enzyme. However, with NADP(H) the results were anomalous. The capacity of both nematodes to transaminate and oxidatively deaminate amino acids was broadly similar and comparable to mammalian tissue. Glutamate dehydrogenase is probably the major route for deamination in these nematodes. A complete sequence of urea cycle enzymes could not be demonstrated in either P. redivivus or H. polygyrus.

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