- A Visible-Light-Sensitive Caged Serotonin
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Serotonin, or 5-hydroxytryptamine (5HT), is an important neurotransmitter in the nervous system of both vertebrates and invertebrates. Deficits in 5HT signaling are responsible for many disabling psychiatric conditions, and its molecular machinery is the target of many pharmaceuticals. We present a new 5HT phototrigger, the compound [Ru(bpy)2(PMe3)(5HT)]2+, where PMe3 is trimethylphosphine. As with other ruthenium-bipyridyl based caged compounds, [Ru(bpy)2(PMe3)(5HT)]2+ presents activity in the visible region of the spectrum. We characterize and discuss the photochemical properties of the caged compound, and demonstrate its use by modulating the excitability of mouse prefrontal principal neurons.
- Cabrera, Ricardo,Filevich, Oscar,García-Acosta, Beatriz,Athilingam, Jegath,Bender, Kevin J.,Poskanzer, Kira E.,Etchenique, Roberto
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- Conversion of 5-hydroxytryptophan into serotonin by tryptophan decarboxylase in plants, Escherichia coli, and yeast
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The L-tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) gene of rice was heterologously expressed in various organisms. Transgenic rice overexpressing TDC showed accumulation of serotonin upon 5-hydroxytryptophan treatment, which was consistent with the in vitro 5-hydroxytryptophan decarboxylase enzyme activity of purified recombinant rice TDC in a pyridoxal phosphate-dependent manner. Recombinant yeast harboring TDC produced serotonin at the expense of the endogenous 5-hydroxytryptophan levels.
- Park, Munyoung,Kang, Kiyoon,Park, Sangkyu,Back, Kyoungwhan
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- Rice histone deacetylase 10 and Arabidopsis histone deacetylase 14 genes encode N-acetylserotonin deacetylase, which catalyzes conversion of N-acetylserotonin into serotonin, a reverse reaction for melatonin biosynthesis in plants
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In plants, melatonin production is strictly regulated, unlike the production of its precursor, serotonin, which is highly inducible in response to stimuli, such as senescence and pathogen exposure. Exogenous serotonin treatment does not greatly induce the production of N-acetylserotonin (NAS) and melatonin in plants, which suggests the possible existence of one or more regulatory genes in the pathway for the biosynthesis of melatonin from serotonin. In this report, we found that NAS was rapidly and abundantly converted into serotonin in rice seedlings, indicating the presence of an N-acetylserotonin deacetylase (ASDAC). To clone the putative ASDAC gene, we screened 4 genes that were known as histone deacetylase (HDAC) genes, but encoded proteins targeted into chloroplasts or mitochondria rather than nuclei. Of 4 recombinant Escherichia coli strains expressing these genes, one E.?coli strain expressing the rice HDAC10 gene was found to be capable of producing serotonin in response to treatment with NAS. The recombinant purified rice HDAC10 (OsHDAC10) protein exhibited ASDAC enzyme activity toward NAS, N-acetyltyramine (NAT), N-acetyltryptamine, and melatonin, with the highest ASDAC activity for NAT. In addition, its Arabidopsis ortholog, AtHDAC14, showed similar ASDAC activity to that of OsHDAC10. Both OsHDAC10 and AtHDAC14 were found to be expressed in chloroplasts. Phylogenetic analysis indicated that ASDAC homologs were present in archaea, but not in cyanobacteria, which differs from the distribution of serotonin N-acetyltransferase (SNAT). This suggests that SNAT and ASDAC may have evolved differently from ancestral eukaryotic cells.
- Lee, Kyungjin,Lee, Hyoung Yool,Back, Kyoungwhan
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- Investigation of a substrate-specifying residue within Papaver somniferum and Catharanthus roseus aromatic amino acid decarboxylases
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Plant aromatic amino acid decarboxylases (AAADs) catalyze the decarboxylation of aromatic amino acids with either benzene or indole rings. Because the substrate selectivity of AAADs is intimately related to their physiological functions, primary sequence data and their differentiation could provide significant physiological insights. However, due to general high sequence identity, plant AAAD substrate specificities have been difficult to identify through primary sequence comparison. In this study, bioinformatic approaches were utilized to identify several active site residues within plant AAAD enzymes that may impact substrate specificity. Next a Papaver somniferum tyrosine decarboxylase (TyDC) was selected as a model to verify our putative substrate-dictating residues through mutation. Results indicated that mutagenesis of serine 372 to glycine enables the P. somniferum TyDC to use 5-hydroxytryptophan as a substrate, and reduces the enzyme activity toward 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine (dopa). Additionally, the reverse mutation in a Catharanthus roseus tryptophan decarboxylase (TDC) enables the mutant enzyme to utilize tyrosine and dopa as substrates with a reduced affinity toward tryptophan. Molecular modeling and molecular docking of the P. somniferum TyDC and the C. roseus TDC enzymes provided a structural basis to explain alterations in substrate specificity. Identification of an active site residue that impacts substrate selectivity produces a primary sequence identifier that may help differentiate the indolic and phenolic substrate specificities of individual plant AAADs.
- Torrens-Spence, Michael P.,Lazear, Michael,Von Guggenberg, Renee,Ding, Haizhen,Li, Jianyong
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- CONVERSION OF TRYPTAMINE TO SEROTONIN BY CELL SUSPENSION CULTURES OF PEGANUM HARMALA
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Biotransformation of tryptamine to serotonin by cell cultures of Peganum harmala was preformed in 250 ml conical flaskes or 10 l bioreactor with high serotonin yields (2.5 g/l of culture and 20percent of the biomass dry weight).The specific biotransformation rate reached more than 100 mg/g dry weight/day.The influence of pH, auxin concentration, and temperature were studied.Phenobarbital stimulated the reaction.Immobilized cells showed a lower biotransformation rate than cell suspensions.The stability of the cell line after cryostorage (growth and biotransformation capability) was established.Key Word Index - Peganum harmala; Zygophyllaceae; tryptamine; serotonin; biotransformation; bioreactor; cryopreservation; immobilization; Ca-alginate; chitosan.
- Courtois, Didier,Yvernel, Daniel,Florin, Bruno,Petiard, Vincent
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- Sekiguchi lesion gene encodes a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase that catalyzes conversion of tryptamine to serotonin in rice
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Serotonin is a well known neurotransmitter in mammals and plays an important role in various mental functions in humans. In plants, the serotonin biosynthesis pathway and its function are not well understood. The rice sekiguchi lesion (sl) mutants accumulate tryptamine, a candidate substrate for serotonin biosynthesis. We isolated the SL gene by map-based cloning and found that it encodes CYP71P1 in a cytochrome P450 monooxygenase family. A recombinant SL protein exhibited tryptamine 5-hydroxylase enzyme activity and catalyzed the conversion of tryptamine to serotonin. This pathway is novel and has not been reported in mammals. Expression of SL was induced by the N- acetylchitooligosaccharide (chitin) elicitor and by infection with Magnaporthe grisea, a causal agent for rice blast disease. Exogenously applied serotonin induced defense gene expression and cell death in rice suspension cultures and increased resistance to rice blast infection in plants. We also found that serotonin-induced defense gene expression is mediated by the RacGTPase pathway and by the Gα subunit of the heterotrimeric G protein. These results suggest that serotonin plays an important role in rice innate immunity.
- Fujiwara, Tadashi,Maisonneuve, Sylvie,Isshiki, Masayuki,Mizutani, Masaharu,Chen, Letian,Ling Wong, Hann,Kawasaki, Tsutomu,Shimamoto, Ko
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- Paliperidone Reversion of Maternal Immune Activation-Induced Changes on Brain Serotonin and Kynurenine Pathways
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Emerging evidence indicates that early-life exposure to environmental factors may increase the risk for schizophrenia via inflammatory mechanisms. Inflammation can alter the metabolism of tryptophan through the oxidative kynurenine pathway to compounds with neurotoxic and neuroprotective activity and compromise serotonin (5-HT) synthesis. Here we investigate the role of serotonergic and kynurenine pathways in the maternal immune activation (MIA) animal model of schizophrenia. The potential reversion exerted by long-term antipsychotic treatment was also evaluated. MIA was induced by prenatal administration of polyinosinic:polycytidylic acid (poly (I:C)) in mice. Expression of different proteins and the content of different metabolites involved in the function of serotonergic and kynurenine pathways was assessed by RT-PCR, immunoblot and ELISA analyses in frontal cortex of the offspring after puberty. MIA decreased tissue 5-HT content and promoted changes in the expression of serotonin transporter, 5-HT2A and 5-HT2C receptors. Expression of indoleamine 2,3-dioxygenase 2 (IDO2) and kynurenine 3-monooxygenase (KMO) was increased by poly (I:C) whereas kynurenine aminotransferase II and its metabolite kynurenic acid were not altered. Long-term paliperidone was able to counteract MIA-induced changes in 5-HT and KMO, and to increase tryptophan availability and tryptophan hydroxylase-2 expression in poly (I:C) mice but not in controls. MIA-induced increase of the cytotoxic risk ratio of kynurenine metabolites (quinolinic/kynurenic acid) was also reversed by paliperidone. MIA induces specific long-term brain effects on serotonergic activity. Such effects seem to be related with alternative activation of the kynurenine metabolic pathway towards a cytotoxic status. Atypical antipsychotic paliperodine partially remediates abnormalities observed after MIA.
- MacDowell, Karina S.,Munarriz-Cuezva, Eva,Meana, J. Javier,Leza, Juan C.,Ortega, Jorge E.
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- The Study of Stability of Proline-Containing Derivatives of Dopamine and Serotonin in the Biological Media in Vitro Experiments
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Abstract—: The peptides Boc-Gly-Pro-DP, Z-Gly-Pro-DP, LA-Gly-Pro-DP, Boc-Gly-Pro-Srt, Z-Gly-Pro-Srt have been synthesized for the first time. The study of their stability in the presence of leucine aminopeptidase, carboxypeptidase Y, carboxypeptidase B, and proline endopeptidase (PEP) has shown that the synthesized peptides are stable in the presence of aminopeptidases and carboxypeptidases. In the presence of PEP, dopamine (DP) and serotonin (Srt) have been cleaved from these substances. Thus, the originally synthesized proline derivatives of Srt and DP may be considered as the resources, from which Srt and DP can be gradually released. This creates the possibility of a prolonged action of these biologically active compounds on cells and, consequently, on the whole body.
- Andreeva, L. A.,Myasoedov, N. F.,Nagaev, I. Yu.,Shevchenko, K. V.,Shevchenko, V. P.
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(2020/05/28)
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- Facile in Vitro Biocatalytic Production of Diverse Tryptamines
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Tryptamines are a medicinally important class of small molecules that serve as precursors to more complex, clinically used indole alkaloid natural products. Typically, tryptamine analogues are prepared from indoles through multistep synthetic routes. In the natural world, the desirable tryptamine synthon is produced in a single step by l-tryptophan decarboxylases (TDCs). However, no TDCs are known to combine high activity and substrate promiscuity, which might enable a practical biocatalytic route to tryptamine analogues. We have now identified the TDC from Ruminococcus gnavus as the first highly active and promiscuous member of this enzyme family. RgnTDC performs up to 96 000 turnovers and readily accommodates tryptophan analogues with substituents at the 4, 5, 6, and 7 positions, as well as alternative heterocycles, thus enabling the facile biocatalytic synthesis of >20 tryptamine analogues. We demonstrate the utility of this enzyme in a two-step biocatalytic sequence with an engineered tryptophan synthase to afford an efficient, cost-effective route to tryptamines from commercially available indole starting materials.
- McDonald, Allwin D.,Perkins, Lydia J.,Buller, Andrew R.
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(2019/07/08)
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- Biocatalytic Production of Psilocybin and Derivatives in Tryptophan Synthase-Enhanced Reactions
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Psilocybin (4-phosphoryloxy-N,N-dimethyltryptamine) is the main alkaloid of the fungal genus Psilocybe, the so-called “magic mushrooms.” The pharmaceutical interest in this psychotropic natural product as a future medication to treat depression and anxiety is strongly re-emerging. Here, we present an enhanced enzymatic route of psilocybin production by adding TrpB, the tryptophan synthase of the mushroom Psilocybe cubensis, to the reaction. We capitalized on its substrate flexibility and show psilocybin formation from 4-hydroxyindole and l-serine, which are less cost-intensive substrates, compared to the previous method. Furthermore, we show enzymatic production of 7-phosphoryloxytryptamine (isonorbaeocystin), a non-natural congener of the Psilocybe alkaloid norbaeocystin (4-phosphoryloxytryptamine), and of serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine) by means of the same in vitro approach.
- Blei, Felix,Baldeweg, Florian,Fricke, Janis,Hoffmeister, Dirk
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- Observations concerning the synthesis of tryptamine homologues and branched tryptamine derivatives via the borrowing hydrogen process: Synthesis of psilocin, bufotenin, and serotonin
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Observations concerning the synthesis of substituted tryptamine derivatives starting from indoles and 1,n-amino alcohols via the borrowing hydrogen process are discussed. This catalytic, single-step, and modular approach to tryptamines and homotryptamines allows the synthesis of branched and nonbranched tryptamines as well as tryptamine-based natural products such as psilocin, bufotenin, and serotonin.
- Bartolucci, Silvia,Mari, Michele,Di Gregorio, Giovanni,Piersanti, Giovanni
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- Photoactivatable, biologically-relevant phenols with sensitivity toward 2-photon excitation
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Spatio-temporal release of biologically relevant small molecules provides exquisite control over the activation of receptors and signaling pathways. This can be accomplished via a photochemical reaction that releases the desired small molecule in response to irradiation with light. A series of biologically-relevant signaling molecules (serotonin, octopamine, capsaicin, N-vanillyl-nonanoylamide, estradiol, and tyrosine) that contain a phenol moiety were conjugated to the 8-bromo-7-hydroxyquinolinyl (BHQ) or 8-cyano-7-hydroxyquinolinyl (CyHQ) photoremovable protecting groups (PPGs). The CyHQ caged compounds proved sensitive toward 1PE and 2PE processes with quantum efficiencies of 0.2-0.4 upon irradiation at 365 nm and two-photon action cross sections of 0.15-0.31 GM when irradiated at 740 nm. All but one BHQ caged compound, BHQ-estradiol, were found to be sensitive to photolysis through 1PE and 2PE with quantum efficiencies of 0.30-0.40 and two photon cross sections of 0.40-0.60 GM. Instead of releasing estradiol, BHQ-estradiol underwent debromination.
- McLain, Duncan E.,Rea, Adam. C.,Widegren, Magnus B.,Dore, Timothy M.
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- Similarities and differences of serotonin and its precursors in their interactions with model membranes studied by molecular dynamics simulation
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In this work, we report a molecular dynamics (MD) simulations study of relevant biological molecules as serotonin (neutral and protonated) and its precursors, tryptophan and 5-hydroxy-tryptophan, in a fully hydrated bilayer of 1-palmitoyl-2-oleoyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphatidyl-choline (POPC). The simulations were carried out at the fluid lamellar phase of POPC at constant pressure and temperature conditions. Two guest molecules of each type were initially placed at the water phase. We have analyzed, the main localization, preferential orientation and specific interactions of the guest molecules within the bilayer. During the simulation run, the four molecules were preferentially found at the water-lipid interphase. We found that the interactions that stabilized the systems are essentially hydrogen bonds, salt bridges and cation-π. None of the guest molecules have access to the hydrophobic region of the bilayer. Besides, zwitterionic molecules have access to the water phase, while protonated serotonin is anchored in the interphase. Even taking into account that these simulations were done using a model membrane, our results suggest that the studied molecules could not cross the blood brain barrier by diffusion. These results are in good agreement with works that show that serotonin and Trp do not cross the BBB by simple diffusion.
- Wood, Irene,Martini, M. Florencia,Pickholz, Mónica
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- The discovery of tetrahydro-β-carbolines as inhibitors of the kinesin Eg5
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A series of tetrahydro-β-carbolines were identified by HTS as inhibitors of the kinesin Eg5. Molecular modeling and medicinal chemistry techniques were employed to explore the SAR for this series with a focus of removing potential metabolic liabilities and improving cellular potency.
- Barsanti, Paul A.,Wang, Weibo,Ni, Zhi-Jie,Duhl, David,Brammeier, Nathan,Martin, Eric,Bussiere, Dirksen,Walter, Annette O.
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- Aromatization of 1,6,7,7a-tetrahydro-2H-indol-2-ones by a novel process. Preparation of key-intermediate methyl 1-benzyl-5-methoxy-1H-indole-3-acetate and the syntheses of serotonin, melatonin, and bufotenin
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Imine 7 of 1,4-cyclohexanedione mono-ethylene ketal 6 was reacted with maleic anhydride, affording the cyclized adduct 8. Methyl esterification of 8, accompanied by transacetalization, led to the dihydrooxindole derivative 10. Aromatization of 10 was then accomplished with POCl3, leading directly to the key-intermediate title compound 11 in 74% yield from ketone 6. Serotonin, melatonin, and bufotenin were then obtained by standard reactions.
- Revial, Gilbert,Jabin, Ivan,Lim, Sethy,Pfau, Michel
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- The chemistry of indoles. CIII. Simple syntheses of serotonin, N-methylserotonin, bufotenine, 5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, bufobutanoic acid, N-(indol-3-yl)methyl-5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine, and lespedamine based on 1-hydroxyindole chemistry
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Application of regioselective nucleophilic substitution reactions of 1-hydroxytryptamines to novel and simple syntheses of serotonin (1a), N-methylserotonin (1b), bufotenine (1c), 5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine (2a), bufobutanoic acid (3a), N-(indol-3-yl)methyl-5-methoxy-N-methyltryptamine (4), and lespedamine (5) are described. Effective syntheses of 5-benzyloxytryptamine and 1-methoxy-2-oxindoles are also reported.
- Somei,Yamada,Kurauchi,Nagahama,Hasegawa,Yamada,Teranishi,Sato,Kaneko
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- S-adenosyl methionine regulation of metabolic pathways and its use in diagnosis and therapy
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A new paradigm of disease centers around the metabolic pathways of S-adenosyl-L-methionine (SAM), the intermediates of these pathways and other metabolic pathways influenced by the SAM pathways. Methods are provided to analyze and modulate SAM pathways associated with a disease or condition. Such methods permit identification and utilization of diagnostic and therapeutic protocols and agents for such disease states and conditions.
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- Syntheses of Serotonin, N-Methylserotonin, Bufotenine, and Melatonin, and the First Total Synthesis of N-(Indol-3-yl)methyl-N-methyl-5-methoxytryptamine from Tryptamine through a Common Intermediate, 1-Hydroxytryptamine
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Simple syntheses of serotonin (1a), N-methylserotonin (1b), bufotenine (1c), and melatonin (2), and the first total synthesis of N-(indol-3-yl)methyl-N-methyl-5-methoxytryptamine (3) from tryptamine (4a) are reported through acid catalyzed nucleophilic substitution reaction of 1-hydroxytryptamines.
- Somei, Masanori,Yamada, Fumio,Morikawa, Harunobu
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- Preparation of serotonine and derivatives
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A process for the separation of serotonine from coffee wax wherein a solution of coffee wax is subjected to alkaline hydrolysis using a strong base in the presence of water in an inert atmosphere after which the reaction medium containing the serotonine is recovered characterized in that the solvent for the coffee wax is a compound having the general formula II: wherein R is hydrogen or an alkyl group containing from 1 to 4 carbon atoms, x is 0 or 1 and n is an integer from 2 to 4 with the proviso that x cannot be 1 when n is 3 or 4. N-acetyl serotonine is prepared by acetylating serotonine to N, O-diacetyl serotonine and then selectively hydrolyzing the O-acetyl group. Melatonine is obtained by methylating N-acetyl serotonine in the 5-position. Mexamine is obtained by de-acetylating melatonine in a hot alkaline solution containing a water-insoluble alcohol and acidifying the alcohol phase with hydrochloric acid.
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- Formation and Reactions of the Cyclic Tautomers of Tryptophans and Tryptamines. VII. Hydroxylation of Tryptophans and Tryptamines
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The 5-hydroxytryptophan derivative 12 was prepared in 60percent yield from the tryptophan derivative 8 by selective oxidation of the cyclic tautomer 9 with Fremy's salt or Pb(OAc)4-CF3COOH to the p-quinoneimine 10, followed by reduction and ring-opening.By analogous oxidation, serotonin was prepared from tryptamine.On the other hand, the oxidation of the Na-acetyl-cyclic tautomers (16 and 22) with Pb(OAc)4-CF3COOH followed by methylation gave the 5- and 6-methoxy derivatives (17, 18, 23, and 24) in 20-40percent yields.These compounds were readily converted to the 5- and 6-methoxytryptophan derivatives (20, 21) by acid treatment.These methods are the first practical hydroxylation procedures to be reported for tryptophans.Keywords: 5-hydroxytryptophan; methoxytryptophan; cyclic tautomer; tryptophan; oxidation; hydroxylation; lead tetraacetate; Fremy's salt.
- Taniguchi, Mikio,Anjiki, Tomiko,Nakagawa, Masako,Hino, Tohru
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- Aromatic L-Amino Acid Decarboxylase from Micrococcus percitreus Purification, Crystallization and Properties
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An aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase was crystallized from the cell free extract of Micrococcus percitreus.The purification procedure included protamine sulfate treatment, ammonium sulfate fractionation, DEAE-Sephadex column chromatography and Sephadex G-200 filtration.Crystals were obtained from a solution of the purified enzyme by addition of ammonium sulfate.The crystalline enzyme preparation was homogeneous as judged by ultracentrifugation and SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis.The molecular weight was determined to be approximately 101,000.The enzyme was evidently composed of two identical subunits of a molecular weight of 48,000.The enzyme catalyzed the stoichiometric conversion of L-tryptophan to tryptamine and CO2 in the presence of pyridoxal phosphate.The optimum pH was 9.0 for the conversion.The Km value and the maximum velocity of L-tryptophan decarboxylation were 2.4E-3 M and 44 μmol/min/mg of protein, respectively.This enzyme also catalyzed decarboxylation of 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan, L-phenylalanine, L-tyrosine, 3,4-dihydroxy-L-phenylalanine, L-kynurenine and thier α-methyl amino acid derivatives.
- Nakazawa, Hidetsugu,Kumagai, Hidehiko,Yamada, Hideaki
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