352-92-1Relevant articles and documents
Characterization of a new enzyme oxidizing ω-amino group of aminocarboxyric acid, aminoalcohols and amines from Phialemonium sp. AIU 274
Isobe, Kimiyasu,Sasaki, Tomoko,Aigami, Yuusuke,Yamada, Miwa,Kishino, Shigenobu,Ogawa, Jun
, p. 89 - 95 (2013/10/22)
A new enzyme exhibiting oxidase activity for ω-aminocarboxylic acids, ω-aminoalcohols, monoamines and diamines was found from a newly isolated fungal strain, Phialemonium sp. AIU 274. The enzyme also oxidized aromatic amines, but not l- and d-amino acids. The Vmax/Km value for hexylamine was higher than those for 6-aminoalcohol and 6-aminhexanoic acid in the aliphatic C6 substrates. In the aliphatic amines, the higher Vmax/Km values were obtained by the longer carbon chain amines. Thus, the enzyme catalyzed oxidative deamination of the ω-amino group in a wide variety of the ω-amino compounds and preferred medium- and long-chain substrates. The oxidase with such broad substrate specificity was first reported here. The enzyme contained copper, and the enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by isoniazid, iproniazid and semicarbazide, but not by clorgyline and pargyline. The enzyme was composed of two identical subunits of 75 kDa.
Probing mammalian spermine oxidase enzyme-substrate complex through molecular modeling, site-directed mutagenesis and biochemical characterization
Tavladoraki, Paraskevi,Cervelli, Manuela,Antonangeli, Fabrizio,Minervini, Giovanni,Stano, Pasquale,Federico, Rodolfo,Mariottini, Paolo,Polticelli, Fabio
experimental part, p. 1115 - 1126 (2012/01/19)
Spermine oxidase (SMO) and acetylpolyamine oxidase (APAO) are FAD-dependent enzymes that are involved in the highly regulated pathways of polyamine biosynthesis and degradation. Polyamine content is strictly related to cell growth, and dysfunctions in polyamine metabolism have been linked with cancer. Specific inhibitors of SMO and APAO would allow analyzing the precise role of these enzymes in polyamine metabolism and related pathologies. However, none of the available polyamine oxidase inhibitors displays the desired characteristics of selective affinity and specificity. In addition, repeated efforts to obtain structural details at the atomic level on these two enzymes have all failed. In the present study, in an effort to better understand structure-function relationships, SMO enzyme-substrate complex has been probed through a combination of molecular modeling, site-directed mutagenesis and biochemical studies. Results obtained indicate that SMO binds spermine in a similar conformation as that observed in the yeast polyamine oxidase FMS1-spermine complex and demonstrate a major role for residues His82 and Lys367 in substrate binding and catalysis. In addition, the SMO enzyme-substrate complex highlights the presence of an active site pocket with highly polar characteristics, which may explain the different substrate specificity of SMO with respect to APAO and provide the basis for the design of specific inhibitors for SMO and APAO.
Oxidation reaction of aliphatic amines and aminoalcohols in aqueous solution induced by argon arc plasma
Takasaki, Michiaki,Harada, Kaoru
, p. 4463 - 4473 (2007/10/02)
Argon arc plasma induced a powerful and stepwise oxidation reaction including conversion of methyl group to carboxyl group, oxidative cleavage of carbon-carbon bond, and oxidative deamination. Main active species were considered to be hydroxyl radicals by decomposition of water molecules.
