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Adebayo MA, Kolawole AN, Falese BA, Kolawole AO. Spectroscopic and in silico evaluation of hesperetin, aglycone flavanone, as a prospective regulatory ligand for human salivary α-amylase. J Biomol Struct Dyn 2024; 42:3177-3192. [PMID: 37382217 DOI: 10.1080/07391102.2023.2225621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2022] [Accepted: 05/01/2023] [Indexed: 06/30/2023]
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The insight into the binding mechanism of hesperetin, an aglycone flavanone, with human salivary α-amylase (HSAA), simulated under physiological salivary condition, was explored using various spectroscopic approaches and in silico method. Hesperetin effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of HSAA and the quenching was mixed quenching mechanism. The interaction perturbed the HSAA intrinsic fluorophore microenvironment and the enzyme global surface hydrophobicity. The negative values of ΔG for thermodynamic parameters and in silico study revealed the spontaneity of HSAA-hesperetin complex while the positive values of enthalpy change (ΔH) and entropy change (ΔS) showed noticeable involvement of hydrophobic bonding in the stabilization of the complex. Hesperetin was a mixed inhibitor for HSAA with a KI of 44.60 ± 1.63 μM and having apparent inhibition coefficient (α) of 0.26. Macromolecular crowding, given rise to microviscosity and anomalous diffusion, regulated the interaction. Sodium ion (Na+) created high ionic strength, also, modulated the interaction. The in silico study proposed the preferential binding of hesperetin at the active cleft domain of HSAA with the least energy of -8.0 kcal/mol. This work gives a novel insight on the potentials of hesperetin as a future prospective medicinal candidate in the management of postprandial hyperglycemic condition.Communicated by Ramaswamy H. Sarma.
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- Masaudat A Adebayo
- Department of Science Laboratory Technology (Biochemistry Option), School of Science and Technology, Federal Polytechnic, Ede, Osun State, Nigeria
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- Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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- Biomolecular Structure and Dynamics Unit, Department of Biochemistry, The Federal University of Technology, Akure, Nigeria
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The effect of saliva on the aroma release of esters in simulated baijiu under the impact of high ethanol concentration. J Food Compost Anal 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jfca.2021.104134] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Falese BA, Kolawole AN, Sarumi OA, Kolawole AO. Probing the interaction of iminium form of sanguinarine with human salivary α-amylase by multi-spectroscopic techniques and molecular docking. J Mol Liq 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.molliq.2021.116346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Lim J, Pullicin AJ. Oral carbohydrate sensing: Beyond sweet taste. Physiol Behav 2019; 202:14-25. [DOI: 10.1016/j.physbeh.2019.01.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 28] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2018] [Revised: 01/15/2019] [Accepted: 01/23/2019] [Indexed: 01/28/2023]
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Ployon S, Morzel M, Canon F. The role of saliva in aroma release and perception. Food Chem 2017; 226:212-220. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodchem.2017.01.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2016] [Revised: 12/14/2016] [Accepted: 01/12/2017] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Saokham P, Loftsson T. γ-Cyclodextrin. Int J Pharm 2016; 516:278-292. [PMID: 27989822 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijpharm.2016.10.062] [Citation(s) in RCA: 98] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2016] [Revised: 10/24/2016] [Accepted: 10/26/2016] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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γ-Cyclodextrin (γCD) is a cyclic oligosaccharide formed by bacterial digestion of starch and used as solubilizing agent and stabilizer in a variety of pharmaceutical and food products. γCD is a large (molecular weight 1297Da) hydrophilic molecule that does not readily permeate biological membranes and is rapidly digested by bacteria in the gastrointestinal tract. In humans γCD is metabolized by α-amylase that is found in, for example, saliva, bile fluid and tears. Thus, bioavailability of γCD is negligible. Also, γCD is readily excreted unchanged in the urine after parenteral administration. Like other cyclodextrins, γCD can form water-soluble inclusion complexes with many poorly-soluble compounds. In comparison with the natural αCD and βCD, γCD has the largest hydrophobic cavity, highest water solubility and the most favorable toxicological profile. The focus of this review is production, physiochemical properties, pharmacokinetics, toxicity and applications of γCD and its derivatives. Also, the aggregation behavior of γCD in aqueous media is discussed.
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- Phennapha Saokham
- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of Iceland, Hofsvallagata 53, IS-107 Reykjavik, Iceland.
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Zhang B, Dhital S, Gidley MJ. Densely packed matrices as rate determining features in starch hydrolysis. Trends Food Sci Technol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tifs.2015.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 106] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Pagès-Hélary S, Andriot I, Guichard E, Canon F. Retention effect of human saliva on aroma release and respective contribution of salivary mucin and α-amylase. Food Res Int 2014; 64:424-431. [DOI: 10.1016/j.foodres.2014.07.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2014] [Revised: 06/27/2014] [Accepted: 07/20/2014] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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Lee HY, Lee GH, Kim HK, Kim SH, Park KP, Chae HJ, Kim HR. Ixeris dentata-induced regulation of amylase synthesis and secretion in glucose-treated human salivary gland cells. Food Chem Toxicol 2013; 62:739-49. [PMID: 24084034 DOI: 10.1016/j.fct.2013.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2013] [Revised: 08/16/2013] [Accepted: 09/10/2013] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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The endoplasmic reticulum (ER) is an organelle which controls synthesis of secretory and membrane proteins. Alterations in protein folding capacity, leading to ER stress, can be observed in patients with diabetes and related diseases such as xerostomia. The objectives of this study were to investigate the effects of Ixeris dentata (IXD) extract, which has been used for diabetes treatment, and compounds purified from IXD, 8-epidesacylcynaropicrin-3-O-beta-glucopyranoside (ID-57D), on amylase synthesis and secretion in human salivary gland (HSG) cells exposed to a high concentration of glucose. A high concentration of glucose in the experimental medium of cultured cells can model diabetes in vitro. IXD extracts and ID-57D increased oxidative folding-associated protein expression, including p-IRE-1α, PDI and ERO-1α, with the enhanced oxidative folding pattern seen in HSG cells transiently exposed to a high concentration of glucose. Moreover, the treatments reduced the ER stress response, such as the expression of GRP78, maintaining amylase synthesis and secretion in chronically glucose-exposed HSG cells. This study suggests the potential therapeutic value of IXD extract for the treatment of diabetes or its complications such as xerostomia.
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- Hwa-Young Lee
- Department of Dental Pharmacology, Wonkwang Dental Research Institute, School of Dentistry, Wonkwang University, Iksan, Chonbuk, South Korea
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Peng Y, Chen X, Sato T, Rankin SA, Tsuji RF, Ge Y. Purification and high-resolution top-down mass spectrometric characterization of human salivary α-amylase. Anal Chem 2012; 84:3339-46. [PMID: 22390166 DOI: 10.1021/ac300083y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Human salivary α-amylase (HSAMY) is a major component of salivary secretions, possessing multiple important biological functions. Here we have established three methods to purify HSAMY in human saliva for comprehensive characterization of HSAMY by high-resolution top-down mass spectrometry (MS). Among the three purification methods, the affinity method based on the enzyme-substrate specific interaction between amylase and glycogen is preferred, providing the highest purity HSAMY with high reproducibility. Subsequently, we employed Fourier transform ion cyclotron resonance MS to analyze the purified HSAMY. The predominant form of α-amylase purified from saliva of various races and genders is nonglycosylated with the same molecular weight of 55,881.2, which is 1885.8 lower than the calculated value based on the DNA-predicted sequence. High-resolution MS revealed the truncation of the first 15 N-terminal amino acids (-1858.96) and the subsequent formation of pyroglutamic acid at the new N-terminus Gln (-17.03). More importantly, five disulfide bonds in HSAMY were identified (-10.08) and effectively localized by tandem MS in conjunction with complete and partial reduction by tris (2-carboxyethyl) phosphine. Overall, this study demonstrates that top-down MS combined with affinity purification and partial reduction is a powerful method for rapid purification and complete characterization of large proteins with complex and overlapping disulfide bond patterns.
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- Ying Peng
- Human Proteomics Program, School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin 53706, USA
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Feng ZH, Wang YS, Zheng YG. A new microtiter plate-based screening method for microorganisms producing Alpha-amylase inhibitors. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2011. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-011-0033-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Wiater A, Szczodrak J, Pleszczyńska M. Enhancement of mutanase production in Trichoderma harzianumby mutagenesis. ACTA BIOLOGICA HUNGARICA 2006; 57:123-32. [PMID: 16646531 DOI: 10.1556/abiol.57.2006.1.12] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Conidia of Trichoderma harzianum F-340, an active producer of fungal mutanase, were mutagenized with physical and chemical mutagens used separately or in combination. After mutagenesis, the drop in conidia viability ranged from 0.004% to 71%. Among the applied mutagens, nitrosoguanidine gave the highest frequency of cultures with enhanced mutanase activity (98%). In total, 400 clones were isolated, and preliminarily evaluated for mutanase activity in flask microcultures. Eight most productive mutants were then quantified for mutanase production in shake flask cultures. The obtained results fully confirmed a great propensity of all the tested mutants to synthesize mutanase, the activity of which increased from 59 to 107% in relation to the parental T. harzianum culture. The best mutanase-overproducing mutant (T. harzianumn F-340-48), obtained with nitrosoguanidine, produced the enzyme activity of 1.36 U/ml (4.5 U/mg protein) after 4 days of incubation in shake flask culture. This productivity was almost twices higher than that achieved by the initial strain F-340, and, at present, is the best reported in the literature. The potential application of mutanase in dentistry is also discussed.
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- A Wiater
- Department of Industrial Microbiology, Maria Curie-Skłodowska University, Akademicka 19, 20-033 Lublin, Poland
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Fisher SZ, Govindasamy L, Tu C, Agbandje-McKenna M, Silverman DN, Rajaniemi HJ, McKenna R. Structure of human salivary alpha-amylase crystallized in a C-centered monoclinic space group. Acta Crystallogr Sect F Struct Biol Cryst Commun 2006; 62:88-93. [PMID: 16511271 PMCID: PMC2150953 DOI: 10.1107/s1744309105042491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/09/2005] [Accepted: 12/19/2005] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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Human salivary alpha-amylase (HSA) is a major secretory protein component of saliva and has important biological functions, including the initial digestion of starch. HSA acts as a monomer and mediates the hydrolysis of alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkages in oligosaccharides. To date, all published crystal structures of HSA have been crystallized as monomers in space group P2(1)2(1)2(1). Here, the serendipitous purification, crystallization and ultimate structure determination of a HSA non-crystallographic symmetry (NCS) dimer, while attempting to purify human carbonic anhydrase VI (HCA VI) from saliva using an affinity resin for alpha-class carbonic anhydrases, is presented. On further investigation, it was shown that HSA could only be copurified using the affinity resin in the presence of HCA VI which is glycosylated and not the non-glycosylated HCA II. The identification of the HSA crystals was carried out by peptide mapping and mass spectrometry. HSA was shown to have crystallized as an NCS dimer in space group C2, with unit-cell parameters a = 150.9, b = 72.3, c = 91.3 A, beta = 102.8 degrees. The NCS dimer crystal structure is reported to 3.0 A resolution, with a refined Rcryst of 0.228. The structure is compared with the previously reported P2(1)2(1)2(1) monomer structures and the crystal packing and dimer interface are discussed.
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- S. Zoë Fisher
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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- Department of Anatomy and Cell Biology, PO Box 5000, University of Oulu, Oulu, Finland
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- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32601, USA
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Hirtz C, Chevalier F, Centeno D, Rofidal V, Egea JC, Rossignol M, Sommerer N, Deville de Périère D. MS characterization of multiple forms of alpha-amylase in human saliva. Proteomics 2005; 5:4597-607. [PMID: 16294315 DOI: 10.1002/pmic.200401316] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Alpha-amylase is a major and well-characterized component of human saliva. Recent proteomic studies suggested that this protein could be observed in more than twenty spots on 2-D gels of salivary proteins. The aim of this work was to investigate this unexpected redundancy. 2-D gel electrophoresis was combined with systematic MALDI-TOF MS analysis. More than 140 protein spots identifying the alpha-amylase were shown to constitute a stable but very complex pattern. Careful analysis of mass spectra and simultaneous hierarchical clustering of the observed peptides and of the electrophoretic features of spots allowed one to define three major groups. A main class grouping 90 spots was shown to correspond to full length alpha-amylases that can be assumed to include isoforms and post-translationally modified forms, a subset of this class being demonstrated to be N-glycosylated. A second group included short alpha-amylases that are differently truncated in a non-random manner, very likely in the oral cavity. The last class grouped alpha-amylase forms showing both the N- and C-terminal sequences of the enzyme but displaying a molecular weight that was up to 50% lower than that of the native protein. It is speculated that the last group of alpha-amylase spots could correspond to proteins submitted to internal deletions prior to the secretion.
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- Christophe Hirtz
- Laboratory of Physiology, UFR d'Odontologie, Université Montpellier 1, France.
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Yoon SH, Robyt JF. Activation and stabilization of 10 starch-degrading enzymes by Triton X-100, polyethylene glycols, and polyvinyl alcohols. Enzyme Microb Technol 2005. [DOI: 10.1016/j.enzmictec.2005.04.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Hirtz C, Chevalier F, Centeno D, Egea JC, Rossignol M, Sommerer N, de Périère D. Complexity of the human whole saliva proteome. J Physiol Biochem 2005; 61:469-80. [PMID: 16440601 DOI: 10.1007/bf03168453] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Recent characterization of the whole saliva proteome led to contradictory pictures concerning the complexity of its proteome. In this work, 110 proteins were analysed by mass spectrometry allowing the identification of 10 accessions previously not detected on protein two-dimensional maps, including myosin heavy chain (fast skeletal muscle, IIA and IIB), phosphatidylethanolamine binding protein, secretory actin-binding protein precursor and triosephosphate isomerase. Further comparison with available data demonstrated simultaneously a low diversity in terms of variety of accessions and a high complexity in terms of number of protein spots identifying the same accession, the two thirds of identified spots corresponding to amylases, cystatins and immunoglobulins. This diversity may be of interest in the development of non invasive diagnostic tool for several disease.
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- C Hirtz
- Laboratory of Physiology, UFR d'Odontologie, Université Montpellier 1, France.
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Kandra L, Zajácz A, Remenyik J, Gyémánt G. Kinetic investigation of a new inhibitor for human salivary α-amylase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2005; 334:824-8. [PMID: 16023996 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.06.165] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/03/2005] [Accepted: 06/28/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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This study is the first report on the effectiveness and specificity of alpha-acarviosinyl-(1-->4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-D-glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin (PTS-G-TH) inhibitor on the 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-maltoside (GalG2CNP) and amylose hydrolysis catalysed by human salivary alpha-amylase (HSA). Synthesis of PTS-G-TH was carried out by transglycosylation using acarbose as donor and glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin (G-TH) as acceptor. This new compound was found to be a much more efficient HSA inhibitor than G-TH. The inhibition is a mixed-noncompetitive type on both substrates and only one molecule of inhibitor binds to the enzyme. Kinetic constants calculated from secondary plots are in micromolar range. Values of K(EI) and K(ESI) are very similar in the presence of GalG2CNP substrate; 0.19 and 0.24 microM, respectively. Significant difference can be found for K(EI) and K(ESI) using amylose as substrate; 8.45 and 0.5 microM, respectively. These values indicate that inhibition is rather uncompetitive than competitive related to amylose hydrolysis.
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- Lili Kandra
- University of Debrecen, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 55, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Kandra L, Remenyik J, Batta G, Somsák L, Gyémánt G, Park KH. Enzymatic synthesis of a new inhibitor of α-amylases: acarviosinyl-isomaltosyl-spiro-thiohydantoin. Carbohydr Res 2005; 340:1311-7. [PMID: 15854600 DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2005.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2004] [Revised: 03/18/2005] [Accepted: 03/20/2005] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Synthesis of acarviosinyl-isomaltosyl-spiro-thiohydantoin in yields up to 20%, has been achieved by Bacillus stearothermophilus maltogenic amylase (BSMA). BSMA is capable of transferring the acarviosine-glucose residue from an acarbose donor onto glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin. Reactions were followed using HPLC and MALDI-TOF MS. 1H and 13C NMR studies revealed that the enzyme reserved its stereoselectivity. Glycosylation took place mainly at C-6 resulting in alpha-acarviosinyl-(1-->4)-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-(1-->6)-D-glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin. This compound was found to be a much more efficient salivary amylase inhibitor than glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin with kinetic constants of K(EI)=0.19 microM and K(ESI)=0.24 microM.
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- Lili Kandra
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Debrecen, PO Box 55, 4010 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Marini I. Discovering an accessible enzyme: Salivary α-amylase : Prima digestio fit in ore: A didactic approach for high school students. BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY EDUCATION : A BIMONTHLY PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL UNION OF BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY 2005; 33:112-116. [PMID: 21638556 DOI: 10.1002/bmb.2005.494033022439] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Human salivary α-amylase is used in this experimental approach to introduce biology high school students to the concept of enzyme activity in a dynamic way. Through a series of five easy, rapid, and inexpensive laboratory experiments students learn what the activity of an enzyme consists of: first in a qualitative then in a semi-quantitative way. They also learn how some environmental effectors can influence it. The choice of a "human body" enzyme and not an anonymous commercial enzyme is a very attractive one for students. This laboratory approach will be integrated with theoretical knowledge about α-amylase, starch, their physiological meaning, and biotechnological applications.
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- Isabella Marini
- Dipartimento di Fisiologia e Biochimica, Sezione di Biochimica, Università di Pisa, Via S. Zeno, 51, 56127 Pisa, Italy; Liceo Scientifico "Ulisse Dini," via B. Croce, 36, 56125 Pisa, Italy; and Scuola di Specializzazione per l'Insegnamento Secondario (SSIS), Toscana-Sede Università di Pisa, via Possenti, 18, 56121 Pisa, Italy.
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Kandra L, Gyémánt G, Zajácz A, Batta G. Inhibitory effects of tannin on human salivary α-amylase. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2004; 319:1265-71. [PMID: 15194503 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2004.05.122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 94] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2004] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Here, we first report on the effectiveness and specificity of tannin inhibition of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-4-O-beta-d-galactopyranosylmaltoside hydrolysis that is catalyzed by human salivary alpha-amylase (HSA). Tannin was gallotannin in which quinic acid was esterified with 2-7 units of gallic acid. A number of studies establish that polyphenols-like tannins-may prevent oral diseases, e.g., dental caries. Kinetic analyses confirmed that the inhibition of hydrolysis is a mixed non-competitive type and only one molecule of tannin binds to the active site or the secondary site of the enzyme. Since Dixon plots were linear, product formation could be excluded from the enzyme-substrate-inhibitor complex (ESI). Kinetic constants calculated from secondary plots and non-linear regression are almost identical, thereby confirming the suggested model. Kinetic constants (K(EI) = 9.03 microgmL(-1), K(ESI) = 47.84 microgmL(-1)) show that tannin is as an effective inhibitor of HSA as acarbose and indicate a higher stability for the enzyme-inhibitor complex than ESI.
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- Lili Kandra
- Institute of Biochemistry, Faculty of Sciences, University of Debrecen, H-4010 Debrecen, P.O. Box 55, Hungary.
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Gyémánt G, Kandra L, Nagy V, Somsák L. Inhibition of human salivary α-amylase by glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 2003; 312:334-9. [PMID: 14637141 DOI: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2003.10.119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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This study is the first report on the effectiveness and specificity of glucopyranosylidene-spiro-thiohydantoin (G-TH) inhibitor on the 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl-4-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-maltoside (GalG(2)CNP) hydrolysis catalysed by human salivary alpha-amylase (HSA). The inhibition of hydrolysis is a mixed-noncompetitive type. In any case, only one molecule of inhibitor binds to HSA. Since our substrate and inhibitor are small molecules the long enough active site facilitates accommodating both of them simultaneously. However, the product formation can be excluded from enzyme-substrate-inhibitor complex (ESI) since Dixon plots are linear. Kinetic constants calculated from secondary plots and nonlinear regression are almost entirely equal, confirming the fidelity of the suggested model. Kinetic constants (K(1i)=7.3mM, L(1i)=2.84 mM) show that G-TH is not such a potent inhibitor of HSA as acarbose and indicate higher stability for ESI than for enzyme-inhibitor complex.
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- Gyöngyi Gyémánt
- University of Debrecen, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, PO Box 55, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary.
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Yoon SH, Robyt JF. Study of the inhibition of four alpha amylases by acarbose and its 4IV-α-maltohexaosyl and 4IV-α-maltododecaosyl analogues. Carbohydr Res 2003; 338:1969-80. [PMID: 14499573 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(03)00293-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Acarbose analogues, 4IV-maltohexaosyl acarbose (G6-Aca) and 4IV-maltododecaosyl acarbose (G12-Aca), were prepared by the reaction of cyclomaltodextrin glucanyltransferase with cyclomaltohexaose and acarbose. The inhibition kinetics of acarbose and the two acarbose analogues were studied for four different alpha-amylases: Aspergillus oryzae, Bacillus amyloliquefaciens, human salivary, and porcine pancreatic alpha-amylases. The three inhibitors showed mixed, noncompetitive inhibition, for all four alpha-amylases. The acarbose inhibition constants, Ki, for the four alpha-amylases were 270, 13, 1.27, and 0.80 microM, respectively; the Ki values for G6-Aca were 33, 37, 14, and 7 nM, respectively; and the G12-Aca Ki constants were 59, 81, 18, and 11 nM, respectively. The G6-Aca and G12-Aca analogues are the most potent alpha-amylase inhibitors observed, with Ki values one to three orders of magnitude more potent than acarbose, which itself was one to three orders of magnitude more potent than other known alpha-amylase inhibitors.
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- Seung-Heon Yoon
- Laboratory of Carbohydrate Chemistry and Enzymology, Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University, Ames, IA 50011, USA
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Ramasubbu N, Ragunath C, Mishra PJ. Probing the role of a mobile loop in substrate binding and enzyme activity of human salivary amylase. J Mol Biol 2003; 325:1061-76. [PMID: 12527308 DOI: 10.1016/s0022-2836(02)01326-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 75] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Mammalian amylases harbor a flexible, glycine-rich loop 304GHGAGGA(310), which becomes ordered upon oligosaccharide binding and moves in toward the substrate. In order to probe the role of this loop in catalysis, a deletion mutant lacking residues 306-310 (Delta306) was generated. Kinetic studies showed that Delta306 exhibited: (1) a reduction (>200-fold) in the specific activity using starch as a substrate; (2) a reduction in k(cat) for maltopentaose and maltoheptaose as substrates; and (3) a twofold increase in K(m) (maltopentaose as substrate) compared to the wild-type (rHSAmy). More cleavage sites were observed for the mutant than for rHSAmy, suggesting that the mutant exhibits additional productive binding modes. Further insight into its role is obtained from the crystal structures of the two enzymes soaked with acarbose, a transition-state analog. Both enzymes modify acarbose upon binding through hydrolysis, condensation or transglycosylation reactions. Electron density corresponding to six and seven fully occupied subsites in the active site of rHSAmy and Delta306, respectively, were observed. Comparison of the crystal structures showed that: (1) the hydrophobic cover provided by the mobile loop for the subsites at the reducing end of the rHSAmy complex is notably absent in the mutant; (2) minimal changes in the protein-ligand interactions around subsites S1 and S1', where the cleavage would occur; (3) a well-positioned water molecule in the mutant provides a hydrogen bond interaction similar to that provided by the His305 in rHSAmy complex; (4) the active site-bound oligosaccharides exhibit minimal conformational differences between the two enzymes. Collectively, while the kinetic data suggest that the mobile loop may be involved in assisting the catalysis during the transition state, crystallographic data suggest that the loop may play a role in the release of the product(s) from the active site.
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- Narayanan Ramasubbu
- Department of Oral Biology, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, NJ 07103, USA.
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Kandra L, Gyémánt G, Remenyik J, Hovánszki G, Lipták A. Action pattern and subsite mapping of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA) with modified maltooligosaccharide substrates. FEBS Lett 2002; 518:79-82. [PMID: 11997021 DOI: 10.1016/s0014-5793(02)02649-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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This study represents the first characterisation of the substrate-binding site of Bacillus licheniformis alpha-amylase (BLA). It describes the first subsite map, namely, number of subsites, apparent subsite energies and the dual product specificity of BLA. The product pattern and cleavage frequencies were determined by high-performance liquid chromatography, utilising a homologous series of chromophore-substituted maltooligosaccharides of degree of polymerisation 4-10 as model substrates. The binding region of BLA is composed of five glycone, three aglycone-binding sites and a 'barrier' subsite. Comparison of the binding energies of subsites, which were calculated with a computer program, shows that BLA has similarity to the closely related Bacillus amyloliquefaciens alpha-amylase.
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- Lili Kandra
- University of Debrecen, Faculty of Sciences, Department of Biochemistry, P.O. Box 55, H-4010, Debrecen, Hungary.
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Ragunath C, Sundar K, Ramasubbu N. Expression, characterization, and biochemical properties of recombinant human salivary amylase. Protein Expr Purif 2002; 24:202-11. [PMID: 11858714 DOI: 10.1006/prep.2001.1559] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Human salivary amylase, a major component of human salivary secretions, possesses multiple functions in the oral cavity. It is the only enzyme in saliva capable of degrading oligosaccharides, which are used by the oral microflora for nutritional purposes. In order to understand its role in disease processes such as caries, we have undertaken the structure-function analyses of amylase. In this regard, the nonglycosylated human salivary amylase was expressed in a baculovirus expression system. The native and the recombinant amylases exhibit similar biochemical as well as biophysical properties. Unlike recombinant human pancreatic amylase, recombinant human salivary amylase is not glycosylated when expressed in a baculovirus system as determined from the crystal structure determination of the recombinant enzyme. Therefore, this system is suitable for further structure-function work without resorting to enzymatic removal of the carbohydrate chain. Details of the expression, purification, and biophysical properties will be presented.
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- Chandran Ragunath
- Dental Research Center, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Newark, New Jersey 07103, USA
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Kandra L, Gyémánt G, Pál M, Petró M, Remenyik J, Lipták A. Chemoenzymatic synthesis of 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl beta-maltoheptaoside acceptor-products using glycogen phosphorylase b. Carbohydr Res 2001; 333:129-36. [PMID: 11448673 DOI: 10.1016/s0008-6215(01)00138-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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In the present work, we aimed at developing a chemoenzymatic procedure for the synthesis of beta-maltooligosaccharide glycosides. The primer in the enzymatic reaction was 2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl beta-maltoheptaoside (G(7)-CNP), synthesised from beta-cyclodextrin using a convenient chemical method. CNP-maltooligosaccharides of longer chain length, in the range of DP 8-11, were obtained by a transglycosylation reaction using alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-phosphate (G-1-P) as a donor. Detailed enzymological studies revealed that the conversion of G(7)-CNP catalysed by rabbit skeletal muscle glycogen phosphorylase b (EC 2.4.1.1) could be controlled by acarbose and was highly dependent on the conditions of transglycosylation. More than 90% conversion of G(7)-CNP was achieved through a 10:1 donor-acceptor ratio. Tranglycosylation at 37 degrees C for 30 min with 10 U enzyme resulted in G(8-->12)-CNP oligomers in the ratio of 22.8, 26.6, 23.2, 16.5, and 6.8%, respectively. The reaction pattern was investigated using an HPLC system. The preparative scale isolation of G(8-->11)-CNP glycosides was achieved on a semipreparative HPLC column. The productivity of the synthesis was improved by yields up to 70-75%. The structures of the oligomers were confirmed by their chromatographic behaviours and MALDI-TOF MS data.
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- L Kandra
- Department of Biochemistry, University of Debrecen, PO Box 55, H-4010 Debrecen, Hungary.
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