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Yassin MA, Gad AAM. Decolorization of dye effluents via immobilized glycoprotein peroxidase on post-consumer polystyrene foam. Int J Biol Macromol 2023; 236:124019. [PMID: 36921820 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2023.124019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/03/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/14/2023]
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Development of sustainable approaches to manage industrial wastes such as plastic waste and dye effluents is a major research endeavor, owing to escalating environmental and health concerns arising from discharge of such wastes into water bodies. In this context, this study aims to convert packaging waste of expanded polystyrene foam (EPS) into effective biocatalyst for enzymatic degradation of dye effluent. Briefly, crushed EPS were decorated with amine groups via chlorosulfonation followed by conjugation of branched polyethylenimine. Carbohydrate rich turnip peroxidase (TPOD) was purified to homogeneity from Brassic rapa roots followed by periodate oxidation to introduce reactive dialdehyde groups. Such oxidized TPOD glycoprotein was covalently immobilized on aminated EPS through Schiff base formation. Immobilized TPOD exposed noticeable tolerance toward elevated temperatures (80 °C) that qualifies it as viable biocatalyst for decolorization of dye effluents that is frequently hot. Indeed, immobilized TPOD could successfully decolorize methyl orange (90 %) and crystal violet (96 %) within 2 h. Due to the floating nature of EPS, the immobilized TPOD was simply separated by skimming and reused in fifteen subsequent catalytic cycles. Ultimately, this work demonstrates the conversion of post-consumer EPS into a value-added biocatalyst for the ecofriendly enzymatic treatment of dye effluents.
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- Mohamed A Yassin
- Packaging Materials Department, Chemical Industries Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt; Advanced Materials and Nanotechnology Lab., Center of Excellence, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt.
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- Molecular Biology Department, Biotechnology Research Institute, National Research Centre, Cairo, Egypt
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Singh J, Sinha S, Batra N, Joshi A. Applications of soluble, encapsulated and cross-linked peroxidases from Sapindus mukorossi for the removal of phenolic compounds. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY 2012; 33:349-358. [PMID: 22519121 DOI: 10.1080/09593330.2011.572925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Peroxidases have been known to polymerize phenolic compounds and precipitate them from solution. Sapindus peroxidases (SPases) were extracted from the leaves of Sapindus mukorossi and precipitated with four volumes of chilled methanol. Soluble, encapsulated and cross-linked forms of enzymes were used for the removal of phenolic compounds (initial concentration 1.0 mM) in a stirred batch reactor. Calcium alginate beads were prepared using sodium alginate and calcium chloride at 1.5% and 5.0% (w/v), respectively. Sodium alginate and glutaraldehyde at 1.0% (w/v) and 0.8% (v/v), respectively, were optimized for cross-linking of SPases. The maximal removal of 2-chlorophenol was found in the buffers ofpH range 4-7 and at 30-60 degrees C in the presence of 1.2 mM H2O2 by soluble enzymes, but encapsulated and cross-linked enzymes worked well at pH 5 and at 50 degrees C in the presence of 0.8 mM H2O2. The optimized doses of soluble, encapsulated and cross-linked SPases were 1.2, 4.2 and 1.2 mg/mL, respectively, for the removal of phenolic compounds. Encapsulated and cross-linked enzymes showed a lower efficiency than soluble enzyme but can be reused in multiple cycles for the removal of phenolic compounds.
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- J Singh
- Department of Biotechnology, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India.
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Rodriguez-Cabrera NA, Regalado C, Garcia-Almendarez BE. Cloning, heterologous expression and properties of a recombinant active turnip peroxidase. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2011; 59:7120-7126. [PMID: 21591783 DOI: 10.1021/jf2006722] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/30/2023]
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Turnip (Brassica napus) roots peroxidase isoforms have been used in diagnostic kits and can also efficiently polymerize phenolic compounds from wastewaters. Heterologous expression of a turnip acidic peroxidase (BnPA) was investigated to increase availability of this widely used enzyme. The mature BnPA was ligated into the pET28a(+) vector and used to transform Escherichia coli Rosetta 2. Recombinant BnPA peroxidase was overexpressed and accumulated in inclusion bodies from which it was purified to homogeneity by immobilized metal affinity chromatography under denaturing conditions. Peroxidase activity was observed after a refolding process under oxidative conditions. The yield of pure recombinant BnPA was 29 mg L(-1) of culture with a specific activity of 981 ± 20 ABTS units mg(-1) at optimal conditions (pH 6, 45 °C). Recombinant BnPA showed similar kinetic properties compared to native turnip peroxidase, and its secondary structure evaluated by circular dichroism comprised 20% α-helix, 32% β-sheet and 48% random structure. Recombinant BnPA showed high yield and good kinetic properties which are key steps for future structure-function studies and biotechnological applications.
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Ghorai S, Chowdhury S, Pal S, Banik SP, Mukherjee S, Khowala S. Enhanced activity and stability of cellobiase (β-glucosidase: EC 3.2.1.21) produced in the presence of 2-deoxy-d-glucose from the fungus Termitomyces clypeatus. Carbohydr Res 2010; 345:1015-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.carres.2010.02.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2009] [Revised: 02/19/2010] [Accepted: 02/22/2010] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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Motamed S, Ghaemmaghami F, Alemzadeh I. Turnip (Brassica rapa) Peroxidase: Purification and Characterization. Ind Eng Chem Res 2009. [DOI: 10.1021/ie801997e] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- Sepideh Motamed
- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9465, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9465, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran
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- Department of Chemical & Petroleum Engineering, Sharif University of Technology, P.O. Box 11155-9465, Azadi Avenue, Tehran, Iran
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Removal of α-naphthol and other phenolic compounds from polluted water by white radish (Raphanus sativus) peroxidase in the presence of an additive, polyethylene glycol. BIOTECHNOL BIOPROC E 2009. [DOI: 10.1007/s12257-009-0002-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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In recent decades, protein-based therapeutics have substantially expanded the field of molecular pharmacology due to their outstanding potential for the treatment of disease. Unfortunately, protein pharmaceuticals display a series of intrinsic physical and chemical instability problems during their production, purification, storage, and delivery that can adversely impact their final therapeutic efficacies. This has prompted an intense search for generalized strategies to engineer the long-term stability of proteins during their pharmaceutical employment. Due to the well known effect that glycans have in increasing the overall stability of glycoproteins, rational manipulation of the glycosylation parameters through glycoengineering could become a promising approach to improve both the in vitro and in vivo stability of protein pharmaceuticals. The intent of this review is therefore to further the field of protein glycoengineering by increasing the general understanding of the mechanisms by which glycosylation improves the molecular stability of protein pharmaceuticals. This is achieved by presenting a survey of the different instabilities displayed by protein pharmaceuticals, by addressing which of these instabilities can be improved by glycosylation, and by discussing the possible mechanisms by which glycans induce these stabilization effects.
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- Ricardo J Solá
- Laboratory for Applied Biochemistry and Biotechnology, Department of Chemistry, University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, Facundo Bueso Bldg., Lab-215, PO Box 23346, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00931-3346
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Matto M, Husain Q. Decolorization of direct dyes by immobilized turnip peroxidase in batch and continuous processes. ECOTOXICOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENTAL SAFETY 2009; 72:965-971. [PMID: 18423852 DOI: 10.1016/j.ecoenv.2008.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/17/2007] [Revised: 02/02/2008] [Accepted: 02/23/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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An inexpensive immobilized turnip peroxidase has been employed for the decolorization of some direct dyes in batch and continuous reactors. Wood shaving was investigated as an inexpensive material for the preparation of bioaffinity support. Concanavalin A-wood shaving bound turnip peroxidase exhibited 67% of the original enzyme activity. Both soluble and immobilized turnip peroxidase could effectively remove more than 50% color from dyes in the presence of metals/salt and 0.6mM 1-hydroxybenzotriazole, after 1h of incubation. The columns containing immobilized peroxidase could decolorize 64% direct red 23% and 50% mixture of direct dyes at 4 and 3 months of operation, respectively. Total organic carbon analysis of treated dye or mixture of dyes revealed that these results were quite comparable to the loss of color from solutions. Thus, this study showed that the immobilized enzyme could be efficiently used for the removal of synthetic dyes from industrial effluents.
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- Mahreen Matto
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, India
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Romero-Gómez S, Duarte-Vázquez MA, García-Almendárez BE, Mayorga-Martínez L, Cervantes-Avilés O, Regalado C. A putative peroxidase cDNA from turnip and analysis of the encoded protein sequence. PLANT FOODS FOR HUMAN NUTRITION (DORDRECHT, NETHERLANDS) 2008; 63:157-162. [PMID: 18686036 DOI: 10.1007/s11130-008-0084-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/26/2008] [Accepted: 07/09/2008] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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A putative peroxidase cDNA was isolated from turnip roots (Brassica napus L. var. purple top white globe) by reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and rapid amplification of cDNA ends (RACE). Total RNA extracted from mature turnip roots was used as a template for RT-PCR, using a degenerated primer designed to amplify the highly conserved distal motif of plant peroxidases. The resulting partial sequence was used to design the rest of the specific primers for 5' and 3' RACE. Two cDNA fragments were purified, sequenced, and aligned with the partial sequence from RT-PCR, and a complete overlapping sequence was obtained and labeled as BbPA (Genbank Accession No. AY423440, named as podC). The full length cDNA is 1167bp long and contains a 1077bp open reading frame (ORF) encoding a 358 deduced amino acid peroxidase polypeptide. The putative peroxidase (BnPA) showed a calculated Mr of 34kDa, and isoelectric point (pI) of 4.5, with no significant identity with other reported turnip peroxidases. Sequence alignment showed that only three peroxidases have a significant identity with BnPA namely AtP29a (84%), and AtPA2 (81%) from Arabidopsis thaliana, and HRPA2 (82%) from horseradish (Armoracia rusticana). Work is in progress to clone this gene into an adequate host to study the specific role and possible biotechnological applications of this alternative peroxidase source.
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- S Romero-Gómez
- Biotechnology Group, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, CU Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Querétaro, Mexico
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Quintanilla-Guerrero F, Duarte-Vázquez MA, Tinoco R, Gómez-Suárez M, García-Almendárez BE, Vazquez-Duhalt R, Regalado C. Chemical modification of turnip peroxidase with methoxypolyethylene glycol enhances activity and stability for phenol removal using the immobilized enzyme. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2008; 56:8058-8065. [PMID: 18698787 DOI: 10.1021/jf801400h] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/26/2023]
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Peroxidase from turnip roots (TP) was isolated followed by modification with methoxypolyethylene glycol (MPEG). The catalytic activity of the modified TP (MTP) on ABTS increased 2.5 times after 80 min of reaction. MTP showed a KM similar value to that of TP, but a significantly greater kcat for ABTS oxidation, in aqueous buffer. Chemical modification produced an enhanced stability in organic solvents and increased thermal stability of about 4 times that of TP, in aqueous buffer at 70 degrees C. Circular dichroism showed that MPEG modification decreased TP alpha-helical structure from 26 to 16% and increased beta-turns from 26 to 34%, resulting in an enhanced conformational stability. The temperature at the midpoint of thermal denaturation (melting temperature) increased from 57 to 63 degrees C after modification. MTP was immobilized in alginate beads (IMTP) and tested for oxidative polymerization of concentrated phenolic synthetic solutions, achieving 17 effective contact cycles removing >65% phenols. IMTP may be useful for the development of an enzymatic process for wastewater effluent treatment.
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- F Quintanilla-Guerrero
- Departamento de Investigación y Posgrado en Alimentos PROPAC, Facultad de Química, Universidad Autónoma de Querétaro, C.U. Cerro de las Campanas s/n, Querétaro, Qro. 76010, Mexico
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Porcine pancreatic alpha amylase and its isoforms—Effect of deglycosylation by peptide-N-glycosidase F. Int J Biol Macromol 2008; 43:100-5. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2008.03.008] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/26/2008] [Revised: 03/27/2008] [Accepted: 03/31/2008] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Duarte-Vázquez MA, García-Padilla S, García-Almendárez BE, Whitaker JR, Regalado C. Broccoli processing wastes as a source of peroxidase. JOURNAL OF AGRICULTURAL AND FOOD CHEMISTRY 2007; 55:10396-10404. [PMID: 17997521 DOI: 10.1021/jf072486+] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/25/2023]
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A peroxidase isozyme (BP) was purified to homogeneity from broccoli stems ( Brassica oleraceae var. maraton) discarded from industrial processing wastes. BP specific activity was 1216 ABTS [2,2'-azinobis(3-ethylbenzthiazoline-6-sulfonic acid)] units/mg, representing 466-fold that of crude extract. BP is a monomeric glycoprotein containing 16% carbohydrates, with a molecular mass of 49 kDa and an isoelectric point close to 4.2. From kinetic data it showed a two-substrate ping-pong mechanism, and the catalytic efficiency measured as the rate-limiting step of free BP regeneration was 3.4 x 10(6) M(-1) s(-1). The ABTS K m value was 0.2 mM, which was about 20 times lower than that reported for acidic commercial horseradish peroxidase (HRP). Assessment of BP secondary structure showed 30% helical character, similar to HRP and cytochrome c peroxidase. BP lost only 25% activity after 10 min of heating at 55 degrees C and pH 6; it was stable in the pH range from 4 to 9 and showed an optimum pH of 4.6 using ABTS as substrate. BP was active on substrates normally involved in lignin biosynthesis, such as caffeic and ferulic acids, and also displayed good catechol oxidation activity in the presence of hydrogen peroxide. Reverse micellar extraction was successfully used as potential large-scale prepurification of broccoli peroxidase, achieving a purification factor of 7, with 60% activity yield. Stems from the broccoli processing industry have a high potential as an alternative for peroxidase purification.
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- Miguel A Duarte-Vázquez
- Nucitec S.A. de C.V. Departamento de Investigación, Comerciantes 15-3 Colonia Peñuelas, Querétaro, 76148 Qro, Mexico
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Fatima A, Husain Q. A role of glycosyl moieties in the stabilization of bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) peroxidase. Int J Biol Macromol 2007; 41:56-63. [PMID: 17320168 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2006.12.007] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/01/2006] [Revised: 12/21/2006] [Accepted: 12/22/2006] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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The possible role of carbohydrate moieties in the stabilization of proteins has been investigated by using bitter gourd peroxidase as a model system. A comparative study of glycosylated and non-glycosylated isoenzymes of bitter gourd peroxidase was performed at various temperatures, pH, water-miscible organic solvents, detergents and chaotropic agent like urea. The pH-optima and temperature-optima of both glycosylated and non-glycosylated isoforms of bitter gourd peroxidase remained unchanged. The probes employed were changes in the enzyme activity and fluorescence. The glycosylated form of peroxidase retained greater fraction of enzyme activity against the exposure caused by various physical and chemical denaturants. The unfolding of both forms of enzyme in the presence of high urea concentrations, studied by fluorescence, indicated greater perturbations in the conformation of non-glycosylated preparation. The different properties examined thus indicated that glycosylation plays an important role in the stabilization of native conformation of proteins against the inactivation caused by various types of denaturants.
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- Aiman Fatima
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202 002, UP, India
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Akhtar S, Husain Q. Potential applications of immobilized bitter gourd (Momordica charantia) peroxidase in the removal of phenols from polluted water. CHEMOSPHERE 2006; 65:1228-35. [PMID: 16764905 DOI: 10.1016/j.chemosphere.2006.04.049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2005] [Revised: 04/18/2006] [Accepted: 04/18/2006] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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The potential applications of immobilized bitter gourd peroxidase in the treatment of model wastewater contaminated with phenols have been investigated. The synthetic water was treated with soluble and immobilized enzyme preparations under various experimental conditions. Maximum removal of phenols was found in the buffers of pH values 5.0-6.0 and at 40 degrees C in the presence of 0.75 mM H(2)O(2). Fourteen different phenols were independently treated with soluble and immobilized bitter gourd peroxidase in the buffer of pH 5.6 at 37 degrees C. Chlorinated phenols and native phenol were significantly removed while other substituted phenols were marginally removed by the treatment. Phloroglucinol and pyrogallol were recalcitrant to the action of bitter gourd peroxidase. Immobilized bitter gourd peroxidase preparation was capable of removing remarkably high percentage of phenols from the phenolic mixtures. Significantly higher level of total organic carbon was removed from the model wastewater containing individual phenol or complex mixture of phenols by immobilized bitter gourd peroxidase as compared to the soluble enzyme. 2,4-dichlorophenol and a phenolic mixture were also treated in a stirred batch reactor with fixed quantity of enzyme for longer duration. The soluble bitter gourd peroxidase ceased to function after 3h while the immobilized enzyme was active even after 6h of incubation with phenolic solutions.
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- Suhail Akhtar
- Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Life Sciences, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh 202002, UP, India
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Li JS, Li J. Characterization of N-linked oligosaccharides in chorion peroxidase of Aedes aegypti mosquito. Protein Sci 2005; 14:2370-86. [PMID: 16131661 PMCID: PMC2253460 DOI: 10.1110/ps.051419105] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2005] [Revised: 06/05/2005] [Accepted: 06/13/2005] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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A peroxidase is present in the chorion of Aedes aegypti eggs and catalyzes chorion protein cross-linking during chorion hardening, which is critical for egg survival in the environment. The unique chorion peroxidase (CPO) is a glycoprotein. This study deals with the N-glycosylation site, structures, and profile of CPO-associated oligosaccharides using mass spectrometric techniques and enzymatic digestion. CPO was isolated from chorion by solubilization and several chromatographic methods. Mono-saccharide composition was analyzed by HPLC with fluorescent detection. Our data revealed that carbohydrate (D-mannose, N-acetyl D-glucosamine, D-arabinose, N-acetyl D-galactosamine, and L-fucose) accounted for 2.24% of the CPO molecular weight. A single N-glycosylation site (Asn328-Cys- Thr) was identified by tryptic peptide mapping and de novo sequencing of native and PNGase A-deglycosylated CPO using matrix-assisted laser/desorption/ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI/TOF/MS) and liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS/MS). The Asn328 was proven to be a major fully glycosylated site. Potential tryptic glycopeptides and profile were first assessed by MALDI/TOF/MS and then by precursor ion scanning during LC/MS/MS. The structures of N-linked oligosaccharides were elucidated from the MS/MS spectra of glycopeptides and exoglycosidase sequencing of PNGase A-released oligosaccharides. These CPO-associated oligosaccharides had dominant Man3GlcNAc2 and Man3 (Fuc) GlcNAc2 and high mannose-type structures (Man(4-8)GlcNAc2). The truncated structures, Man2GlcNAc2 and Man2 (Fuc) GlcNAc2, were also identified. Comparison of CPO activity and Stokes radius between native and deglycosylated CPO suggests that the N-linked oligosaccharides influence the enzyme activity by stabilizing its folded state.
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- Junsuo S Li
- Department of Pathobiology, University of Illinois, 2001 South Lincoln Avenue, Urbana, IL 61802, USA
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Pathirana R, Watson L, Chen B, Leung S, Voisey C, Murray T, McManus MT. Removal of the N-linked glycan structure from the peanut peroxidase prxPNC2: influence on protein stability and activity. PHYTOCHEMISTRY 2005; 66:1869-79. [PMID: 16112153 DOI: 10.1016/j.phytochem.2005.06.027] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/06/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 06/30/2005] [Indexed: 05/04/2023]
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Lines of transgenic tobacco have been generated that are transformed with either the wild-type peanut peroxidase prxPNC2 cDNA, driven by the CaMV35S promoter (designated 35S::prxPNC2-WT) or a mutated PNC2 cDNA in which the asparagine residue (Asn189) associated with the point of glycan attachment (Asn189) has been replaced with alanine (designated 35S::prxPNC2-M). PCR, using genomic DNA as template, has confirmed the integration of the 35S::prxPNC2-WT and 35S:prxPNC2-M constructs into the tobacco genome, and western analysis using anti-PNC2 antibodies has revealed that the prxPNC2-WT protein product (PNC2-WT) accumulates with a molecular mass of 34,670 Da, while the prxPNC2-M protein product (PNC2-M) accumulates with a molecular mass of 32,600 Da. Activity assays have shown that both PNC2-WT and PNC2-M proteins accumulate preferentially in the ionically-bound cell wall fraction, with a significantly higher relative accumulation of the PNC2-WT isoenzyme in the ionically-bound fraction when compared with the PNC2-M isoform. Kinetic analysis of the partially purified PNC2-WT isozyme revealed an affinity constant (apparent Km) of 11.2 mM for the reductor substrate guaiacol and 1.29 mM for H2O2, while values of 11.9 mM and 1.12 mM were determined for the PNC2-M isozyme. A higher Arrenhius activation energy (Ea) was determined for the PNC2-M isozyme (22.9 kJ mol(-1)), when compared with the PNC2-WT isozyme (17.6 kJ mol(-1)), and enzyme assays have determined that the absence of the glycan influences the thermostability of the PNC2-M isozyme. These results are discussed with respect to the proposed roles of N-linked glycans attached to plant peroxidases.
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- Ranjith Pathirana
- Institute of Molecular BioSciences, Massey University, Tennent Drive, Private Bag 11222, Palmerston North, New Zealand
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