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Literature summary for 3.5.1.38 extracted from

  • Ramakrishnan, M.S.; Joseph, R.
    Characterization of an extracellular asparaginase of Rhodosporidium toruloides CBS14 exhibiting unique physicochemical properties (1996), Can. J. Microbiol., 42, 316-325.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
2-mercaptoethanol slight activation Rhodotorula toruloides
cysteine slight activation Rhodotorula toruloides
dithiothreitol slight activation Rhodotorula toruloides

General Stability

General Stability Organism
stabilizing effect by addition of glycine and maintaining the pH to 9.0 Rhodotorula toruloides

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
2-Hydroxy-5-nitrobenzyl bromide 40% inhibition at 10 mM, concentration-dependent, protection against inhibition in presence of substrate Rhodotorula toruloides
Hg2+ slight inhibition Rhodotorula toruloides
iodoacetamide slight inhibition Rhodotorula toruloides
N-bromosuccinimide concentration-dependent inhibition, 40% at 10 mM, protection against inhibition in presence of substrate Rhodotorula toruloides
p-chloromercuribenzoate slight inhibition Rhodotorula toruloides
Urea 95% loss of activity in 2.25 M Rhodotorula toruloides

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.43
-
L-asparagine
-
Rhodotorula toruloides
2.4
-
N-glycyl-L-asparagine
-
Rhodotorula toruloides
6.45
-
L-glutamine
-
Rhodotorula toruloides
8
-
N-carbamoyl-L-asparagine
-
Rhodotorula toruloides
10
-
N-acetyl-L-asparagine
-
Rhodotorula toruloides

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
periplasmic space
-
Rhodotorula toruloides 42597
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Ni2+ slightly enhanced activity Rhodotorula toruloides

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
87000
-
2 * 87000, SDS-PAGE Rhodotorula toruloides
180000
-
gel filtration Rhodotorula toruloides

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
L-asparagine + H2O Rhodotorula toruloides
-
L-aspartate + NH3
-
?
L-glutamine + H2O Rhodotorula toruloides one fifth of the activity on L-asparagine L-glutamate + NH3
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rhodotorula toruloides
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
to homogeneity, chromatography, preparative gel electrophoresis Rhodotorula toruloides

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
cell culture
-
Rhodotorula toruloides
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
2156
-
glutaminase activity Rhodotorula toruloides
10510
-
asparaginase activity Rhodotorula toruloides

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-10°C, lyophilized to dryness in the presence of 50 mM Tris, 250 mM glycine, pH 9.0, 90% activity in 3 months Rhodotorula toruloides

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
beta-L-aspartyl hydroxylammonium sulfate + H2O
-
Rhodotorula toruloides L-Asp + hydroxylammonium sulfate
-
?
gamma-L-glutamyl hydroxylammonium sulfate + H2O
-
Rhodotorula toruloides L-glutamate + hydroxylammonium sulfate
-
?
L-asparagine + H2O
-
Rhodotorula toruloides L-aspartate + NH3
-
?
L-asparagine + H2O not active on D-asparagine Rhodotorula toruloides L-aspartate + NH3
-
?
L-glutamine + H2O one fifth of the activity on L-asparagine Rhodotorula toruloides L-glutamate + NH3
-
?
N-acetyl-L-asparagine + H2O
-
Rhodotorula toruloides N-acetyl-L-aspartate + NH3
-
?
N-carbamoyl-L-asparagine + H2O
-
Rhodotorula toruloides N-carbamoyl-L-aspartate + NH3
-
?
N-glycyl-L-asparagine + H2O 60% higher activity than on L-asparagine Rhodotorula toruloides N-glycyl-L-aspartate + NH3
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer 2 * 87000, SDS-PAGE Rhodotorula toruloides

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
-
Rhodotorula toruloides

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
5 7 optimal range for asparaginase activity Rhodotorula toruloides

pH Stability

pH Stability pH Stability Maximum Comment Organism
7
-
complete inactivation Rhodotorula toruloides