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  • Chang, A.K.; Nixon, P.F.; Duggleby, R.G.
    Aspartate-27 and glutamate-473 are involved in catalysis by Zymomonas mobilis pyruvate decarboxylase (1999), Biochem. J., 339, 255-260.
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Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expression of PDC mutants D27E, D27N, E473D and E473Q in Escherichia coli Zymomonas mobilis

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
D27E 0.072% of wild-type specific activity, small decrease in affinity for cofactors thiamine diphosphate and Mg2+, kinetic properties, mutation slows the decarboxylation step Zymomonas mobilis
D27N 0.049% of wild-type specific activity, small decrease in affinity for cofactors thiamine diphosphate and Mg2+, kinetic properties, mutation slows the decarboxylation step Zymomonas mobilis
E473D 0.173% of wild-type specific activity, small decrease in affinity for cofactors thiamine diphosphate and Mg2+, kinetic properties, mutation slows the decarboxylation step Zymomonas mobilis
E473Q 0.025% of wild-type specific activity, more tightly bound cofactors thiamine diphosphate and Mg2+, kinetic properties, mutation slows the decarboxylation step Zymomonas mobilis
E50D 2.9% of wild-type activity Zymomonas mobilis
E50Q 0.46% of wild-type activity Zymomonas mobilis

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
additional information
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additional information kinetic data Zymomonas mobilis
0.18 0.2 pyruvate 30°C, E473D mutant PDC Zymomonas mobilis
0.25
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pyruvate 30°C, D27E mutant PDC Zymomonas mobilis
0.43 0.48 pyruvate 30°C, D27N mutant PDC Zymomonas mobilis
0.66 0.68 pyruvate 30°C, wild-type PDC Zymomonas mobilis
1.04 1.17 pyruvate 30°C, E473Q mutant PDC Zymomonas mobilis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ cofactor, mode of active site binding, contains 1 mol Mg2+ per subunit Zymomonas mobilis

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
60000
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4 * 60000, wild-type PDC and mutants D27E, D27N, E473D and E473Q, SDS-PAGE Zymomonas mobilis
240000
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wild-type and E473Q mutant PDC, gel filtration Zymomonas mobilis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
pyruvate Zymomonas mobilis catalyzes the penultimate step in ethanol fermentation acetaldehyde + CO2
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Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Zymomonas mobilis
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Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
PDC mutants D27E, D27N, E473D and E473Q Zymomonas mobilis

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
a 2-oxo carboxylate = an aldehyde + CO2 catalytic mechanism Zymomonas mobilis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
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Zymomonas mobilis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
pyruvate active site structure, catalytic mechanism Zymomonas mobilis acetaldehyde + CO2
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pyruvate catalyzes the penultimate step in ethanol fermentation Zymomonas mobilis acetaldehyde + CO2
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Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
tetramer 4 * 60000, wild-type PDC and mutants D27E, D27N, E473D and E473Q, SDS-PAGE Zymomonas mobilis

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
PDC
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Zymomonas mobilis

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
30
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assay at Zymomonas mobilis

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
thiamine diphosphate mode of active site binding, contains 1 mol thiamine diphosphate per subunit Zymomonas mobilis