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Literature summary for 4.1.1.1 extracted from

  • Talarico, L.A.; Ingram, L.O.; Maupin-Furlow, J.A.
    Production of the gram-positive Sarcina ventriculi pyruvate decarboxylase in Escherichia coli (2001), Microbiology, 147, 2425-2435.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
pyruvate substrate activator is allosterically bound to enzyme, mechanism Sarcina ventriculi

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
pdc gene, sequencing, expression in Escherichia coli BL-21-CodonPlus-RIL containing plasmid pSJS1240 Sarcina ventriculi

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
maleate buffer inhibits at low pyruvate concentrations Sarcina ventriculi
additional information not inhibited by 25 mM EGTA or EDTA, at 37°C, pH 6.5, 90 min, without cofactors Sarcina ventriculi

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
2.8
-
pyruvate pH 6.5, potassium MES buffer, two affinities for pyruvate, sigmoidal kinetics Sarcina ventriculi
10
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pyruvate pH 6.5, sodium hydrogen maleate buffer, two affinities for pyruvate, sigmoidal kinetics Sarcina ventriculi

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
soluble recombinant PDC, expressed in Escherichia coli Sarcina ventriculi
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-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ cofactor, bound with high affinity at slightly acidic pH Sarcina ventriculi

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
58000
-
4 * 58000, recombinant PDC, pH 6.5, SDS-PAGE Sarcina ventriculi
235000
-
recombinant PDC, pH 6.5, gel filtration Sarcina ventriculi

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
pyruvate Sarcina ventriculi during growth in acidic environments, where acetate is toxic, expression of PDC serves to direct the flow of pyruvate into ethanol during fermentation acetaldehyde + CO2
-
?
pyruvate Sarcina ventriculi Goodsir / ATCC 55887 during growth in acidic environments, where acetate is toxic, expression of PDC serves to direct the flow of pyruvate into ethanol during fermentation acetaldehyde + CO2
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Sarcina ventriculi Q93EN4
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Sarcina ventriculi Goodsir / ATCC 55887 Q93EN4
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-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
136fold, recombinant PDC, expressed in Escherichia coli Sarcina ventriculi

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
pyruvate nonoxidative decarboxylation Sarcina ventriculi acetaldehyde + CO2
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?
pyruvate during growth in acidic environments, where acetate is toxic, expression of PDC serves to direct the flow of pyruvate into ethanol during fermentation Sarcina ventriculi acetaldehyde + CO2
-
?
pyruvate nonoxidative decarboxylation Sarcina ventriculi Goodsir / ATCC 55887 acetaldehyde + CO2
-
?
pyruvate during growth in acidic environments, where acetate is toxic, expression of PDC serves to direct the flow of pyruvate into ethanol during fermentation Sarcina ventriculi Goodsir / ATCC 55887 acetaldehyde + CO2
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
homotetramer 4 * 58000, recombinant PDC, pH 6.5, SDS-PAGE Sarcina ventriculi

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
PDC
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Sarcina ventriculi

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
42
-
in presence of 1 mM thiamine diphosphate, 1 mM Mg2+, pH 6.5, stable up to Sarcina ventriculi
50
-
60-90 min, complete loss of activity Sarcina ventriculi

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.3 6.7
-
Sarcina ventriculi

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
thiamine diphosphate bound with high affinity at slightly acidic pH Sarcina ventriculi

pI Value

Organism Comment pI Value Maximum pI Value
Sarcina ventriculi calculated from the sequence
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5.2