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Literature summary for 4.2.1.24 extracted from

  • Nandi, D.L.; Shemin, D.
    delta-Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase of Rhodopseudomonas capsulata (1973), Arch. Biochem. Biophys., 158, 305-311.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
2-mercaptoethanol required at very low concentrations of substrate Rhodobacter capsulatus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
EDTA no inhibition Rhodobacter capsulatus
iodoacetamide
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus
additional information insensitive to inhibition by hemin and protoporphyrin Rhodobacter capsulatus
NaCN in presence of the substrate Rhodobacter capsulatus
NEM
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus
PCMB
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.7
-
5-aminolevulinate in presence of 2-mercaptoethanol Rhodobacter capsulatus
2
-
5-aminolevulinate in absence of 2-mercaptoethanol Rhodobacter capsulatus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
additional information does not require metallic cations for activation Rhodobacter capsulatus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
260000
-
sucrose density gradient centrifugation Rhodobacter capsulatus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rhodobacter capsulatus
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
2 5-aminolevulinate = porphobilinogen + 2 H2O substrate is covalently bound through a Schiff base Rhodobacter capsulatus

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
1.62
-
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5-aminolevulinate + 5-aminolevulinate
-
Rhodobacter capsulatus porphobilinogen + 2 H2O
-
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pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8 8.6 in citrate buffer, Tris-maleate buffer, imidazole buffer and Tris buffer Rhodobacter capsulatus