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  • Echt, S.; Bauer, S.; Steinbacher, S.; Huber, R.; Bacher, A.; Fischer, M.
    Potential anti-infective targets in pathogenic yeasts: structure and properties of 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate synthase of Candida albicans (2004), J. Mol. Biol., 341, 1085-1096.
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Application

EC Number Application Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 drug development the enzyme is a potential anti-infective target in the pathogenic yeast Candida albicans

Cloned(Commentary)

EC Number Cloned (Comment) Organism
4.1.99.12 functional expression of the synthetic gene in Escherichia coli strains XL1-Blue and M15 Candida albicans

Crystallization (Commentary)

EC Number Crystallization (Comment) Organism
4.1.99.12 purified recombinant apoenzyme in complex with the substrate ribulose 5-phosphate, sitting drop vapour diffusion method, 0.003 ml of 17-34 mg/ml protein in 50 mM Tris-HCl, pH 7.5, is mixed with 0.001 ml of reservoir solution containing 85 mM sodium citrate, pH 5.0, and 17% PEG 8000, with or without 5 mM EDTA, equilibration against 0.3 ml reservoir solution, 0.003 ml of the complex solution is mixed with 0.001 ml of 90 mM Mes/NaOH, pH 6.0, containing 18% PEG 8000, addition of 2 mM D-ribulose 5-phosphate, 20°C, X-ray diffraction structure determination and analysis at 1.6-1.7 A resolution, molecular replacement, modelling Candida albicans

Protein Variants

EC Number Protein Variants Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 C59A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant shows 70% of wild-type enzyme activity Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 D92A site-directed mutagenesis, inactive mutant Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 E166A site-directed mutagenesis, inactive mutant Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 Q181R/Q183R site-directed mutagenesis, construction of a synthetic gene, derived from orf 6.2440, with nucleotide exchanges at positions 414, 426, 477, 480, and 581 Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 Y87A site-directed mutagenesis, the mutant shows 2% of wild-type enzyme activity Candida albicans

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
4.1.99.12 Ca2+ not involved in catalysis, stabilize the enzyme Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 Mg2+ essential for activity Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 Zn2+ not involved in catalysis, stabilize the enzyme Candida albicans

Molecular Weight [Da]

EC Number Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 22530
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2 * 22530, mass spectrometry, 2 * 22658, full-length enzyme, sequence calculation Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 22658
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2 * 22530, mass spectrometry, 2 * 22658, full-length enzyme, sequence calculation Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 41000
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recombinant enzyme, analytical ultracentrifugation, hydrodynamic studies Candida albicans

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

EC Number Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
4.1.99.12 D-ribulose 5-phosphate Candida albicans the enzyme is involved in riboflavin biosynthesis formate + L-3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate
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Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
4.1.99.12 Candida albicans Q5A3V6 wild-type enzyme; ATCC 10231D, orf 6.2440
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Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
4.1.99.12 recombinant enzyme, expressed from the synthetic gene in Escherichia coli, to homogeneity by hydrophobic interaction chromatography, ultrafiltration, and gel filtration Candida albicans

Reaction

EC Number Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
4.1.99.12 D-ribulose 5-phosphate = formate + L-3,4-dihydroxybutan-2-one 4-phosphate reaction mechanism, the enzyme possesses an essential acidic active-site loop Candida albicans

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 0.332
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purified recombinant enzyme Candida albicans

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
4.1.99.12 D-ribulose 5-phosphate
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Candida albicans formate + L-3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate
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4.1.99.12 D-ribulose 5-phosphate the enzyme is involved in riboflavin biosynthesis Candida albicans formate + L-3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone-4-phosphate
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Subunits

EC Number Subunits Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 dimer 2 * 22530, mass spectrometry, 2 * 22658, full-length enzyme, sequence calculation Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 More the enzyme possesses an essential acidic active-site loop, active site structure, structure comparisons, overview Candida albicans

Synonyms

EC Number Synonyms Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 3,4-dihydroxy-2-butanone 4-phosphate synthase
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Candida albicans
4.1.99.12 DHBPS
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Candida albicans

Temperature Optimum [°C]

EC Number Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 37
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assay at Candida albicans

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
4.1.99.12 7.5
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assay at Candida albicans