Skip to main content
NCBI home page
Biochemical Journal logoLink to Biochemical Journal
. 1967 Nov;105(2):483–490. doi: 10.1042/bj1050483

Studies on amino acid decarboxylases in Escherichia coli

Alexander Lawson 1, A G Quinn 1
PMCID: PMC1198335  PMID: 4868874

Abstract

The isolation of highly active preparations of glutamate decarboxylase, arginine decarboxylase and histidine decarboxylase from Escherichia coli is described. These preparations showed strict specificity, and were in each case resolved into apo- and co-enzyme as shown by the significant restoration of activity that took place on addition of pyridoxal 5-phosphate.

Full text

PDF
483

Selected References

These references are in PubMed. This may not be the complete list of references from this article.

  1. BONAVITA V., SCARDI V. The interaction between pyridoxal-5-phosphate and arginine apodocarboxylase. Experientia. 1958 Apr 15;14(4):133–133. doi: 10.1007/BF02157115. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  2. DAVIS B. D., MINGIOLI E. S. Mutants of Escherichia coli requiring methionine or vitamin B12. J Bacteriol. 1950 Jul;60(1):17–28. doi: 10.1128/jb.60.1.17-28.1950. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  3. EGGLESTON L. V. Effects of cations on amino acid decarboxylases. Biochem J. 1958 Mar;68(3):557–560. doi: 10.1042/bj0680557. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  4. EKLADIUS L., KING H. K., SUTTON C. R. Decarboxylation of neutral amino acids in Proteus vulgaris. J Gen Microbiol. 1957 Dec;17(3):602–619. doi: 10.1099/00221287-17-3-602. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  5. Epps H. M. Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases: 4. l(-)-histidine decarboxylase from Cl. welchii Type A. Biochem J. 1945;39(1):42–46. doi: 10.1042/bj0390042. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  6. GANROT P. O., ROSENGREN A. M., ROSENGREN E. On the presence of different histidine decarboxylating enzymes in mammalian tissues. Experientia. 1961 Jun 15;17:263–264. doi: 10.1007/BF02161431. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  7. Gale E. F. The production of amines by bacteria: The decarboxylation of amino-acids by strains of Bacterium coli. Biochem J. 1940 Mar;34(3):392–413. doi: 10.1042/bj0340392. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  8. HAUGHTON B. G., KING H. K. Induced formation of leucine decarboxylase in Proteus vulgaris. Biochem J. 1961 Aug;80:268–277. doi: 10.1042/bj0800268. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  9. KORNBERG H. L., PHIZACKERLEY P. J., SADLER J. R. The metabolism of C2 compounds in micro-organisms. 5. Biosynthesis of cell materials from acetate in Escherichia coli. Biochem J. 1960 Dec;77:438–445. doi: 10.1042/bj0770438. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  10. LECLERC H., OSTEUX R., GUILLAUME J. [Absence of amino-acid decarboxylases in certain strains of E. coli. Demonstration by electrophoretic technics]. Ann Inst Pasteur (Paris) 1963 Apr;104:477–487. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  11. LOVENBERG W., WEISSBACH H., UDENFRIEND S. Aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase. J Biol Chem. 1962 Jan;237:89–93. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  12. LOWRY O. H., ROSEBROUGH N. J., FARR A. L., RANDALL R. J. Protein measurement with the Folin phenol reagent. J Biol Chem. 1951 Nov;193(1):265–275. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  13. MARDASHEV S. R., SEMINA L. A. POLUCHENIE KRISTALLICHESKOI GISTIDINDEKARBOKSILAZY MICROCOCCUS SP. N. Dokl Akad Nauk SSSR. 1964 May 11;156:465–466. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  14. Melius P. Purification of plant glutamic acid decarboxylase. Can J Biochem. 1966 Jan;44(1):145–147. doi: 10.1139/o66-017. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  15. NAJJAR V. A., FISHER J. Studies on L-glutamic acid decarboxylase from Escherichia coli. J Biol Chem. 1954 Jan;206(1):215–219. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  16. Neuberger A. The reaction between histidine and formaldehyde. Biochem J. 1944;38(4):309–314. doi: 10.1042/bj0380309. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  17. ONO S., HAGEN P. Pyridoxal phosphate: a coenzyme for histidine decarboxylase. Nature. 1959 Oct 10;184(Suppl 15):1143–1144. doi: 10.1038/1841143a0. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  18. ROBERTS E., FRANKEL S. Glutamic acid decarboxylase in brain. J Biol Chem. 1951 Feb;188(2):789–795. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  19. RODWELL A. W. The histidine decarboxylase of a species of Lactobacillus; apparent dispensability of pyridoxal phosphate as coenzyme. J Gen Microbiol. 1953 Apr;8(2):233–237. doi: 10.1099/00221287-8-2-233. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  20. Rosenthaler J., Guirard B. M., Chang G. W., Snell E. E. Purification and properties of histidine decarboxylase from Lactobacillus 30a. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 1965 Jul;54(1):152–158. doi: 10.1073/pnas.54.1.152. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  21. Schayer R. W., Sestokas E. Suppression of histamine synthesis in guinea pigs by alpha-methyl-3,4-dihydroxyphenylalanine. Biochim Biophys Acta. 1965 Dec 16;111(2):557–558. doi: 10.1016/0304-4165(65)90071-1. [DOI] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  22. Taylor E. S., Gale E. F. Studies on bacterial amino-acid decarboxylases: 6. Codecarboxylase content and action of inhibitors. Biochem J. 1945;39(1):52–58. doi: 10.1042/bj0390052. [DOI] [PMC free article] [PubMed] [Google Scholar]
  23. UMBREIT W. W., HENEAGE P. beta-hydroxyglutamic acid decarboxylase. J Biol Chem. 1953 Mar;201(1):15–20. [PubMed] [Google Scholar]

Articles from Biochemical Journal are provided here courtesy of The Biochemical Society

RESOURCES