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. 1983 Jul;155(1):281–290. doi: 10.1128/jb.155.1.281-290.1983

Purification and characterization of a bifunctional L-(+)-tartrate dehydrogenase-D-(+)-malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) from Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides Y.

F Giffhorn, A Kuhn
PMCID: PMC217679  PMID: 6345505

Abstract

A bifunctional enzyme, L-(+)-tartrate dehydrogenase-D-(+)-malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) (EC 1.1.1.93 and EC 1.1.1. . . , respectively), was discovered in cells of Rhodopseudomonas sphaeroides Y, which accounts for the ability of this organism to grow on L-(+)-malate. The enzyme was purified 110-fold to homogeneity with a yield of 51%. During the course of purification, including ion-exchange chromatography and preparative gel electrophoresis, both enzyme activities appeared to be in association. The ratio of their activities remained almost constant [1:10, L-(+)-tartrate dehydrogenase/D-(+)-malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating)] throughout all steps of purification. Analysis by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed the presence of a single protein band, the position of which was coincident with both L-(+)-tartrate dehydrogenase and D-(+)-malate dehydrogenase (decarboxylating) activities. The apparent molecular weight of the enzyme was determined to be 158,000 by gel filtration and 162,000 by ultracentrifugation. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis yielded a single polypeptide chain with an estimated molecular weight of 38,500, indicating that the enzyme consisted of four subunits of identical size. The isoelectric point of the enzyme was between pH 5.0 and 5.2. The enzyme catalyzed the NAD-linked oxidation of L-(+)-tartrate as well as the oxidative decarboxylation of D-(+)-malate. For both reactions, the optimal pH was in a range from 8.4 to 9.0. The activation energy of the reaction (delta Ho) was 71.8 kJ/mol for L-(+)-tartrate and 54.6 kJ/mol for D-(+)-malate. NAD was required as a cosubstrate, and optimal activity depended on the presence of both Mn2+ and NH4+ ions. The reactions followed Michaelis-Menten kinetics, and the apparent Km values of the individual reactants were determined to be: L-(+)-tartrate, 2.3 X 10(-3) M; NAD, 2.8 X 10(-4) M; and Mn2+, 1.6 X 10(-5) M with respect to L-(+)-tartrate; and D-(+)-malate, 1.7 X 10(-4) M; NAD, 1.3 X 10(-4); and Mn2+, 1.6 X 10(-5) M with respect to D-(+)-malate. Of a variety of compounds tested, only meso-tartrate, oxaloacetate, and dihydroxyfumarate were effective inhibitors. meso-Tartrate and oxaloacetate caused competitive inhibition, whereas dihydroxyfumarate caused noncompetitive inhibition. The Ki values determined for the inhibitors were, in the above sequence, 1.0, 0.014, and 0.06 mM with respect to L-(+)-tartrate and 0.28, 0.012, and 0.027 mM with respect to D-(+)-malate.

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