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. 1973 May;114(2):645–651. doi: 10.1128/jb.114.2.645-651.1973

Chorismate Mutase from Streptomyces aureofaciens: a Heat-Stable Enzyme

Helmut Görisch 1, Franz Lingens 1
PMCID: PMC251821  PMID: 4196250

Abstract

Chorismate mutase from Streptomyces aureofaciens was purified 12-fold. This enzyme preparation did not show any activity when tested for anthranilate synthetase, prephenate dehydrogenase, or prephenate dehydratase. The catalytic activity of chorismate mutase has a broad optimum between pH 7 and 8. The initial velocity data followed regular Michaelis-Menten kinetics with a Km of 5.3 × 10−4 M, and the molecular weight of the enzyme was determined by sucrose gradient centrifugation to be 50,000. Heat inactivation of chorismate mutase, which occurs above temperatures of 60 C, is reversible. The enzyme activity can be restored even when chorismate mutase is treated at the temperature of a boiling-water bath for 15 min. Heat-denatured and renatured enzymes showed the same Michaelis constant and the same molecular weight as the native enzyme. l-Phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, l-tryptophan, and metabolites of the aromatic amino acid pathway were tested as potential modifiers of chorismate mutase activity. The activity of the enzyme was inhibited by none of these substances. Chorismate mutase of S. aureofaciens was not repressed in cells grown in minimal medium supplemented with l-phenylalanine, l-tyrosine, or l-tryptophan.

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