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  • Title: Involvement of Lys-308 in the FAD-dependent oxidase activity of NADH dehydrogenase from an alkaliphilic Bacillus.
    Author: Kitazume Y, Mutoh M, Shiraki M, Koyama N.
    Journal: Res Microbiol; 2006 Dec; 157(10):956-9. PubMed ID: 17097855.
    Abstract:
    It has been suggested that the oxidase activity of NADH dehydrogenase of an alkaliphilic Bacillus YN-1 is markedly increased by the addition of free FAD. Site-directed mutagenesis of Lys-306, Lys-308, Arg-317, Arg-319 and Lys-332 of the enzyme was attempted to determine whether the basic amino acid residues are involved in FAD-dependent oxidase activity. Replacement of Arg-317, Arg-319 and Lys-332 by Ala had almost no effect on activity. Substitution of Lys-306 by Ala caused complete loss of the activity. When Lys-308 was replaced by Ala, the extent of FAD stimulation of the oxidase activity of the mutant (K308A) was only one-third that of the wild-type enzyme. FAD stimulation of oxidase activity of the wild-type enzyme was competitively inhibited by NAD. Although the K308A enzyme was also inhibited by NAD, this inhibition was significantly lower than that of the wild-type enzyme. It is likely that Lys-308 plays an important role in regulation of oxidase activity.
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