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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
18
pubmed:dateCreated
2005-9-14
pubmed:abstractText
Cyanide oxygenase (CNO) from Pseudomonas fluorescens NCIMB 11764 catalyzes the pterin-dependent oxygenolytic cleavage of cyanide (CN) to formic acid and ammonia. CNO was resolved into four protein components (P1 to P4), each of which along with a source of pterin cofactor was obligately required for CNO activity. Component P1 was characterized as a multimeric 230-kDa flavoprotein exhibiting the properties of a peroxide-forming NADH oxidase (oxidoreductase) (Nox). P2 consisted of a 49.7-kDa homodimer that showed 100% amino acid identity at its N terminus to NADH peroxidase (Npx) from Enterococcus faecalis. Enzyme assays further confirmed the identities of both Nox and Npx enzymes (specific activity, 1 U/mg). P3 was characterized as a large oligomeric protein (approximately 300 kDa) that exhibited cyanide dihydratase (CynD) activity (specific activity, 100 U/mg). Two polypeptides of 38 kDa and 43 kDa were each detected in the isolated enzyme, the former believed to confer catalytic activity based on its similar size to other CynD enzymes. The amino acid sequence of an internal peptide of the 43-kDa protein was 100% identical to bacterial elongation factor Tu, suggesting a role as a possible chaperone in the assembly of CynD or a multienzyme CNO complex. The remaining P4 component consisted of a 28.9-kDa homodimer and was identified as carbonic anhydrase (specific activity, 2,000 U/mg). While the function of participating pterin and the roles of Nox, Npx, CynD, and CA in the CNO-catalyzed scavenging of CN remain to be determined, this is the first report describing the collective involvement of these four enzymes in the metabolic detoxification and utilization of CN as a bacterial nitrogenous growth substrate.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0021-9193
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
187
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
6396-402
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2005
pubmed:articleTitle
Bacterial cyanide oxygenase is a suite of enzymes catalyzing the scavenging and adventitious utilization of cyanide as a nitrogenous growth substrate.
pubmed:affiliation
Division of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of North Texas, Denton, Texas 76203-5220, USA.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.