Reference - PMID:15042280 - Identification of thermostable glyoxalase I in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

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PubMed ID

PMID:15042280

Title

Identification of thermostable glyoxalase I in the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe.

Authors

Takatsume Y, Izawa S, Inoue Y

Citation

Arch Microbiol 2004 May;181(5):371-7

Publication year

2004

Abstract

Glyoxalase I is a ubiquitous enzyme that detoxifies methylglyoxal, which is derived from glycolysis but inhibits the growth of cells from microorganisms to mammals. Here, the structural gene for glyoxalase I ( glo1(+)) from the fission yeast Schizosaccharomyces pombe was identified. Disruption of glo1(+) enhanced susceptibility to methylglyoxal, while expression of glo1(+) in a Delta glo1 mutant of Saccharomyces cerevisiae restored tolerance to this aldehyde. The glo1(+) gene product was purified. The glyoxalase I of S. pombe was a monomeric enzyme with a molecular weight of 34000 and the k(cat)/ K(m) value for methylglyoxal was 4.3 x 10(7) M(-1) x min(-1). Treatment of purified enzyme with EDTA in imidazole buffer completely abolished enzyme activity, whereas the EDTA-treated enzyme was reactivated by several divalent metal ions, such as Zn(2+), Co(2+), Ni(2+) and Mn(2+). The glyoxalase I of S. pombe exhibited fairly high thermal stability, and almost 100% activity was retained after incubating the enzyme at 60 degrees C for 4 h.

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