• 약학회지
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• 제50권4호
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• pp.268-271
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• 2006

Protein kinase UL97 is an unusual protein kinase that can phosphorylate nucleoside analogs as well as protein/peptide. Previously we found a H2B-derived peptide, KESYSVYVYKV and reported that the P+5 position (K) is important. To further understand the substrate specificity at the P+5 position, we introduced spot assay system and showed that a peptide containing K residue among other amino acids at the P+5 position is the best substrate. Also other residues such as M, I, L, or G are good enough to be substrate of UL97. This result may aid the discovery of a new antiviral inhibitor.

• Applied Biological Chemistry
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• 제40권3호
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• pp.189-195
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• 1997

부위특이적 변이제작을 통하여 Achromobacter protease I (API)의 lysin에 대한특이성의 구조적 근거를 조사하였다. Lysine 특이성을 결정하는 결정기로서 예상되는 잔기중의 하나인 Glu190을 glutamine, aspartic acid, leucine으로 치환하였을 경우, 전구체단백질은 Iysine 특이성을 가진 완전한 활성효소로서 발현되어 자기촉매적으로 processing되었다. 다른 하나의 잔기인 Asp225을 asparagine, leucine으로 치환한 변이체에서는 불활성 전구체인 pro-API으로서 발현되었으나, 변이체 (D225E)의 경우는 서서히 자기촉매적으로 maturation 되었다. 성숙체인 변이체 (D225E)의 Iysylendopeptidase 활성은 wild-type APl의 0.25%이였으며, 이 활성의 감소는 기질 Iysine과 효소와의 친화력 감소가 주 원인이었다. 이러한 결과로부터 Asp225가 Iysylendopeptidase의 엄격한 기질특이성에 결정적인 역할을 담당한다는 것이 시사되었다. 한편, 변이체 (D225E)는 ornithine 기질에 대해서 효소활성 이 검출되지 않았다. 이 변이체의 촉매잔기인 Ser194가 native API과 마찬가지로 DFP, PMSF와 근본적으로 동일한 반응성이 있는 것으로 나타나 225번 위치의 methylene 1 unit 더 긴 측사는 subsite P1의 methylene 1 unit 짧은 측사에 의해 보상되지 않는다는 것을 알 수 있었다.

• 분석과학
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• 제22권3호
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• pp.228-234
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• 2009

본 연구에서는 식물의 제초제 해독 기구를 알아보기 위해, 양배추 (Brassica oleracea)로 부터 글루타티온 전달효소를 정제하고 외래성 이물질에 대한 기질 특이성과 저해 효과를 분석하였다. 양배추로부터 DEAE-Sephacel 컬럼과 GSH-Sepharose 컬럼 크로마토그래피를 이용하여 약 10%의 수율로 글루타티온 전달효소를 정제하였다. 정제된 효소에 대해 분자량을 측정한 결과, SDS-polyacrylamide 겔 전기영동으로 측정한 분자량은 23,000Da을 나타내었으며, 겔 크로마토그래피로 측정한 분자량은 48,000Da을 나타내었다. 따라서 정제된 양배추 글루타티온 전달효소는 소단위체의 분자량이 약 23,000Da의 동종이량체라는 사실을 알 수 있었다. 이 효소의 저해제에 대한 효과를 조사한 결과, S-hexyl-GSH와 S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl)GSH에 의해 활성이 저해되었다. 양배추 글루타티온 전달효소의 기질특이성은 CDNB와 ETA에서 높은 활성을 보였으며, cumene hydroperoxide에 대한 GSH peroxidase 활성도 나타내었다.

• BMB Reports
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• 제31권4호
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• pp.399-404
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• 1998

In order to gain further insight on the relationship between structure and function of glutathione S-transferase (GST), the six active-site mutants, R13T, K44T, Q51A, Q64A, S65A, and D98A, of human GST P1-1 were expressed in Escherichia coli and purified to electrophoretic homogeneity by affinity chromatography on immobilized GSH. The active-site mutants showed marked differences in substrate specificity. The substitution of Gln51 with threonine resulted in a drastic decrease in the specific activities to <10% of the wild-type value. The substitution of Arg13 with threonine resulted in more decreased specific activity toward cumene hydroperoxide and in the $I_{50}$ values of S-(2,4-dinitrophenyl) glutathione and benanstatin A. These results suggest that the substitution of Arg13 with threonine changes the conformation of the active site to increase the affinity for the product or electrophilic substrate. Lys44 seems to be in the vicinity of the H-site of hGST P1-1 or may contribute to some extents to the electrophile binding.

• 한국동물학회지
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• 제39권2호
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• pp.190-197
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• 1996

The optimal conditions and substrate specificity of whole body esterase (EST) activity, effects of inhibitors (Eserine, Paraoxon, p-HMB, DDVP, DFP) on the enzyme, and ontogenv of the isozymes were determined in Lucilio ilfustris Meisen. The optimal temperature was $45^{\circ}C$ regardless of kind of reacted substrate, $\alpha-naphthyl$ acetate $(\alpha-Nal,$ a.naphthvl butylate $(\alpha-N),$ and Pnaphthyl acetate $(\beta-Na),$ but the optimal pH showed some regioselectivitv to naphthvl group of the esters; PH 7.0 for Iform, pH 7.5 for a-form. The maximum reaction rate was recorded at about 2.5 $\times$ 10's M of PNa and etNa, but 1.0 $\times$ 10'S M of $\alpha-Nb.$ Among the five EST inhibitors tested, DDVP was the most powerful. However, distinction of the relative specificity of inhibitors between three body parts, head, thorax, and abdomen, was shouts, representing differences in the distribution and activity of isozvmes. Of 12 carboxyl-esterases (CE), 8 cholinesterases (ChE) and 2 arvlesterases (ArE) identified based on their inhibitor specificity throughout the development, two larval and prepupal stage specific ChEs, no pupal specific, and 2 CEs.2ChEs. and one ArE adult specific isozvmes were confirmed.

• BMB Reports
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• 제37권5호
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• pp.533-537
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• 2004

Previously published kinetic data on the interactions of seventeen different enzymes with their physiological substrates are re-examined in order to understand the connection between ground state binding energy and transition state stabilization of the enzyme-catalyzed reactions. When the substrate ground state binding energies are normalized by the substrate molar volumes, binding of the substrate to the enzyme active site may be thought of as an energy concentration interaction; that is, binding of the substrate ground state brings in a certain concentration of energy. When kinetic data of the enzyme/substrate interactions are analyzed from this point of view, the following relationships are discovered: 1) smaller substrates possess more binding energy concentrations than do larger substrates with the effect dropping off exponentially, 2) larger enzymes (relative to substrate size) bind both the ground and transition states more tightly than smaller enzymes, and 3) high substrate ground state binding energy concentration is associated with greater reaction transition state stabilization. It is proposed that these observations are inconsistent with the conventional (Haldane) view of enzyme catalysis and are better reconciled with the shifting specificity model for enzyme catalysis.

• Genomics & Informatics
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• 제6권4호
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• pp.223-226
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• 2008

We introduce a computational approach for analysis of glycosylation in Post-PKS tailoring steps. It is a computational method to predict the deoxysugar biosynthesis unit pathway and the substrate specificity of glycosyltransferases involved in the glycosylation of polyketides. In this work, a directed and weighted graph is introduced to represent and predict the deoxysugar biosynthesis unit pathway. In addition, a homology based gene clustering method is used to predict the substrate specificity of glycosyltransferases. It is useful for the rational design of polyketide natural products, which leads to in silico drug discovery.

• 약학회지
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• 제52권6호
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• pp.466-470
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• 2008

Human cytomegalovirus expresses an unusual protein kinase UL97, a member of ${H_V}{U_L}$ family of protein kinase. UL97 can phosphorylate nucleoside analogs such as ganciclovir as well as protein/peptide. It has previously been reported that UL97 is able to phosphorylate a KESYSVYVYKV peptide and that P+5 position (K) is important. We examined the extent of contribution of other positions (P-4 through P+6) of the peptide to be substrate of UL97 using alanine substituted peptides (Ala scanning) and deleted peptides. The result suggested that the E (P-2) is negative effect and P+5 (K) is still important. The peptide YSVYVYK is the shortest substrate enough to show high activity, which could be a starting point to develop peptidomimetic drug. This study would give important information to deeply understand the substrate specificity of UL97 and develop an antiviral drug using the small peptide identified here.

• BMB Reports
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• 제46권1호
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• pp.37-40
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• 2013

CY-007 and CY-049 pteridine glycosyltransferases (PGTs) that differ in sugar donor specificity to catalyze either glucose or xylose transfer to tetrahydrobiopterin were studied here to uncover the structural determinants necessary for the specificity. The importance of the C-terminal domain and its residues 218 and 258 that are different between the two PGTs was assessed via structure-guided domain swapping or single and dual amino acid substitutions. Catalytic activity and selectivity were altered in all the mutants (2 chimeric and 6 substitution) to accept both UDP-glucose and UDP-xylose. In addition, the wild type activities were improved 1.6-4.2 fold in 4 substitution mutants and activity was observed towards another substrate UDP-N-acetylglucosamine in all the substitution mutants from CY-007 PGT. The results strongly support essential role of the C-terminal domain and the two residues for catalysis as well as sugar donor specificity, bringing insight into the structural features of the PGTs.

• Preventive Nutrition and Food Science
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.357-363
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• 2011

Recently, we found that Arthrobacter crystallopoietes N-08 isolated from soil directly produces trehalose from maltose by a resting cell reaction. In this study, the optimal set of conditions and substrate specificity for the trehalose production using resting cells was investigated. Optimum temperature and pH of the resting cell reaction were $55^{\circ}C$ and pH 5.5, respectively, and the reaction was stable for two hours at $37{\sim}55^{\circ}C$ and for one hour at the wide pH ranges of 3~9. Various disaccharide substrates with different glycosidic linkages, such as maltose, isomaltose, cellobiose, nigerose, sophorose, and laminaribiose, were converted into trehalose-like spots in thin layer chromatography (TLC). These results indicated broad substrate specificity of this reaction and the possibility that cellobiose could be converted into other trehalose anomers such as ${\alpha},{\beta}$- and ${\beta},{\beta}$-trehalose. Therefore, the product after the resting cell reaction with cellobiose was purified by ${\beta}$-glucosidase treatment and Dowex-1 ($OH^-$) column chromatography and its structure was analyzed. Component sugar and methylation analyses indicated that this cellobiose-conversion product was composed of only non-reducing terminal glucopyranoside. MALDI-TOF and ESI-MS/MS analyses suggested that this oligosaccharide contained a non-reducing disaccharide unit with a 1,1-glucosidic linkage. When this disaccharide was analyzed by $^1H$-NMR and $^{13}C$-NMR, it gave the same signals with ${\alpha}$-D-glucopyranosyl-(1,1)-${\alpha}$-D-glucopyranoside. These results suggest that cellobiose can be converted to ${\alpha},{\alpha}$-trehalose by the resting cells of A. crystallopoietes N-08.