Structural highlights
Function
SUSB_BACTN Glucoamylase that hydrolyzes alpha-1,4-glucosidic linkages, alpha-1,6-, alpha-1,3- and alpha-1,2-glucosidic linkages during starch degradation.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Enzymatic cleavage of the glycosidic bond yields products in which the anomeric configuration is either retained or inverted. Each mechanism reflects the dispositions of the enzyme functional groups; a facet of which is essentially conserved in 113 glycoside hydrolase (GH) families. We show that family GH97 has diverged significantly, as it contains both inverting and retaining alpha-glycosidases. This reflects evolution of the active center; a glutamate acts as a general base in inverting members, exemplified by Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron alpha-glucosidase BtGH97a, whereas an aspartate likely acts as a nucleophile in retaining members. The structure of BtGH97a and its complexes with inhibitors, coupled to kinetic analysis of active-site variants, reveals an unusual calcium ion dependence. 1H NMR analysis shows an inversion mechanism for BtGH97a, whereas another GH97 enzyme from B. thetaiotaomicron, BtGH97b, functions as a retaining alpha-galactosidase.
Divergence of catalytic mechanism within a glycosidase family provides insight into evolution of carbohydrate metabolism by human gut flora.,Gloster TM, Turkenburg JP, Potts JR, Henrissat B, Davies GJ Chem Biol. 2008 Oct 20;15(10):1058-67. Epub 2008 Oct 9. PMID:18848471[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ D'Elia JN, Salyers AA. Contribution of a neopullulanase, a pullulanase, and an alpha-glucosidase to growth of Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron on starch. J Bacteriol. 1996 Dec;178(24):7173-9. PMID:8955399
- ↑ Kitamura M, Okuyama M, Tanzawa F, Mori H, Kitago Y, Watanabe N, Kimura A, Tanaka I, Yao M. Structural and functional analysis of a glycoside hydrolase family 97 enzyme from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. J Biol Chem. 2008 Dec 26;283(52):36328-37. Epub 2008 Nov 3. PMID:18981178 doi:10.1074/jbc.M806115200
- ↑ Gloster TM, Turkenburg JP, Potts JR, Henrissat B, Davies GJ. Divergence of catalytic mechanism within a glycosidase family provides insight into evolution of carbohydrate metabolism by human gut flora. Chem Biol. 2008 Oct 20;15(10):1058-67. Epub 2008 Oct 9. PMID:18848471 doi:10.1016/j.chembiol.2008.09.005
