Structural highlights
Function
[ADH_CLOBE] Alcohol dehydrogenase with a preference for medium chain secondary alcohols, such as 2-butanol and isopropanol. Has very low activity with primary alcohols, such as ethanol. Under physiological conditions, the enzyme reduces aldehydes and 2-ketones to produce secondary alcohols. Is active with acetaldehyde and propionaldehyde.[1] [2]
Evolutionary Conservation
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Publication Abstract from PubMed
Analysis of the three-dimensional structures of three closely related mesophilic, thermophilic, and hyperthermophilic alcohol dehydrogenases (ADHs) from the respective microorganisms Clostridium beijerinckii (CbADH), Entamoeba histolytica (EhADH1), and Thermoanaerobacter brockii (TbADH) suggested that a unique, strategically located proline residue (Pro100) might be crucial for maintaining the thermal stability of EhADH1. To determine whether proline substitution at this position in TbADH and CbADH would affect thermal stability, we used site-directed mutagenesis to replace the complementary residues in both enzymes with proline. The results showed that replacing Gln100 with proline significantly enhanced the thermal stability of the mesophilic ADH: DeltaT(1/2) (60 min) = + 8 degrees C (temperature of 50% inactivation after incubation for 60 min), DeltaT(1/2) (CD) = +11.5 degrees C (temperature at which 50% of the original CD signal at 218 nm is lost upon heating between 30 degrees and 98 degrees C). A His100 --> Pro substitution in the thermophilic TbADH had no effect on its thermostability. An analysis of the three-dimensional structure of the crystallized thermostable mutant Q100P-CbADH suggested that the proline residue at position 100 stabilized the enzyme by reinforcing hydrophobic interactions and by reducing the flexibility of a loop at this strategic region.
A single proline substitution is critical for the thermostabilization of Clostridium beijerinckii alcohol dehydrogenase.,Goihberg E, Dym O, Tel-Or S, Levin I, Peretz M, Burstein Y Proteins. 2007 Jan 1;66(1):196-204. PMID:17063493[3]
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See Also
References
- ↑ Ismaiel AA, Zhu CX, Colby GD, Chen JS. Purification and characterization of a primary-secondary alcohol dehydrogenase from two strains of Clostridium beijerinckii. J Bacteriol. 1993 Aug;175(16):5097-105. PMID:8349550
- ↑ Goihberg E, Peretz M, Tel-Or S, Dym O, Shimon L, Frolow F, Burstein Y. Biochemical and Structural Properties of Chimeras Constructed by Exchange of Cofactor-Binding Domains in Alcohol Dehydrogenases from Thermophilic and Mesophilic Microorganisms. Biochemistry. 2010 Feb 9. PMID:20102159 doi:10.1021/bi901730x
- ↑ Goihberg E, Dym O, Tel-Or S, Levin I, Peretz M, Burstein Y. A single proline substitution is critical for the thermostabilization of Clostridium beijerinckii alcohol dehydrogenase. Proteins. 2007 Jan 1;66(1):196-204. PMID:17063493 doi:10.1002/prot.21170
