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Shahid Noor1, Narayan S Punekar1
1Biotechnology Group, School of Bioscience and Bioengineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Mumbai - 400076, India.
Abstract:
NADP-dependent glutamate dehydrogenase (NADP-GDH) mediates fungal ammonium assimilation through reductive synthesis of glutamate from 2-oxoglutarate. By virtue of its position at the interface of carbon and nitrogen metabolism, biosynthetic NADP-GDH is a potential candidate for metabolic control. In order to facilitate characterization, a new and effective dye-affinity method was devised to purify NADP-GDH from two aspergilli, Aspergillus niger and Aspergillus nidulans. The A. niger NADP-GDH was characterized at length and its kinetic interaction constants with glutamate (Km 34.7 mM) and ammonium (Km 1.05 mM; Ki 0.4 mM) were consistent with an anabolic role. Isophthalate, 2-methyleneglutarate and 2,4-pyridinedicarboxylate were significant inhibitors, with respective Ki values of 6.9, 9.2 and 202.0 microM. The A. niger enzyme showed allosteric properties and a sigmoid response (nH=2.5) towards 2-oxoglutarate saturation. The co-operative behaviour was a feature common to NADP-GDH from Aspergillus awamori, A. nidulans and Aspergillus oryzae. NADP-GDH may therefore be a crucial determinant in adjusting 2-oxoglutarate flux between the tricarboxylic acid cycle and glutamate biosynthesis in aspergilli.
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