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Characterization and substrate-accelerated thermal inactivation kinetics of a new serine-type arylsulfatase
Xinqi Xu1, Xiangzhen Deng1, Juan Lin1
1College of Biological Science and Engineering, Fuzhou University, 350116, China.
Abstract:
Arylsulfatase is useful in industrial agar processing by removing sulfate groups. A full-length arylsulfatase gene, designated ArySMA1, was obtained from marine bacteria Serratia sp. SM1. The ArySMA1 gene encoded a novel serine-type arylsulfatase and the enzymatic properties were characterized. The enzyme presented notable capacity of removing sulfate groups from natural algae substrates. Kinetic study suggested that the microscopic thermal inactivation rate of ArySMA1 in free form was smaller than that of the enzyme-substrate complex. The presence of substrate could unexpectedly accelerate ArySMA1 to deactivate at high temperature. Such phenomenon was opposite to many findings that substrate could stabilize enzymes against heat. Molecular dynamics simulation and ANS fluorescent assay indicated the substrate led the hydrophobic regions of the active site more flexible and the sulfate group of the substrate could retard the processivity of ArySMA1 catalysis. This study provides guidance for agar desulfation and down-stream processing industry.
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