氨基酸性:立体特异转换和生理影响
Kuladeep Das1, Hemalatha Balaram1, Kaustuv Sanyal1
1Molecular Biology and Genetics Unit, Jawaharlal Nehru Centre for Advanced Scientific Research, Jakkur, Bengaluru 560064, India.
ACS omega
|February 12, 2024
概括
螺旋性氨基酸配置 (l-和d-) 在生物学中至关重要. 这篇评论探讨了氨基酸种族酶,这些形式相互转换的酶,详细介绍了它们的机制,作用和应用.
科学领域:
- 生物化学 生物化学
- 酶学 是一种酶学.
- 分子生物学分子生物学
背景情况:
- 基质分子,特别是氨基酸,根据它们的绝对配置 (l-或d-),具有不同的生物学作用.
- 虽然蛋白质主要使用l-氨基酸,但d-氨基酸在细菌细胞壁,神经传递和代谢途径中至关重要.
- 这两种反体的存在需要立体选择性酶来进行它们的相互转换和识别.
研究的目的:
- 通过氨基酸种族酶对l-和d-氨基酸的相互转换的机制性见解进行审查.
- 讨论涉及氨基酸氧化除氨酸的关键酶的结构,机制和进化方面.
- 突出特定d-氨基酸酶的生理和病理作用以及它们作为药物点的潜力.
主要方法:
- 文献综述侧重于氨基酸种族酶的机制研究.
- 对催化氨基酸相互转换的酶的结构,机制和进化关系的分析.
- 检查d-氨基酸氧化酶和d-酸氧化酶的生理作用和影响.
主要成果:
- 氨基酸赛马酶是关键酶,促进了l-和d-氨基酸反体的相互转化.
- 参与氨基酸氧化去胺的四种关键酶具有独特的结构,机制和进化特征.
- d-氨基酸氧化酶和d-酸氧化酶对人类健康和疾病有显著的生理影响.
结论:
- 了解氨基酸种族酶机制对于理解生物系统中性分子作用至关重要.
- d-氨基酸氧化酶和d-酸氧化酶是各种疾病的潜在治疗点.
- 微生物衍生的奇拉选择性酶在工业过程中作为生物催化剂提供了有前途的应用.
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