WOR5, a Novel Tungsten-Containing Aldehyde Oxidoreductase from Pyrococcus furiosus with a Broad Substrate Specificity
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- 15 October 2005
- journal article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 187 (20) , 7056-7061
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.187.20.7056-7061.2005
Abstract
WOR5 is the fifth and last member of the family of tungsten-containing oxidoreductases purified from the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus furiosus. It is a homodimeric protein (subunit, 65 kDa) that contains one [4Fe-4S] cluster and one tungstobispterin cofactor per subunit. It has a broad substrate specificity with a high affinity for several substituted and nonsubstituted aliphatic and aromatic aldehydes with various chain lengths. The highest catalytic efficiency of WOR5 is found for the oxidation of hexanal (Vmax = 15.6 U/mg, Km = 0.18 mM at 60°C). Hexanal-incubated enzyme exhibits S = 1/2 electron paramagnetic resonance signals from [4Fe-4S]1+ (g values of 2.08, 1.93, and 1.87) and W5+ (g values of 1.977, 1.906, and 1.855). Cyclic voltammetry of ferredoxin and WOR5 on an activated glassy carbon electrode shows a catalytic wave upon addition of hexanal, suggesting that ferredoxin can be a physiological redox partner. The combination of WOR5, formaldehyde oxidoreductase, and aldehyde oxidoreductase forms an efficient catalyst for the oxidation of a broad range of aldehydes in P. furiosus.Keywords
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