title: Aldehyde oxidoreductase activity in Desulfovibrio gigas: in vitro reconstitution of an electron-transfer chain from aldehydes to the production of molecular hydrogen.
abstract: The molybdenum [iron-sulfur] protein, first isolated from Desulfovibrio gigas by Moura et al. [Moura, J. J. G., Xavier, A. V., Bruschi, M., Le Gall, J., Hall, D. O., & Cammack, R. (1976) Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 72, 782-789], was later shown to mediate the electronic flow from salicylaldehyde to a suitable electron acceptor, 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol (DCPIP) [Turner, N., Barata, B., Bray, R. C., Deistung, J., LeGall, J., & Moura, J. J. G. (1987) Biochem. J. 243, 755-761]. The DCPIP-dependent aldehyde oxidoreductase activity was studied in detail using a wide range of aldehydes and analogues. Steady-state kinetic analysis (KM and Vmax) was performed for acetaldehyde, propionaldehyde, benzaldehyde, and salicylaldehyde in excess DCPIP concentration, and a simple Michaelis-Menten model was shown to be applicable as a first kinetic approach. Xanthine, purine, allopurinol, and N1-methylnicotinamide (NMN) could not be utilized as enzyme substrates. DCPIP and ferricyanide were shown to be capable of cycling the electronic flow, whereas other cation and anion dyes [O2 and NAD(P)+] were not active in this process. The enzyme showed an optimal pH activity profile around 7.8. This molybdenum hydroxylase was shown to be part of an electron-transfer chain comprising four different soluble proteins from D. gigas, with a total of 11 discrete redox centers, which is capable of linking the oxidation of aldehydes to the reduction of protons.
authors.affiliation: Departamento de Química, Faculdade de Ciências da Universidade de Lisboa, Oeiras, Portugal.
authors.forename: B A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Barata
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: LeGall
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Moura
mesh_terms: D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D003901:Desulfovibrio / Q000201:enzymology*; D004579:Electron Transport; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006859:Hydrogen / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D006859:Hydrogen; D000445:Aldehyde Oxidoreductases