title: Purification of the NADP+:F420 oxidoreductase of Methanosphaera stadtmanae.
abstract: Methanosphaera stadtmanae (DSM 3091) is a methanogen that requires H2 and CH3OH for methanogenesis. The organism does not possess an F420-dependent hydrogenase and only low levels of F420. It does however possess NADP+:F420 oxidoreductase activity. The NADP+:F420 oxidoreductase, the enzyme which catalyses the electron transfer between NADP+ and F420 in this organism, was purified and characterized. NAD+, NADH, FMN, and FAD could not be used as electron acceptors. Optimal pH for F420 reduction was 6.0, and 8.5 for NADP+ reduction. During the purification process, it was noted that precipitation with (NH4)2SO4 increased total activity 16-fold but reduced the stability of the enzyme. However, recombination of cell-free extracts with resuspended 65-90% (NH4)2SO4 pellet returned activity to near cell-free extract levels. Neither high salt or protease inhibitors were effective in stabilizing the activity of the partially purified enzyme. The purified enzyme from M. stadtmanae possessed a molecular weight of 148 kDa as determined by gel filtration chromatography and native-PAGE, consisting of alpha, beta, and gamma subunits of 60, 50, and 45 kDa, respectively, using SDS-PAGE. The Km values were 370 microM for NADP+, 142 microM for NADPH, 62.5 microM for F420, and 7.7 microM for F420H2. These values were different from the Km values observed in the cell-free extract.
authors: Department of Microbiology, University of Manitoba, Winnipeg, Canada.
authors: D A
authors: DA
authors: Elias
authors: D F
authors: DF
authors: Juck
authors: K A
authors: KA
authors: Berry
authors: R
authors: R
authors: Sparling
mesh_terms: D007700:Kinetics; D017013:Methanobacteriaceae / Q000201:enzymology*; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D009249:NADP / Q000378:metabolism; D021122:Protein Subunits
chemical_list: D021122:Protein Subunits; D009249:NADP; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; C109941:F420-dependent NADP reductase