title: Partial purification and characterization of trimethylamine-N-oxide demethylase from lizardfish kidney.
abstract: Trimethylamine-N-oxide demethylase (TMAOase) from lizardfish (Saurida micropectoralis) was partially purified by acidification and diethylaminoethyl (DEAE)-cellulose chromatography. The enzyme was purified 82-fold with a yield of 65.4%. The optimum pH and temperature were 7.0 and 50 degrees C, respectively. TMAOase was stable to heat treatment up to 50 degrees C and the activation energy was calculated to be 30.5 kJ mol(-1) K(-1). Combined cofactors (FeCl(2), ascorbate and cysteine) were required for full activation. FeCl(2) exhibited a higher stimulating effect on TMAOase activity than FeCl(3). At concentration less than 2 mM, ascorbate was more stimulatory to the activity than cysteine. The activity was tolerant of NaCl concentration up to 0.5 M. The enzyme had a K(m) for TMAO of 16.2 mM and V(max) of 0.35 micromol min(-1) and was able to convert TMAO to dimethylamine (DMA) and formaldehyde. The molecular mass of enzyme was estimated to be 128 kDa based on activity staining.
authors.affiliation: Department of Food Technology, Faculty of Agro-Industry, Prince of Songkla University, Hat Yai, Songkhla, 90112, Thailand. bsootaw@ratree.psu.ac.th
authors.forename: Soottawat
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Benjakul
authors.forename: Wonnop
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Visessanguan
authors.forename: Munehiko
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanaka
mesh_terms: D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D003067:Coenzymes / Q000494:pharmacology; D003080:Cold Temperature; D004123:Dimethylamines / Q000737:chemistry; D005399:Fishes / Q000378:metabolism*; D005557:Formaldehyde / Q000737:chemistry; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D003067:Coenzymes; D004123:Dimethylamines; D005557:Formaldehyde; D000446:Aldehyde-Lyases; C023188:trimethylamine-oxide aldolase