title: Enzymatic properties of rhea lysozyme.
abstract: Rhea lysozyme was analyzed for its enzymatic properties both lytic and oligomer activities to reveal the structural and functional relationships of goose type lysozyme. Rhea lysozyme had the highest lytic activity at pH 6, followed by ostrich and goose at pH 5.5-6, whereas the optimum of cassowary was at pH 5. pH profile was correlated to the net charge of each molecule surface. On the other hand, the pH optimum for oligomer substrate was found to be pH 4, indicating the mechanism of rhea catalysis as a general acid. The time-course of the reaction was studied using beta-1,4-linked oligosaccharide of N-acetylglucosamine (GlcNAc) with a polymerization degree of n ((GlcNAc)n) (n=4, 5, and 6) as the substrate. This enzyme hydrolyzed (GlcNAc)6 in an endo-splitting manner, which produced (GlcNAc)3+(GlcNAc)3 predominating over that to (GlcNAc)2+ (GlcNAc)4. This indicates that the lysozyme hydrolyzed preferentially the third glycosidic linkage from the nonreducing end. Theoretical analysis has shown the highest rate constant value at 1.5 s-1 with (GlcNAc)6. This confirmed six substrate binding subsites as goose lysozyme (Honda, Y., and Fukamizo, T., Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 1388, 53-65 (1998)). The different binding free energy values for subsites B, C, F, and G from goose lysozyme might responsible for the amino acid substitutions, Asn122Ser and Phe123Met, located at the subsite B.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience, School of Agriculture, Kyushu Tokai University, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: Jureerut
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pooart
authors.forename: Takao
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Torikata
authors.forename: Tomohiro
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Araki
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D005777:Geese / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D009113:Muramidase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism*; D010063:Ovum / Q000201:enzymology; D046108:Palaeognathae / Q000378:metabolism; D011487:Protein Conformation; D020311:Rheiformes / Q000378:metabolism*; D013045:Species Specificity; D020310:Struthioniformes / Q000378:metabolism; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D009113:Muramidase