title: Characterization of an Agrobacterium tumefaciens D-psicose 3-epimerase that converts D-fructose to D-psicose.
abstract: The noncharacterized gene previously proposed as the D-tagatose 3-epimerase gene from Agrobacterium tumefaciens was cloned and expressed in Escherichia coli. The expressed enzyme was purified by three-step chromatography with a final specific activity of 8.89 U/mg. The molecular mass of the purified protein was estimated to be 132 kDa of four identical subunits. Mn2+ significantly increased the epimerization rate from D-fructose to D-psicose. The enzyme exhibited maximal activity at 50 degrees C and pH 8.0 with Mn2+. The turnover number (k(cat)) and catalytic efficiency (k(cat)/Km) of the enzyme for D-psicose were markedly higher than those for d-tagatose, suggesting that the enzyme is not D-tagatose 3-epimerase but D-psicose 3-epimerase. The equilibrium ratio between D-psicose and D-fructose was 32:68 at 30 degrees C. D-Psicose was produced at 230 g/liter from 700-g/liter D-fructose at 50 degrees C after 100 min, corresponding to a conversion yield of 32.9%.
authors.affiliation: Department of Bioscience and Biotechnology, Sejong University, Seoul 143-747, South Korea.
authors.forename: Hye-Jung
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Eun-Kyung
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: Hyun
authors.forename: Yeong-Su
authors.initials: YS
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Yong-Joo
authors.initials: YJ
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Deok-Kun
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Oh
mesh_terms: D016960:Agrobacterium tumefaciens / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000235:genetics; D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D001483:Base Sequence; D002238:Carbohydrate Epimerases / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D002412:Cations; D003001:Cloning, Molecular; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005632:Fructose / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism*; D005798:Genes, Bacterial; D006601:Hexoses / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D021122:Protein Subunits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D002412:Cations; D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D006601:Hexoses; D021122:Protein Subunits; D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C003243:psicose; D005632:Fructose; D002238:Carbohydrate Epimerases; C030192:tagatose