title: 26kDa endochitinase from barley seeds: real-time monitoring of the enzymatic reaction and substrate binding experiments using electrospray ionization mass spectrometry.
abstract: A 26 kDa endochitinase from barley seeds was enzymatically characterized exclusively by electrospray ionization mass spectrometry (ESI-MS). At first, oligosaccharide hydrolysis catalyzed by the barley chitinase was monitored in real-time by ESI-MS. The reaction time-course obtained by ESI-MS monitoring was found to be consistent with the data obtained earlier by HPLC, and the quantitative profile was successfully simulated by kinetic modeling of the enzymatic hydrolysis. It is obvious that the real-time monitoring method by ESI-MS allows a faster and cheaper determination of the chitinase activity with unlabeled substrate. Further, the enzymatic activity of the E67Q mutant of the barley chitinase was analyzed and the role of Glu67 was discussed comparing the mass spectra of enzyme protein obtained in native and in denatured conditions. Then it was determined that the observed loss of the enzymatic activity in E67Q is definitely caused by a point mutation of Glu67 but not due to partial unfolding of the mutated enzyme. Finally, association constants of enzyme-oligosaccharide complexes were calculated from Scatchard plots obtained by mass spectra. The binding free energy values obtained for E67Q were found to be comparable to those previously obtained in liquid phase, but less dependent upon the chain length of the oligosaccharides. To our knowledge, this study is the first enzymatic characterization of chitinase exclusively by such an innovative ESI-MS system.
authors: Analytical Research Group, Chair of Biopolymer Chemistry, Department for Basic Life Sciences, Technische Universität München, Weihenstephaner Berg 3, 85354 Freising-Weihenstephan, Germany.
authors: Nicole
authors: N
authors: Dennhart
authors: Linda M M
authors: LM
authors: Weigang
authors: Maho
authors: M
authors: Fujiwara
authors: Tamo
authors: T
authors: Fukamizo
authors: Karen
authors: K
authors: Skriver
authors: Thomas
authors: T
authors: Letzel
mesh_terms: D002688:Chitinases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D003198:Computer Simulation; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D001467:Hordeum / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008954:Models, Biological; D046912:Multiprotein Complexes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D009113:Muramidase / Q000378:metabolism; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000378:metabolism; D017354:Point Mutation; D011485:Protein Binding; D011489:Protein Denaturation; D012639:Seeds / Q000201:enzymology; D021241:Spectrometry, Mass, Electrospray Ionization / Q000379:methods*
chemical_list: D046912:Multiprotein Complexes; D009844:Oligosaccharides; C421864:hen egg lysozyme; D002688:Chitinases; D009113:Muramidase