title: Molecular and catalytic properties of the aldehyde dehydrogenase of Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus, a quinoheme protein containing pyrroloquinoline quinone, cytochrome b, and cytochrome c.
abstract: Several aldehyde dehydrogenase (ALDH) complexes have been purified from the membranes of acetic acid bacteria. The enzyme structures and the chemical nature of the prosthetic groups associated with these enzymes remain a matter of debate. We report here on the molecular and catalytic properties of the membrane-bound ALDH complex of the diazotrophic bacterium Gluconacetobacter diazotrophicus. The purified ALDH complex is a heterodimer comprising two subunits of 79.7 and 50 kDa, respectively. Reversed-phase high-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) and electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy led us to demonstrate, for the first time, the unequivocal presence of a pyrroloquinoline quinone prosthetic group associated with an ALDH complex from acetic acid bacteria. In addition, heme b was detected by UV-visible light (UV-Vis) spectroscopy and confirmed by reversed-phase HPLC. The smaller subunit bears three cytochromes c. Aliphatic aldehydes, but not formaldehyde, were suitable substrates. Using ferricyanide as an electron acceptor, the enzyme showed an optimum pH of 3.5 that shifted to pH 7.0 when phenazine methosulfate plus 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol were the electron acceptors. Acetaldehyde did not reduce measurable levels of the cytochrome b and c centers; however, the dithionite-reduced hemes were conveniently oxidized by ubiquinone-1; this finding suggests that cytochrome b and the cytochromes c constitute an intramolecular redox sequence that delivers electrons to the membrane ubiquinone.
authors.affiliation: Instituto de Fisiología Celular, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México, Ciudad Universitaria 04510, Mexico City, Mexico.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gómez-Manzo
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Chavez-Pacheco
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Contreras-Zentella
authors.forename: M E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Sosa-Torres
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Arreguín-Espinosa
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pérez de la Mora
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Membrillo-Hernández
authors.forename: J E
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Escamilla
mesh_terms: D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D002462:Cell Membrane; D045303:Cytochromes b / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D045304:Cytochromes c / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D015964:Gene Expression Regulation, Bacterial / Q000502:physiology; D015971:Gene Expression Regulation, Enzymologic / Q000502:physiology; D041821:Gluconacetobacter / Q000201:enzymology*; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases / Q000378:metabolism; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D045542:PQQ Cofactor / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D045542:PQQ Cofactor; D045304:Cytochromes c; D045303:Cytochromes b; D000444:Aldehyde Dehydrogenase; D009247:NADH, NADPH Oxidoreductases; C014227:ferricyanide reductase
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