ISSN:
1432-1017
Keywords:
Key wordsAspergillus niger
;
Glucose oxidase
;
FTIR
;
Proton exchange
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Secondary structure
;
Protein dynamics
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Physics
Notes:
Abstract The catalytic oxidation of β-D-glucose by the enzyme glucose oxidase involves a redox change of the flavin coenzyme. The structure and the dynamics of the two extreme glucose oxidase forms were studied by using infrared absorption spectroscopy of the amide I′ band, tryptophan fluorescence quenching and hydrogen isotopic exchange. The conversion of FAD to FADH2 does not change the amount of α-helix present in the protein outer shell, but reorganises a fraction of random coil to β-sheet structure. The dynamics of the protein interior vary with the redox states of the flavin without affecting the motions of the structural elements near the protein surface. From the structure of glucose oxidase given by X-ray crystallography, these results suggest that the dynamics of the interface between the two monomers are involved in the catalytic mechanism.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s002490050106
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