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- Title
Identification and characterization of novel broad-spectrum amino acid racemases from Escherichia coli and Bacillus subtilis.
- Authors
Miyamoto, Tetsuya; Katane, Masumi; Saitoh, Yasuaki; Sekine, Masae; Homma, Hiroshi
- Abstract
The peptidoglycan layer of the bacterial cell wall typically contains d-alanine ( d-Ala) and d-glutamic acid ( d-Glu), and also various non-canonical d-amino acids that have been linked to peptidoglycan remodeling, inhibition of biofilm formation, and triggering of biofilm disassembly. Bacteria produce d-amino acids when adapting to environmental changes as a common survival strategy. In our previous study, we detected non-canonical d-amino acids in Escherichia coli grown in minimal medium. However, the biosynthetic pathways of non-canonical d-amino acids remain poorly understood. In the present study, we identified amino acid racemases in E. coli MG1655 (YgeA) and Bacillus subtilis (RacX) that produce non-canonical d-amino acids other than d-Ala and d-Glu. We characterized their enzymatic properties, and both displayed broad substrate specificity but low catalytic activity. YgeA preferentially catalyzes the racemization of homoserine, while RacX preferentially racemizes arginine, lysine, and ornithine. RacX is dimeric, and appears not to require pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (PLP) as a coenzyme as is the case with YgeA. To our knowledge, this is the first report on PLP-independent amino acid racemases possessing broad substrate specificity in E. coli and B. subtilis.
- Subjects
AMINO acids; RACEMASES; ESCHERICHIA coli; BACILLUS subtilis; BACTERIAL cell walls
- Publication
Amino Acids, 2017, Vol 49, Issue 11, p1885
- ISSN
0939-4451
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00726-017-2486-2