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Inhibition Of The Dape-Encoded N-Succinyl- ʟ, ʟ-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase From Neisseria Meningitidis By ʟ-Captopril, Anna Starus, Boguslaw Nocek, Brian Bennett, James A. Larrabee, Daniel L. Shaw, Wisath Sae-Lee, Marie T. Russo, Danuta M. Gillner, Magdalena Makowska-Grzyska, Andzrej Joachimiak, Richard C. Holz Aug 2015

Inhibition Of The Dape-Encoded N-Succinyl- ʟ, ʟ-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase From Neisseria Meningitidis By ʟ-Captopril, Anna Starus, Boguslaw Nocek, Brian Bennett, James A. Larrabee, Daniel L. Shaw, Wisath Sae-Lee, Marie T. Russo, Danuta M. Gillner, Magdalena Makowska-Grzyska, Andzrej Joachimiak, Richard C. Holz

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

Binding of the competitive inhibitor ʟ-captopril to the dapE-encoded N-succinyl-ʟ, ʟ-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase from Neisseria meningitidis (NmDapE) was examined by kinetic, spectroscopic, and crystallographic methods. ʟ-Captopril, an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor, was previously shown to be a potent inhibitor of the DapE from Haemophilus influenzae (HiDapE) with an IC50 of 3.3 μM and a measured Ki of 1.8 μM and displayed a dose-responsive antibiotic activity toward Escherichia coli. ʟ-Captopril is also a competitive inhibitor of NmDapE with a Ki of 2.8 μM. To examine the nature of the interaction …


Analyzing The Catalytic Role Of Asp97 In The Methionine Aminopeptidase From Escherichia Coli, Sanghamitra Mitra, Kathleen M. Job, Lu Meng, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz Dec 2008

Analyzing The Catalytic Role Of Asp97 In The Methionine Aminopeptidase From Escherichia Coli, Sanghamitra Mitra, Kathleen M. Job, Lu Meng, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz

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An active site aspartate residue, Asp97, in the methionine aminopeptidase (MetAPs) from Escherichia coli (EcMetAP-I) was mutated to alanine, glutamate, and asparagine. Asp97 is the lone carboxylate residue bound to the crystallographically determined second metal-binding site in EcMetAP-I. These mutant EcMetAP-I enzymes have been kinetically and spectroscopically characterized. Inductively coupled plasma–atomic emission spectroscopy analysis revealed that 1.0 ± 0.1 equivalents of cobalt were associated with each of the Asp97-mutated EcMetAP-Is. The effect on activity after altering Asp97 to alanine, glutamate or asparagine is, in general, due to a ∼ 9000-fold decrease in kca towards …


Characterization Of The Catalytically Active Mn(Ii)-Loaded Arge-Encoded N-Acetyl-L-Ornithine Deacetylase From Escherichia Coli, Wade C. Mcgregor, Sabina I. Swierczek, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz Jun 2007

Characterization Of The Catalytically Active Mn(Ii)-Loaded Arge-Encoded N-Acetyl-L-Ornithine Deacetylase From Escherichia Coli, Wade C. Mcgregor, Sabina I. Swierczek, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz

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The catalytically competent Mn(II)-loaded form of the argE-encoded N-acetyl-l-ornithine deacetylase from Escherichia coli (ArgE) was characterized by kinetic, thermodynamic, and spectroscopic methods. Maximum N-acetyl-l-ornithine (NAO) hydrolytic activity was observed in the presence of one Mn(II) ion with k cat and K m values of 550 s−1 and 0.8 mM, respectively, providing a catalytic efficiency (k cat/K m) of 6.9 × 105 M−1 s−1. The ArgE dissociation constant (K d) for Mn(II) was determined to be 0.18 μM, correlating well with a value obtained by isothermal titration …


Kinetic And Spectroscopic Characterization Of The E134a- And E134d-Altered Dape-Encoded N-Succinyl-L,L-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase From Haemophilus Influenzae, Ryan S. Davis, David L. Bienvenue, Sabina I. Swierczek, Danuta M. Gilner, Lakshman Rajagopal, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz Mar 2006

Kinetic And Spectroscopic Characterization Of The E134a- And E134d-Altered Dape-Encoded N-Succinyl-L,L-Diaminopimelic Acid Desuccinylase From Haemophilus Influenzae, Ryan S. Davis, David L. Bienvenue, Sabina I. Swierczek, Danuta M. Gilner, Lakshman Rajagopal, Brian Bennett, Richard C. Holz

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

Glutamate-134 (E134) is proposed to act as the general acid/base during the hydrolysis reaction catalyzed by the dapE-encoded N-succinyl-l,l-diaminopimelic acid desuccinylase (DapE) from Haemophilus influenzae. To date, no direct evidence has been reported for the role of E134 during catalytic turnover by DapE. In order to elucidate the catalytic role of E134, altered DapE enzymes were prepared in which E134 was substituted with an alanine and an aspartate residue. The Michaelis constant (K m) does not change upon substitution with aspartate but the rate of the reaction changes drastically in the following order: glutamate (100% …


Models For Molybdenum Coordination During The Catalytic Cycle Of Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase From Paracoccus Denitrificans Derived From Epr And Exafs Spectroscopy, Clive S. Butler, John M. Charnock, Brian Bennett, Heather J. Sears, Ann J. Reilly, Stuart J. Ferguson, C. David Garner, David J. Lowe, Andrew J. Thomson, Ben C. Berks, David J. Richardson Jul 1999

Models For Molybdenum Coordination During The Catalytic Cycle Of Periplasmic Nitrate Reductase From Paracoccus Denitrificans Derived From Epr And Exafs Spectroscopy, Clive S. Butler, John M. Charnock, Brian Bennett, Heather J. Sears, Ann J. Reilly, Stuart J. Ferguson, C. David Garner, David J. Lowe, Andrew J. Thomson, Ben C. Berks, David J. Richardson

Physics Faculty Research and Publications

The periplasmic nitrate reductase from Paracoccus denitrificans is a soluble two-subunit enzyme which binds two hemes (c-type), a [4Fe-4S] center, and a bis molybdopterin guanine dinucleotide cofactor (bis-MGD). A catalytic cycle for this enzyme is presented based on a study of these redox centers using electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) and extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EXAFS) spectroscopies. The Mo(V) EPR signal of resting NAP (High g [resting]) has gav = 1.9898 is rhombic, exhibits low anisotropy, and is split by two weakly interacting protons which are not solvent-exchangeable. Addition of exogenous ligands to this resting …