Abstract
alpha-Methylacyl-CoA racemase (AMACR) is an important enzyme for the metabolism of branched-chain lipids and drugs. The enzyme is over-expressed in prostate and other cancers. AMACR 1A, the major splice variant, was purified from recombinant E. coli cells as a His-tag protein. Purified enzyme catalysed chiral inversion of both S- and R-2-methyldecanoyl-CoA, with an equilibrium constant of 1.09 +/- 0.14 (2S/2R). Reactions with H-2-labelled substrate showed that loss of the alpha-proton was a prerequisite for chiral inversion. Reactions conducted in (H2O)-H-2 indicated that reprotonation was not stereospecific. These results are the first mechanistic study on any recombinant mammalian alpha-methylacyl-CoA racemase.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 543-552 |
| Number of pages | 10 |
| Journal | Organic and Biomolecular Chemistry |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue number | 3 |
| Early online date | 28 Nov 2008 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 7 Feb 2009 |
UN SDGs
This output contributes to the following UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs)
-
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
Fingerprint
Dive into the research topics of 'Synthesis and use of isotope-labelled substrates for a mechanistic study on human α-methylacyl-CoA racemase 1A (AMACR; P504S)'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.Projects
- 1 Finished
-
Isoforms as a Novel Target for Prostatic Cancer
Lloyd, M. (PI) & Threadgill, M. (CoI)
1/05/06 → 30/04/09
Project: UK charity
Equipment
-
Avance III 500 MHz Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR) Spectrometer (9West)
Material and Chemical Characterisation (MC2)Facility/equipment: Equipment
-
MC2-Mass Spectrometry (MS)
Material and Chemical Characterisation (MC2)Facility/equipment: Technology type
-
MC2- Nuclear Magnetic Resonance (NMR)
Material and Chemical Characterisation (MC2)Facility/equipment: Technology type
Cite this
- APA
- Standard
- Harvard
- Vancouver
- Author
- BIBTEX
- RIS