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Pyranose
About: Pyranose is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 1619 publications have been published within this topic receiving 35348 citations. The topic is also known as: pyranoses & hexopyranose.
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TL;DR: It is demonstrated by NMR that the Bacillus anthracis glmS riboswitch selectively binds the α-anomer of GlcN6P with a maximum binding affinity of 0.36 mM and that binding is pH-dependent, which has broader relevance for considering how the microenvironment of an RNA, despite its anionic character, can reduce the pK(a)s of functional groups for use in catalysis.
Abstract: The glmS riboswitch regulates gene expression through a self-cleavage activity. The reaction is catalyzed with the assistance of the metabolite cofactor glucosamine-6-phosphate (GlcN6P), whose amino group is proposed to serve as the general acid during the reaction. This reaction is pH-dependent with a pKa that is lower than the observed pKa for the amine of GlcN6P in solution. GlcN6P, like other pyranose sugars, undergoes spontaneous and rapid interconversion between the α and β anomers at the C1 position. Here we demonstrate by NMR that the Bacillus anthracis glmS riboswitch selectively binds the α-anomer of GlcN6P with a maximum binding affinity of 0.36 mM and that binding is pH-dependent. We also report that the anomeric ratio between α and β is pH-dependent and the pKas of the two amines differ by 0.5 pH units, α being the higher of the two (pKa = 8.3). The pH dependence of binding reveals a pKa of 6.7, suggesting that the glmS RNA reduces the pKa of the GlcN6P amine by 1.6 units in the ground state....
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TL;DR: The present study explores additional aspects of the specificity of these sites, namely, the effect of substitution of a sulfur atom in place of the oxygen in the pyranose ring on ability to serve as substrate or inhibitor, and theeffect of modification in charge of the substituent at the 6-position on inhibitory effectiveness.
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TL;DR: Results indicate that the cytochrome domain of CcPDH possesses similar biophysical properties to that in CDH, and a binding study shows a high binding affinity of C cPDH for cellulose, suggesting that Cc PDH function is related to the enzymatic degradation of plant cell wall.
Abstract: The basidiomycete Coprinopsis cinerea contains a quinohemoprotein (CcPDH named as CcSDH in our previous paper), which is a new type of pyrroloquinoline-quinone (PQQ)-dependent pyranose dehydrogenase and is the first found among all eukaryotes. This enzyme has a three-domain structure consisting of an N-terminal heme b containing a cytochrome domain that is homologous to the cytochrome domain of cellobiose dehydrogenase (CDH; EC 1.1.99.18) from the wood-rotting basidiomycete Phanerochaete chrysosporium, a C-terminal family 1-type carbohydrate-binding module, and a novel central catalytic domain containing PQQ as a cofactor. Here, we describe the biochemical and electrochemical characterization of recombinant CcPDH. UV-vis and resonance Raman spectroscopic studies clearly reveal characteristics of a 6-coordinated low-spin heme b in both the ferric and ferrous states, as well as intramolecular electron transfer from the PQQ to heme b. Moreover, the formal potential of the heme was evaluated to be 130 mV vs. NHE by cyclic voltammetry. These results indicate that the cytochrome domain of CcPDH possesses similar biophysical properties to that in CDH. A comparison of the conformations of monosaccharides as substrates and the associated catalytic efficiency (kcat/Km) of CcPDH indicates that the enzyme prefers monosaccharides with equatorial C-2, C-3 hydroxyl groups and an axial C-4 hydroxyl group in the 1C4 chair conformation. Furthermore, a binding study shows a high binding affinity of CcPDH for cellulose, suggesting that CcPDH function is related to the enzymatic degradation of plant cell wall.
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TL;DR: Results demonstrate that surface displayed cellobiose dehydrogenase and pyranose dehydrogensase may successfully be used in microbial bioelectrochemical systems.
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