Purification and Properties of a Monofunctional Imidazoleglycerol-Phosphate Dehydratase from Wheat.

AUTOR(ES)

Mano, J.

RESUMO

Imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase (EC 4.2.1.19) activity was detected in extracts of several monocotyledonous and dicotyledonous plants using a newly developed assay method. The enzyme was purified 114,000-fold (to apparent homogeneity) from wheat germ by five chromatographic steps. Its native relative molecular weight (Mr) was determined to be 600,000 to 670,000, and it consists of identical subunits of Mr 25,500. In wheat germ, the dehydratase, unlike those of prokaryotic origin, is not associated with histidinol phosphatase activity. The reaction product was identified as imidazoleacetol phosphate (IAP) by comparing it with synthetic IAP as an authentic reference. The Km value for imidazoleglycerol phosphate was 0.36 mM at the optimal pH of 6.6. The enzyme required a reducing agent, such as 2-mercaptoethanol or dithiothreitol, and Mn2+ for maximal activity. 3-Amino-1,2,4-triazole competitively inhibited the activity with a Ki value of 46 [mu]M. The purification of imidazoleglycerol-phosphate dehydratase from wheat germ and histidinol dehydrogenase from cabbage (A. Nagai, A. Scheidegger [1991] Arch Biochem Biophys 284: 127-132) suggests that at least the second half of the histidine biosynthesis in plants is identical to that in microorganisms.

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