Abstract
Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB 9784 accumulated 6-endo-hydroxycamphor 3 when grown on (1R)-(+)camphor 1 as sole carbon source. The structure of 3 has been unambiguously assigned for the first time using Xray crystallography. A soluble cytochrome P450 hydroxylase, induced by growth on (1R)-(+)-camphor and designated P450(camr), has been isolated from the bacterium Rhodococcus sp. NCIMB 9784. Using authentic 6-endo hydroxycamphor as standard, a cell-free system consisting of pure P450(camr) and putidaredoxin and putidaredoxin reductase from Pseudomonas putida confirmed that the enzyme hydroxylates (1R)-(+)-camphor specifically in the 6-endo position, in contrast to the 5-exo hydroxylation catalysed by the well-studied P450(cam) from P. putida. P450(camr) has a molecular mass of approximately 44 kDa, and a pI of 4.8.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 449-454 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | APPLIED MICROBIOLOGY AND BIOTECHNOLOGY |
Volume | 59 |
Issue number | 4-5 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Aug 2002 |
Keywords
- RETRO-CLAISEN REACTION
- CRYSTAL-STRUCTURE
- BETA-DIKETONES
- DESYMMETRIZATION
- HYDROXYLATION
- OXIDATION
- CAMPHOR