Abstract
Bile salt hydrolase (BSH) is an enzyme produced by the intestinal microflora that catalyzes the deconjugation of glycine- or taurine-linked bile salts. The crystal structure of BSH reported here from Bifidobacterium longum reveals that it is a member of N-terminal nucleophil hydrolase structural superfamily possessing the characteristic alpha beta beta alpha tetra-lamellar tertiary structure arrangement. Site-directed mutagenesis of the catalytic nucleophil residue, however, shows that it has no role in zymogen processing into its corresponding active form. Substrate specificity was studied using Michaelis-Menten and inhibition kinetics and fluorescence spectroscopy. These data were compared with the specificity profile of BSH from Clostridium perfrigens and pencillin V acylase from Bacillus sphaericus, for both of which the three-dimensional structures are available. Comparative analysis shows a gradation in activity toward common substrates, throwing light on a possible common route toward the evolution of pencillin V acylase and BSH.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 32516-32525 |
Number of pages | 10 |
Journal | Journal of Biological Chemistry |
Volume | 281 |
Issue number | 43 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 27 Oct 2006 |
Keywords
- LACTIC-ACID BACTERIA
- QUANTITATIVE-DETERMINATION
- LACTOBACILLUS-PLANTARUM
- CHOLESTEROL
- DECONJUGATION
- PURIFICATION
- CLONING
- EXPRESSION
- GENE