58-96-8Relevant articles and documents
Mechanistic studies relevant to bromouridine-enhanced nucleoprotein photocrosslinking: Possible involvement of an excited tyrosine residue of the protein
Norris, Christopher L.,Meisenheimer, Kristen M.,Koch, Tad H.
, p. 201 - 207 (1997)
The results of mechanistic studies on formation of uridine (U) and N-acetyl-m-(5-uridinyl)tyrosine N-ethylamide (2) from irradiation of aqueous, pH 7 solutions of bromouridine (BrU) and N-acetyltyrosine N-ethylamide (1) are reported. Solutions were irradiated with monochromatic laser emission at 266, 308 and 325 nm. Quantum yield measurements as a function of excitation wave-length suggest that both products result from excitation of the tyrosine derivative followed by electron transfer to BrU, possibly with intermediacy of the hydrated electron. The BrU radical anion ejects bromide to form the uridinyl radical, which then abstracts a hydrogen atom from 1 or adds to the aromatic ring of 1. Formation of adduct 2 is a model for photocrosslinking of nucleic acids bearing the bromouracil chromophore to adjacent tyrosine residues of proteins in nucleoprotein complexes. The value of 325 nm excitation in photocrosslinking, where the tyrosine chromophore is more competitive for photons, was demonstrated with an RNA bound to the MS2 bacteriophage coat protein; more than a 60% increase in the yield of photocrosslinking relative to that obtained with 308 nm excitation was achieved.
EM2487, a novel anti-HIV-1 antibiotic, produced by Streptomyces sp. Mer-2487: Taxonomy, fermentation, biological properties, isolation and structure elucidation
Takeuchi, Hitoshi,Asai, Naoki,Tanabe, Kazunori,Kozaki, Teruya,Fujita, Masanori,Sakai, Takashi,Okuda, Akifumi,Naruse, Nobuaki,Yamamoto, Satoshi,Sameshima, Tomohiro,Heida, Naohiko,Dobashi, Kazuyuki,Baba, Masanori
, p. 971 - 982 (1999)
For the purpose of discovering novel agents that inhibit HIV-1 replication at the transcriptional level, we have established cell lines reflecting the HIV-1 long terminal repeat-driven gene expression. Using these cell lines, we have screened approximately 10,000 microorganism products and found that the culture supernatant of Streptomyces sp. Mer-2487 suppresses the HIV-1 Tat-induced gene expression without affecting the basal or tumor necrosis factor-α-induced transcription. The purified active component has a unique structure. This compound has an inhibitory effect on HIV-1 replication in chronically infected cells as well as acutely infected cells, suggesting that the inhibition occurs at a postintegration step of HIV-1 proviral DNA in the HIV-1 replication cycle.
Hydrolytic stability of a phosphate-branched oligonucleotide incorporating a ribonucleoside 3′-phosphotriester unit
Loennberg, Tuomas
, p. 315 - 323 (2006)
A phosphate-branched oligonucleotide has been prepared by using an appropriately protected trinucleoside phosphotriester building block in conventional solid-phase synthesis. Hydrolysis of the branched oligonucleotide has been followed over a wide pH range. Comparison of the present results with those previously obtained for simpler analogues indicates that a trinucleoside 3′,3′,5′-monophosphate, when embedded in an oligonucleotide structure, is stabilized toward hydroxide-ion catalyzed cleavage by more than one order of magnitude, lending some support to the feasibility of existence of phosphate-branched RNA X in biological systems. Copyright Taylor & Francis Group, LLC.
The effective molarity of the substrate phosphoryl group in the transition state for yeast OMP decarboxylase
Sievers, Annette,Wolfenden, Richard
, p. 45 - 52 (2005)
The second order rate constant (kcat/Km) for decarboxylation of orotidine by yeast OMP decarboxylase (ODCase), measured by trapping 14CO2 released during the reaction, is 2 × 10-4 M-1 s-1. This very low activity may be compared with a value of 3 × 107 M-1 s-1 for the action of yeast OMP decarboxylase on the normal substrate OMP. Both activities are strongly inhibited by 6-hydroxy UMP (BMP), and abrogated by mutation of Asp-96 to alanine. These results, in conjunction with the binding affinity of inorganic phosphate as a competitive inhibitor (Ki = 7 × 10-4 M), imply an effective concentration of 1.1 × 109 M for the substrate phosphoryl group in stabilizing the transition state for enzymatic decarboxylation of OMP. The observed difference in rate (1.5 × 1011-fold) is the largest effect of a simple substituent that appears to have been reported for an enzyme reaction.
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Cushley et al.
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Mechanistic studies of the 5-iodouracil chromophore relevant to its use in nucleoprotein photo-cross-linking
Norris, Christopher L.,Meisenheimer, Poncho L.,Koch, Tad H.
, p. 5796 - 5803 (1996)
The photoreactivity of the 5-iodouracil chromophore was investigated toward understanding photo-cross-linking of nucleic acids bearing the chromophore to functionality in associated proteins. Irradiation of 5-iodouridine (IU) in the presence of a 10-fold excess of N-acetyltyrosine N-ethylamide (1) at 308 nm with a XeCl excimer laser or at 325 nm with a HeCd laser yields uridine (U) and N-acetyl-m-(5-uridinyl)tyrosine N-ethylamide (2) in a 1:2 mole ratio. In the presence of N-acetylphenylalanine N-ethylamide, uridine and analogous ortho, meta, and para regioisomeric adducts (3o, 3m, and 3p) were formed in a similar U to adduct mole ratio. The primary photochemical process leading to products was established as carbon-iodine bond homolysis in the first excited singlet state from a deuterium labeling experiment, photoacoustic calorimetry, and quantum yield measurements. Photoreduction of IU in 2-propanol-d solvent gave U with no deuterium incorporation. Photoacoustic calorimetric measurements established that triplet benzophenone transferred energy to IU with a rate constant of 2 x 109 M-1 s-1. Further, the reaction of IU with 1 to form 2 was sensitized by benzophenone; however, comparison of quantum yields upon direct and sensitized excitation indicated that, at most, only a small portion of the reactions occurred via the triplet state. With direct excitation of IU, quantum yields as a function of the concentration of 1 showed that U and adduct 2 resulted from a common intermediate proposed to be the 5-uridinyl radical. Uridine formation was enhanced by the presence of hydrogen atom donors at the expense of formation of 2. Quantum yields were independent of excitation wavelength in the region 310-330 nm but not the reaction medium. The quantum yield of uridine formation but not adduct formation was approximately an order of magnitude higher in 90% acetonitrile - 10% water than in pH 7 water. The results are discussed in terms of high-yield cross-linking of nucleic acids bearing the 5-iodouracil chromophore to associated proteins in light of cocrystal X-ray structural data.
Pyrimidine nucleotidases/phosphotransferases from human erythrocyte
Amici,Emanuelli,Raffaelli,Ruggieri,Magni
, p. 853 - 855 (1999)
Two cytoplasmic pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidase have been purified from human erythrocytes to homogeneity and partially characterized. The two enzymes, indicated as PN-I and PN-II, preferentially hydrolyse pyrimidine 5'- monophosphates and 3'-monophosphates, respectively. The kinetic analysis demonstrate that pyrimidine 5'-nucleotidases, in the presence of suitable nucleoside substrates, can operate as phosphotransferases by transferring phosphate to various nucleoside acceptors, including nucleoside analogues known as important drugs widely used in chemotherapy.
Biochemical characterization of a recombinant acid phosphatase from Acinetobacter baumannii
Smiley-Moreno, Elizabeth,Smith, Douglas,Yu, Jieh-Juen,Cao, Phuong,Arulanandam, Bernard P.,Chambers, James P.
, (2021/06/09)
Genomic sequence analysis of Acinetobacter baumannii revealed the presence of a putative Acid Phosphatase (AcpA; EC 3.1.3.2). A plasmid construct was made, and recombinant protein (rAcpA) was expressed in E. coli. PAGE analysis (carried out under denaturing/ reducing conditions) of nickel-affinity purified protein revealed the presence of a nearhomogeneous band of approximately 37 kDa. The identity of the 37 kDa species was verified as rAcpA by proteomic analysis with a molecular mass of 34.6 kDa from the deduced sequence. The dependence of substrate hydrolysis on pH was broad with an optimum observed at 6.0. Kinetic analysis revealed relatively high affinity for PNPP (Km = 90 μM) with Vmax, kcat, and Kcat/Km values of 19.2 pmoles s-1, 4.80 s-1(calculated on the basis of 37 kDa), and 5.30 × 104 M-1s-1, respectively. Sensitivity to a variety of reagents, i.e., detergents, reducing, and chelating agents as well as classic acid phosphatase inhibitors was examined in addition to assessment of hydrolysis of a number of phosphorylated compounds. Removal of phosphate from different phosphorylated compounds is supportive of broad, i.e., 'nonspecific' substrate specificity; although, the enzyme appears to prefer phosphotyrosine and/or peptides containing phosphotyrosine in comparison to serine and threonine. Examination of the primary sequence indicated the absence of signature sequences characteristic of Type A, B, and C nonspecific bacterial acid phosphatases.
The Peculiar Case of the Hyper-thermostable Pyrimidine Nucleoside Phosphorylase from Thermus thermophilus**
Kaspar, Felix,Neubauer, Peter,Kurreck, Anke
, p. 1385 - 1390 (2021/01/29)
The poor solubility of many nucleosides and nucleobases in aqueous solution demands harsh reaction conditions (base, heat, cosolvent) in nucleoside phosphorylase-catalyzed processes to facilitate substrate loading beyond the low millimolar range. This, in turn, requires enzymes that can withstand these conditions. Herein, we report that the pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylase from Thermus thermophilus is active over an exceptionally broad pH (4–10), temperature (up to 100 °C) and cosolvent space (up to 80 % (v/v) nonaqueous medium), and displays tremendous stability under harsh reaction conditions with predicted total turnover numbers of more than 106 for various pyrimidine nucleosides. However, its use as a biocatalyst for preparative applications is critically limited due to its inhibition by nucleobases at low concentrations, which is unprecedented among nonspecific pyrimidine nucleoside phosphorylases.