Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-2008
Keywords
recombinant coproporphyrinogen oxidase, substrate analogs, kinetic studies, ABNORMAL HEME-BIOSYNTHESIS, METABOLISM, Research & Experimental Medicine
Abstract
Background: Defects in the enzyme coproporphyrinogen oxidase result in accumulation of porphyrins which may affect the severity of a subset of porphyrias. Thus evaluation of this enzyme for substrate selectivity is of value. Kinetic evaluations of recombinant human coproporphyrinogen oxidase have been undertaken using six di- and tripropionate analogs of the natural substrate coproporphyrinogen-III. These Substrate analogs were modified by having alkyl groups in place of one or both of the ring 13- or 17-propionate moieties. Material/Methods: Cloned human enzyme was incubated with analogs under apparent first order conditions and with various substrate concentrations. The kinetic values, K-m and V-max, were determined. Results: Relative to the authentic substrate, the K-m values for the 13-ethyl, dimethyl and diethyl porphyrinogens were very comparable whereas the K-m values were much higher using dipropyl and dibutyl porphyrinogen and much lower for the 17-ethyl analog. For the dipropionate analogs, the V-max values were an apparent function of the carbon length of the substituent. on the C and D rings, with longer carbon length severely reducing product formation by some 4-5 orders of magnitude. Also, the two isomeric tripropionates that were tested indicated that it was more detrimental to have an ethyl group at the 13-position for both binding and catalysis. Conclusions: This work extends our understanding of porphyrin ring substituent effects reported by Cooper et al. (2005). The substituents on both the C and D rings have significant effects on both the substrate binding and catalysis by this important enzyme.
Recommended Citation
Morgenthaler, Justin B.; Barto, Reyna L.; Lash, Timothy D.; and Jones, Marjorie A., "Use of Di- and Tripropionate substrate analogs to probe the active site of human recombinant coproporphyrinogen oxidase" (2008). Faculty Publications – Chemistry. 3.
https://ir.library.illinoisstate.edu/fpchem/3
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