Biotin synthase mechanism: on the origin of sulphur.

Abstract:

:Biotin synthase catalyses the last step of the biosynthesis of biotin in microorganisms and plants. The active protein isolated from Bacillus sphaericus and Escherichia coli contains an iron-sulphur (FeS) cluster. The native enzymes were depleted of their iron and inorganic sulphide and the resulting apoenzymes were chemically reconstituted with FeCl3 and Na2[34S] to give labelled (Fe34S) enzymes. These enzymes were functional and when assayed in vitro produced labelled biotin containing about 65% of 34S. These data strongly support the hypothesis that the sulphur of biotin is derived from the (FeS) centre of the enzyme.

journal_name

FEBS Lett

journal_title

FEBS letters

authors

Bui BT,Florentin D,Fournier F,Ploux O,Méjean A,Marquet A

doi

10.1016/s0014-5793(98)01464-1

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

1998-11-27 00:00:00

pages

226-30

issue

1-2

eissn

0014-5793

issn

1873-3468

pii

S0014579398014641

journal_volume

440

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