Abstract:
:Phosphoglucose isomerase (PGI) is a well-characterized ubiquitous enzyme involved in the glycolytic pathway. It catalyzes the reversible isomerization of D-glucopyranose-6-phosphate and D-fructofuranose-6-phosphate and is present in all living cells. However, there is interspecies variation at the level of the primary structure which sometimes produces heterogeneity at the structural and functional levels. In order to evaluate and characterize the mycobacterial PGI, the gene encoding the PGI from Mycobacterium tuberculosis H37Rv was cloned in pET-22b(+) vector and expressed in Escherichia coli. The target DNA was PCR amplified from the bacterial artificial chromosome using specific primers and cloned under the control of T7 promoter. Upon induction with IPTG, the recombinant PGI (rPGI) expressed partly as soluble protein and partly as inclusion bodies. The rPGI from the soluble fraction was purified to near homogeneity by ion-exchange chromatography. Mass spectrum analysis of the purified rPGI revealed its mass to be 61.45 kDa. The purified rPGI was enzymatically active and the specific activity was 600 U/mg protein. The K(m) of rPGI was determined to be 0.318 mM for fructose-6-phosphate and the K(i) was 0.8 mM for 6-phosphogluconate. The rPGI exhibited optimal activity at 37 degrees C and pH 9.0, and did not require mono- or divalent cations for its activity.
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Biochem Biophys Res Communjournal_title
Biochemical and biophysical research communicationsauthors
Mathur D,Ahsan Z,Tiwari M,Garg LCdoi
10.1016/j.bbrc.2005.09.092subject
Has Abstractpub_date
2005-11-18 00:00:00pages
626-32issue
2eissn
0006-291Xissn
1090-2104pii
S0006-291X(05)02114-5journal_volume
337pub_type
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