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Literature summary for 1.1.1.78 extracted from

  • Saikusa, T.; Rhee, H.; Watanabe, K.; Murata, K.; Kimura, A.
    Metabolism of 2-oxoaldehydes in bacteria: purification and characterization of methylglyoxal reductase from Escherichia coli (1987), Agric. Biol. Chem., 51, 1893-1899.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
2-mercaptoethanol slight activation Escherichia coli
dithiothreitol slight activation Escherichia coli
glutathione slight activation Escherichia coli

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
Co2+
-
Escherichia coli
Cu2+
-
Escherichia coli
Hg2+
-
Escherichia coli
iodoacetate
-
Escherichia coli
N-ethylmaleimide
-
Escherichia coli
Ni2+
-
Escherichia coli
p-chloromercuribenzoate
-
Escherichia coli
Zn2+
-
Escherichia coli

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
additional information
-
additional information
-
Escherichia coli

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
43000
-
gel filtration, SDS-PAGE Escherichia coli

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
methylglyoxal + NADH Escherichia coli
-
(R)-lactaldehyde + NAD+
-
?
methylglyoxal + NADPH Escherichia coli
-
lactaldehyde + NADP+
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Escherichia coli
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Escherichia coli

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
2.26
-
-
Escherichia coli

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
methylglyoxal + NADH
-
Escherichia coli (R)-lactaldehyde + NAD+
-
?
methylglyoxal + NADPH
-
Escherichia coli lactaldehyde + NADP+
-
?
additional information enzyme utilizes both: NADH and NADPH Escherichia coli ?
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
monomer 1 * 43000, SDS-PAGE Escherichia coli

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
40
-
-
Escherichia coli

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
25 75 25°C and 75°C: about 50% of activity maximum Escherichia coli

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
6.5
-
-
Escherichia coli

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
4.5 9.5 pH 4.5 and pH 9.5: about 50% of activity maximum Escherichia coli

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NADH utilizes both NADPH and NADH Escherichia coli
NADPH utilizes both NADH and NADPH Escherichia coli