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Literature summary for 2.1.2.1 extracted from

  • Vatsyayan, R.; Roy, U.
    Molecular cloning and biochemical characterization of Leishmania donovani serine hydroxymethyltransferase (2007), Protein Expr. Purif., 52, 433-440.
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Application

Application Comment Organism
medicine drug target in Leishmania Leishmania donovani
medicine ldSHMT is of medical importance as a drug target since ldSHMT is preferentially expressed in the amastigote stage of parasite which resides in human macrophages Leishmania donovani

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
expressed as a His-tagged fusion protein in Escherichia coli Leishmania donovani
into pQE60 vector having C terminal His6-tag, expression in Escherichia coli M15 cells Leishmania donovani

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
guanidine hydrochloride 86% loss of activity at 0.25 M Leishmania donovani
tetrahydrofolate inhibitory at non-saturating concentration of serine, at concentrations above 1.5 mM Leishmania donovani
Urea 81% loss of activity at 1M Leishmania donovani

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.6
-
L-serine
-
Leishmania donovani
1.6
-
serine
-
Leishmania donovani
2.4
-
tetrahydrofolate
-
Leishmania donovani

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
54000
-
SDS-PAGE Leishmania donovani
216000
-
gel filtration Leishmania donovani
216000
-
gel filtration, tetramer Leishmania donovani

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Leishmania donovani Q86LS9
-
-
Leishmania donovani MHOM/IN/80/Dd8 Q86LS9
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
by Ni2+-NTA affinity chromatography, 95% pure Leishmania donovani
using Ni-NTA chromatography Leishmania donovani

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
amastigote
-
Leishmania donovani
-
additional information gene is preferentially expressed in the amastigote stage of parasite Leishmania donovani
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
1.79
-
-
Leishmania donovani

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + glycine + H2O
-
Leishmania donovani tetrahydrofolate + L-serine
-
r
5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + glycine + H2O
-
Leishmania donovani MHOM/IN/80/Dd8 tetrahydrofolate + L-serine
-
r
L-serine + tetrahydrofolate
-
Leishmania donovani glycine + 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + H2O
-
?
L-serine + tetrahydrofolate
-
Leishmania donovani MHOM/IN/80/Dd8 glycine + 5,10-methylenetetrahydrofolate + H2O
-
?

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
tetramer 4 * 54000, SDS-PAGE, gel filtration Leishmania donovani
tetramer 4 * 54000 Da, gel filtration Leishmania donovani

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
serine hydroxymethyltransferase
-
Leishmania donovani
SHMT
-
Leishmania donovani

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Leishmania donovani
40
-
-
Leishmania donovani

Temperature Range [°C]

Temperature Minimum [°C] Temperature Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
additional information
-
enzyme is thermally stable up to 45°C where it exhibits 85% activity. At 65°C it loses its activity Leishmania donovani
38 60
-
Leishmania donovani

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
additional information
-
stable up to 45°C Leishmania donovani

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.8
-
-
Leishmania donovani
9
-
enzyme retains more than 50% activity at pH 9.0 Leishmania donovani

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6 9
-
Leishmania donovani

pI Value

Organism Comment pI Value Maximum pI Value
Leishmania donovani
-
-
8.9