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Literature summary for 4.2.3.27 extracted from

  • Silver, G.M.; Fall, R.
    Characterization of aspen isoprene synthase, an enzyme responsible for leaf isoprene emission to the atmosphere (1995), J. Biol. Chem., 270, 13010-13016.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
additional information the enzyme is positively regulated by light Populus tremuloides

General Stability

General Stability Organism
glycerol stabilizes the enzyme in the early stages of purification, PEG in the late stages Populus tremuloides

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
dimethylallyl diphosphate substrate inhibition above 10 mM Populus tremuloides

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
8
-
dimethylallyl diphosphate
-
Populus tremuloides

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ dependent on Populus tremuloides
Mn2+ can substitute for Mg2+ Populus tremuloides
additional information the enzyme is strictly dependent on divalent cations, no activity with Zn2+ and Ca2+ Populus tremuloides

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
58000
-
1 * 58000 + 1 * 63000, SDS-PAGE Populus tremuloides
63000
-
1 * 58000 + 1 * 63000, SDS-PAGE Populus tremuloides
98000 137000 gel filtration Populus tremuloides

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
dimethylallyl diphosphate Populus tremuloides
-
isoprene + diphosphate
-
ir

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Populus tremuloides
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
native enzyme 4000fold from leaves to homogeneity, ammonium sulfate fractionation of cell-free supernatant, dialysis, ion exchange chromatography, ultrafiltration, and gel filtration Populus tremuloides

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
leaf
-
Populus tremuloides
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.521
-
purified enzyme Populus tremuloides

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
dimethylallyl diphosphate
-
Populus tremuloides isoprene + diphosphate
-
ir
dimethylallyl diphosphate
-
Populus tremuloides isoprene + diphosphate product stoichiometry determination, isoprene is volatile 2-methyl-1,3-butadiene emitted by the plant into the atmosphere, where it plays an important role, the enzyme is positively regulated by light ir

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
dimer 1 * 58000 + 1 * 63000, SDS-PAGE Populus tremuloides

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
32
-
assay at Populus tremuloides

Turnover Number [1/s]

Turnover Number Minimum [1/s] Turnover Number Maximum [1/s] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.7
-
dimethylallyl diphosphate
-
Populus tremuloides

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8
-
assay at Populus tremuloides

pI Value

Organism Comment pI Value Maximum pI Value
Populus tremuloides isoelectric focusing
-
4.7