This enzyme, characterized from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei and the mold Aspergillus oryzae, catalyses a stereospecific reduction of 2-oxocarboxylic acids into the corresponding D-2-hydroxycarboxylic acids. The enzyme prefers substrates with a main chain of 5 carbons (such as 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate) to those with a shorter chain, and can use NADH with much lower efficiency. cf. EC 1.1.1.345, (D)-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NAD+).
The taxonomic range for the selected organisms is: Haloferax mediterranei The expected taxonomic range for this enzyme is: Bacteria, Eukaryota, Archaea
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
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(R)-2-hydroxycarboxylate:NADP+ oxidoreductase
This enzyme, characterized from the halophilic archaeon Haloferax mediterranei and the mold Aspergillus oryzae, catalyses a stereospecific reduction of 2-oxocarboxylic acids into the corresponding D-2-hydroxycarboxylic acids. The enzyme prefers substrates with a main chain of 5 carbons (such as 4-methyl-2-oxopentanoate) to those with a shorter chain, and can use NADH with much lower efficiency. cf. EC 1.1.1.345, (D)-2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenase (NAD+).
the DDH enzyme is a 2-oxocarboxylic reductase with broad substrate specificity. It shows a marked preference for those having an unbranched chain of 4-5 carbon atoms, such as 2-oxoisoleucine. It exhibits dual cofactor specificity, yet shows better catalytic efficiency with NADPH
the enzyme belongs to the family of D-isomer specific 2-hydroxyacid dehydrogenases (2HADHs) that contains a wide range of oxidoreductases with various metabolic roles as well as biotechnological applications. The family comprises 22 subfamilies, the enzyme from Haloferax mediterranei belongs to the DDH subfamily, phylogenetic analysis and tree, overview
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CRYSTALLIZATION (Commentary)
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free enzyme, to 3.0 A resolution, and the nonproductive ternary complex with alpha-ketohexanoic acid and NAD+ to 2.0 A resolution, by hanging-drop vapour-diffusion method
three crystal structures of DDH_HALMT are solved in complex with combinations of NAD+, NADP+, NADPH, 2-ketohexanoic acid, and 2-hydroxyhexanoic acid (PDB IDs are 5mha, 5mh5, 5mh6)
recombinant enzyme partially from Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) inclusion bodies by solubilization with 8 M urea in DTT-containing buffer and refolding by rapid 10fold dilution
gene ddh, DNA and amino acid sequence determination and analysis, sequence comparison, subcloning and expression in Escherichia coli strains XL1 Blue and BL21(DE3) in inclusion bodies
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RENATURED/Commentary
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refolding of recombinant enzyme from Escherichia coli strain BL21(DE3) inclusion bodies, solubilized by 8 M urea in DTT-containing buffer, by rapid 10fold dilution, optimally in presence of 4 M NaCl at pH 8.0 and 37°C