A heme protein. Oxidizes ascorbate and low molecular weight aromatic substrates. The monodehydroascorbate radical produced is either directly reduced back to ascorbate by EC 1.6.5.4 [monodehydroascorbate reductase (NADH)] or undergoes non-enzymic disproportionation to ascorbate and dehydroascorbate.
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SYSTEMATIC NAME
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L-ascorbate:hydrogen-peroxide oxidoreductase
A heme protein. Oxidizes ascorbate and low molecular weight aromatic substrates. The monodehydroascorbate radical produced is either directly reduced back to ascorbate by EC 1.6.5.4 [monodehydroascorbate reductase (NADH)] or undergoes non-enzymic disproportionation to ascorbate and dehydroascorbate.
formation of 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy-adducts and subsequent oxidation of the cysteine residue located near the propionate group of heme leads to loss of enzyme activity
when inactivated by H2O2, heme is irreversibly cross-linked to the APX apoprotein. tsAPXW35F is inactivated in 3 min by H2O2. It is possible that tsAPXW35F is inactivated by adistinct mechanism because the heme can no longer be cross-linked to the enzyme
wild-type enzyme has a half-time of inactivation of less than 10 sec. Triple mutant C26S/W35F/C126A retains 50% of the initial activity after H2O2 treatment for 3 min
biologically active, reversible inhibition, 59% inhibition at 0.1 mM, 83% inhibition at 0.2 mM, 95% inhibition at 1 mM, the inhibition is not time-dependent
untreated cells, sigmoidal dependence of reaction rate on ascorbate concentration, in heat shock cells, hyperbolic dependence of reaction rate on ascorbate concentration and 5-fold decrease in Km-value
cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase is S-nitrosylated at the onset of programmed cell death, induced by both heat shock or hydrogen peroxide. S-nitrosylation of Apx is responsible for the rapid decrease in its activity, and the decrease in activity is a precocious event in the programmed cell death signaling pathway, occurring when no cellular death hallmarks are evident
kcat/KM for L-ascorbate is 1.6fold than wild-type enzyme. kcat/Km for H2O2 is 3.4fold lower than wild-type enzyme. Mutant shows increased tolerance to H2O2 (retains 50% of the initial activity after H2O2 treatment for 3 min) compared to wild-type enzyme (half-time of inactivation is less than 10 sec)
kcat/Km for L-ascorbate is 1.8fold lower than wild-type value. kcat/KM for H2O2 is 3.1fold lower than wild-type value. In contrast to wild-type enzyme, the mutant enzyme retains 60% of the initial activity after incubation for 10 min with the radical scavenger 2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidinyl-1-oxy and H2O2
mutation does not cause a significant change in the structure of tsAPX. Mutation increases H2O2 tolerance. 2.3fold decrease in KM-value for L-ascorbate. 4.3fold increase in Km-value for H2O2
Vacca, R.A.; de Pinto, M.C.; Valenti, D.; Passarella, S.; Marra, E.; De Gara, L.
Production of reactive oxygen species, alteration of cytosolic ascorbate peroxidase, and impairment of mitochondrial metabolism are early events in heat shock-induced programmed cell death in tobacco Bright-Yellow 2 cells