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inhibition by trimethylamine of methylamine oxidation by paracoccus denitrificans and bacterium w3a1.trimethylamine, a common substrate for methylotrophic growth, specifically inhibited methylamine-dependent respiration by paracoccus denitrificans and bacterium w3a1. these effects were caused by the specific inhibition by trimethylamine of the periplasmic quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase. steady-state kinetic analysis of the effect of trimethylamine on methylamine oxidation by methylamine dehydrogenase indicated that the inhibition was a mixed type. apparent ki values for trimethylamine o ...19902331476
spectral and electrochemical properties of glutaryl-coa dehydrogenase from paracoccus denitrificans.studies of the spectral (uv/vis and resonance raman) and electrochemical properties of the fad-containing enzyme glutaryl-coa dehydrogenase (gcd) from paracoccus denitrificans reveal that the properties of the oxidized enzyme (gcdox) appear to be invariant from those properties known for other acyl-coa dehydrogenases such as mammalian general acyl-coa dehydrogenase (gacd) and butyryl-coa dehydrogenase (bcd) from megasphaera elsdenii. however, when either free or complexed gcd is reduced, its spe ...19902340266
periplasmic and membrane-bound respiratory nitrate reductases in thiosphaera pantotropha. the periplasmic enzyme catalyzes the first step in aerobic denitrification.the unusual ability of thiosphaera pantotropha to catalyze respiratory nitrate reduction under aerobic conditions is shown to correlate with the activity of a periplasmic nitrate reductase that is expressed under both aerobic and anaerobic growth conditions. the organism also synthesizes, but only under anaerobic conditions, a membrane-bound nitrate reductase which resembles the corresponding enzyme in paracoccus denitrificans in respect of both catalytic properties and inhibition of activity in ...19902365057
steady-state nitric oxide concentrations during denitrification.three species of denitrifying bacteria, paracoccus denitrificans, pseudomonas stutzeri strain jm300, and achromobacter cycloclastes, were allowed to reduce nitrate or nitrite in anaerobic, closed vials while the equilibration of gases between aqueous and gas phases was facilitated by vigorous stirring. the gas phase was sampled and analyzed for no with use of a chemiluminescence detector calibrated against bottled no standards or against no produced by the nitrite-iodide reaction. [noaq] was inf ...19902365685
chemical cross-linking study of complex formation between methylamine dehydrogenase and amicyanin from paracoccus denitrificans.two soluble periplasmic redox proteins from paracoccus denitrificans, the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase and the copper protein amicyanin, form a weakly associated complex that is critical to their physiological function in electron transport [gray, k. a., davidson, v. l., & knaff, d. b. (1988) j. biol. chem. 263, 13987-13990]. the specific interactions between methylamine dehydrogenase and amicyanin have been studied by using the water-soluble cross-linking agent 1-ethyl-3-[3-(dimethyla ...19902383547
paracoccus aminophilus sp. nov. and paracoccus aminovorans sp. nov., which utilize n,n-dimethylformamide.two methylamine- and n,n-dimethylformamide-utilizing paracoccus spp. are described. these bacteria are gram-negative, nonsporeforming, nonmotile, coccoid or short rod-shaped organisms. their dna base composition is 62 to 68 mol% g + c. their cellular fatty acids include large amounts of c18:1 acid. their major hydroxy acids are 3-oh c10:0 and 3-oh c14:0 acids. the major ubiquinone is q-10. these bacteria are distinguished from paracoccus denitrificans and paracoccus alcaliphilus by physiological ...19902397196
paracoccus kocurii sp. nov., a tetramethylammonium-assimilating bacterium.a new species of tetramethylammonium-assimilating bacteria was isolated from an activated sludge which was used for the treatment of tetramethylammonium hydroxide contained in the wastewater from semiconductor manufacturing processes. cells of the bacteria were gram-negative, nonmotile, short rods (0.5 to 0.8 micron by 0.7 to 1.1 microns). the major respiratory quinone component of the bacteria was q-10. the g + c content was 71 mol%. isolates are mesophilic and assimilate methylated amines such ...19902397197
denitrification of high concentrations of nitrites and nitrates in synthetic medium with different sources of organic carbon. iii. methanol.the denitrification of nitrites and nitrates (1000 mg n/l) in medium containing methanol as a source of organic carbon was studied. continuous cultures of mixed population of autochtonic microflora from bottom sludge of nitrogenous wastewater reservoir were set up in a chemostat-type column and packed bed reactor. the efficiency of denitrification of nitrates in packed bed reactor was 506.7 mg n/l/h whereas denitrification of nitrites was from 8.7 to 16.0 mg n/l/h depending on the granulation of ...19852412408
evolutionary relationship of denitrifying bacteria as deduced from 5s rrna sequences.the nucleotide sequences of 5s rrna from seven denitrifying bacteria have been determined. based on these sequences and those reported in the literature (including two denitrifiers), a phylogenic tree of 104 eubacterial 5s rrna sequences has been constructed to establish the position of the denitrifying bacteria. these bacteria belong to either one of the three major subgroups of gram-negative bacteria. the grouping based on 5s rrna sequences is almost compatible with the type of the nitrite red ...19862434470
preparation of a one-subunit cytochrome oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans: spectral analysis and enzymatic activity.cytochrome c oxidase was isolated from paracoccus denitrificans as a two-subunit enzyme. chymotrypsin-catalyzed proteolysis reduced the molecular weight of each subunit by about 8000. the spectral properties of this preparation, as well as its km for cytochrome c(1.7 mum), remained unchanged with respect to the native enzyme. vmax was reduced by about 55% when assayed in triton x-100 or in triton x-100 supplemented with asolectin. following further proteolysis by staphylococcus aureus v8 proteas ...19882462906
[polymer fixed microorganisms for water processing]. 19892490194
[determination of the growth rate of bacteria in monitoring denitrification plants for drinking water processing]. 19892490195
immunological comparison of subunits isolated from various hydrogenases of aerobic hydrogen bacteria.polyclonal, monospecific antibodies were produced against the two subunits (mr 62,000, and mr 31,000), isolated from the membrane-bound hydrogenase of alcaligenes eutrophus h16. the antibodies (igg fractions) were purified from crude sera by protein a-sepharose cl-4b chromatography. by double immunodiffusion assays and tandem-crossed immunoelectrophoresis the large and the small subunit were demonstrated not to be immunologically related. immunological comparison of these subunits with the four ...19892493816
regulation of methanol dehydrogenase synthesis in paracoccus denitrificans.the region downstream from the methanol dehydrogenase (mdh) structural gene has been cloned and sequenced. mdh promoter activity have been studied by using a broad-host-range promoter probe vector.19892505667
inhibition of bovine heart mitochondrial and paracoccus denitrificans nadh----ubiquinone reductase by dequalinium chloride and three structurally related quinolinium compounds.1. dequalinium chloride (deca) and three related quinolinium compounds inhibit bovine heart mitochondrial and paracoccus denitrificans electron transport activity, with inhibition localized between nadh and ubiquinone in both electron transport chains. 2. structure-activity studies reveal that two quinolinium rings and a long bridging group are necessary for significant inhibition of reduction of artificial electron acceptors and coenzyme q, whereas only one quinolinium ring and a long hydrocarb ...19892515858
the effect of oxygen on denitrification in paracoccus denitrificans and pseudomonas aeruginosa.denitrification by paracoccus denitrificans and pseudomonas aeruginosa was studied using quadrupole membrane-inlet mass spectrometry to measure simultaneously and continuously dissolved gases. evidence was provided for aerobic denitrification by both species: in the presence of o2, n2o production increased in pa. denitrificans, while that of n2 decreased; with ps. aeruginosa, the concentrations of both n2 and n2o increased on introducing o2 into the gas phase. disappearance of no-3 was monitored ...19892516869
loss of penicillin resistance in paracoccus denitrificans induced by mitomycin c and acridine orange.in an attempt to eliminate the penicillin resistance gene of p. dentrificans by curing agents, such as acridine orange (ao) and mitomycin c, it was observed that ao treatment caused temporary phenotypic curing where development of sensitivity was a function of concentration of both the curing agent and benzylpenicillin. however, curing with mitomycin produced sensitive clones at a frequency of 6 x 10(-3) and two permanently cured clones were isolated. heavy metal resistance and resistance to oth ...19892517537
electron transport reactions in a cytochrome c-deficient mutant of paracoccus denitrificans.a mutant of paracoccus denitrificans which is deficient in c-type cytochromes grows aerobically with generation times similar to those obtained with a wild-type strain. the aa3-type oxidase is functional in the mutant as judged by spectrophotometric assays of cytochrome c oxidation using the membrane particles and cytochrome aa3 reduction in whole cells. the cytochrome c oxidase (aa3-type) of the c-less mutant oxidizes soluble cytochrome c at rates equivalent to those obtained with the wild-type ...19892537100
the membrane-bound hydrogenase from paracoccus denitrificans. purification and molecular characterization.the membrane-bound hydrogenase from paracoccus denitrificans was purified 68-fold with a yield of 14.6%. the final preparation had a specific activity of 161.9 mumol h2 min-1 (mg protein)-1 (methylene blue reduction). purification involved solubilization by triton x-114, phase separation, chromatography on deae-sephacel, ammonium-sulfate precipitation and chromatography on procion-red he-3b-sepharose. gel electrophoresis under denaturing conditions revealed two non-identical subunits with molecu ...19892537196
the amino acid sequence of adenylate kinase from paracoccus denitrificans and its relationship to mitochondrial and microbial adenylate kinases.the complete amino acid sequence of adenylate kinase (mgatp + amp in equilibrium mgadp + adp) from paracoccus denitrificans has been determined. 1. the s-[14c]carboxymethylated protein was cleaved with clostripain, cyanogen bromide and endoproteinase lys-c; 18, 9 and 6 fragments, respectively, were analyzed. some of these peptides were further degraded by trypsin, staphylococcus aureus v8 protease and carboxypeptidases a and b. the fragments were separated by hplc and sequenced with a gas-phase ...19892537726
cytochrome c-550 mediates electron transfer from inducible periplasmic c-type cytochromes to the cytoplasmic membrane of paracoccus denitrificans.electron transfer from periplasmic cytochromes c to the membrane-bound respiratory chain has been studied with the isolated cytochromes and membrane preparations from paracoccus denitrificans. when reduced cytochromes were incubated with spheroplasts only the constitutive cytochrome c-550 was rapidly oxidized. the inducible cytochromes c-551i and c-553i were not oxidized at appreciable rates. cytochrome c-550 was able to mediate the transfer of electrons from either cytochrome c-551i or cytochro ...19892538362
oxidation of cytochrome c by cytochrome c oxidase: spectroscopic binding studies and steady-state kinetics support a conformational transition mechanism.the long-known biphasic response of cytochrome c oxidase to the concentration of cytochrome c has been explained, alternatively, by the presence of a catalytic and a regulatory site on the oxidase, by negative cooperativity between adjacent active sites in dimeric oxidase, or by a transition of the enzyme molecule between different conformational states. the three mechanistic hypotheses allow testable predictions about the relationship between substrate binding and steady-state kinetics catalyze ...19892539857
cytochrome o (bo) is a proton pump in paracoccus denitrificans and escherichia coli.spheroplasts from aerobically grown wild-type paracoccus denitrificans cells respire with succinate despite specific inhibition of the cytochrome bc1 complex by myxothiazol. coupled to this activity, which involves only b-type cytochromes, there is translocation of 1.5-1.9 h+/e- across the cytoplasmic membrane. similar h+ translocation ratios are observed during oxidation of ubiquinol in spheroplasts from aerobically grown mutants of paracoccus lacking cytochrome c oxidase, or deficient in cytoc ...19892544445
characterization of the cytochrome c oxidase in isolated and purified plasma membranes from the cyanobacterium anacystis nidulans.functionally intact plasma membranes were isolated from the cyanobacterium (blue-green alga) anacystis nidulans through french pressure cell extrusion of lysozyme/edta-treated cells, separated from thylakoid membranes by discontinuous sucrose density gradient centrifugation, and purified by repeated recentrifugation. origin and identity of the chlorophyll-free plasma membrane fraction were confirmed by labeling of intact cells with impermeant protein markers, [35s]diazobenzenesulfonate and fluor ...19892545245
omegon-km: a transposable element designed for in vivo insertional mutagenesis and cloning of genes in gram-negative bacteria.to combine the features of the omega interposons with the advantages of in vivo transposition mutagenesis, we have constructed an artificial transposon, called omegon-km. the omegon-km transposon is carried on the plasmid pjff350 which can be conjugally mobilized into a broad range of gram-negative bacteria. omegon-km is flanked, in inverted orientation, by synthetic 28-bp repeats derived from the ends of is1. in addition, each end of omegon-km has the very efficient transcription and translatio ...19892546859
a bacterial c-type cytochrome can be translocated to the periplasm as an apo form; the biosynthesis of cytochrome cd1 (nitrite reductase) from paracoccus denitrificans.an apo form of cytochrome cd1 (nitrite reductase) of paracoccus denitrificans has been detected immunologically in the periplasm of a mutant that lacks all c-type cytochromes. a method for the preparation of apo-nitrite reductase (lacking both c- and d-type haem) from the holoenzyme of wild-type cells has been developed. the apoprotein synthesized by the mutant is indistinguishable from the chemically prepared apoprotein in respect of: (i) subunit molecular weight; (ii) formation of a homodimer; ...19892548064
redox protein electron-transfer mechanisms: electrostatic interactions as a determinant of reaction site in c-type cytochromes.the effect of ionic strength on the rate constant for electron transfer has been used to determine the magnitude and charge sign of the net electrostatic potential which exists in close proximity to the sites of electron transfer on various c-type cytochromes. the negatively charged ferricyanide ion preferentially reacts at the positively charged exposed heme edge region on the front side of horse cytochrome c and paracoccus cytochrome c2. in contrast, at low ionic strength, the positively charg ...19892551370
deletion of the gene for subunit iii leads to defective assembly of bacterial cytochrome oxidase.coiii is one of the major subunits in the mitochondrial and a bacterial cytochrome c oxidase, cytochrome aa3. it does not contain any of the enzyme's redox-active metal centres and can be removed from the enzyme without major changes in its established functions. we have deleted the coiii gene from paracoccus denitrificans. the mutant still expresses spectroscopically detectable enzyme almost as the wild-type, but its cytochrome c oxidase activity is much lower. from 50 to 80% of cytochrome a is ...19892555169
transposable elements for efficient manipulation of a wide range of gram-negative bacteria: promoter probes and vectors for foreign genes.we describe here the construction and use of a series of modified transposons based on the insertion sequence is1. like their parent, omegon-km [fellay et al., gene 76 (1989) 215-226], these elements permit efficient insertional mutagenesis of a variety of gram-negative bacteria. the presence of a functional pbr322 origin of replication within the transposable element facilitates subsequent cloning of the mutated gene. the omegon-km system was previously shown to function in pseudomonas putida, ...19892559879
quantitative selection of denitrifying bacteria in continuous cultures and requirement for organic carbon. i. starch.a mixed population of bacteria from bottom sludge of nitrogen wastewater reservoir was incubated in continuous culture in medium containing 1000 mg nitrate nitrogen/l and starch. maximal efficiency of denitrification was 5 mg n/l/h. marked changes in participation of denitrifying bacteria (16-76%) among total number of bacteria was observed, this being dependent on the ratio of starch concentration (cs) to nitrogen concentration (cn) in the medium. the optimal cs/cn ratio ensuring highest partic ...19852579531
assimilation of methylamine by paracoccus denitrificans involves formaldehyde transport by a specific carrier.assimilation of methylamine by paracoccus denitrificans involves the following enzymes: a periplasmic methylamine dehydrogenase, a formaldehyde transport system, cytoplasmic formaldehyde and formate dehydrogenase. formaldehyde transport follows saturation kinetics with a high substrate affinity (km = 7 microm), and is severely inhibited by iodoacetate, cyanide and p-trifluoromethoxy carbonylcyanide phenylhydrazone. expression of the formaldehyde carrier is regulated by the carbon source.19892612879
formate dependent nitrate and nitrite reduction to ammonia by citrobacter freundii and competition with denitrifying bacteria.citrobacter freundii, paracoccus denitrificans and pseudomonas stutzeri were grown either singly or in mixed culture in anaerobic nitrate or nitrite limited chemostats with formate and/or succinate as electron donors and carbon sources. c. freundii reduced nitrate or nitrite stoichiometrically to ammonia. maximum molar growth yields for nitrate (nitrite) were 15.3 (9.9) g/mol for c. freundii on formate with succinate as carbon source, 15.3 (9.5) g/mol for ps. stutzeri on succinate and 32.3 (20.4 ...19892619287
structure, control and assembly of a bacterial electron transport system as exemplified by paracoccus denitrificans. 19892697623
purification and some characteristics of nitric oxide reductase-containing vesicles from paracoccus denitrificans.nitric oxide reductase of paracoccus denitrificans was purified, with the use of 3-[(3-cholamidopropyl)dimethylammonio]-2-hydroxy-1-propanesulfonate (chapso) detergent, as membrane vesicles of apparent mr = 2-3 x 10(6). fifty percent of the protein was a peptide of mr = 34,000. further fractionation with sodium dodecyl sulfate (sds) resulted in vesicles in which the peptide constituted 90-95% of the protein. this peptide, which is rich in ala, gly, ser, asx, and glx, is considered to be the pept ...19892708379
cloning and sequencing of the gene encoding the 72-kilodalton dehydrogenase subunit of alcohol dehydrogenase from acetobacter aceti.a genomic library of acetobacter aceti dna was constructed by using a broad-host-range cosmid vector. complementation of a spontaneous alcohol dehydrogenase-deficient mutant resulted in the isolation of a plasmid designated paa701. subcloning and deletion analysis of paa701 limited the region that complemented the deficiency in alcohol dehydrogenase activity of the mutant. the nucleotide sequence of this region was determined and showed that this region contained the full structural gene for the ...19892722742
steady-state kinetic analysis of the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase from paracoccus denitrificans.a steady-state kinetic analysis was performed of the reaction of methylamine and phenazine ethosulphate (pes) with the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase from paracoccus denitrificans. experiments with methylamine and pes as varied-concentration substrates produced a series of parallel reciprocal plots, and when the concentrations of these substrates were varied in a constant ratio a linear reciprocal plot of initial velocity against pes concentration was obtained. nearly identical values of ...19892775197
some characteristics of a chromophoric lipid associated with nitric oxide reductase from paracoccus denitrificans.a lipid with a uv chromophore (lambda max = 274 nm) was purified in small amounts from nitric oxide reductase of paracoccus denitrificans and determined to have a molecular weight of 686, a most probable formula of c43h78o4n2 and about two phenylhydrazine-reactive carbonyls. on the basis of 1h and 13c-nmr, ir and mass spectrometric studies, the chromophoric lipid was inferred to have something like bilateral symmetry and to contain ketone-like carbonyls, alkene centers and at least three alkyl o ...19892803506
subunit ii of cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans. dna sequence, gene expression and the protein.cytochrome c oxidase from the bacterium paracoccus denitrificans, while being related to the mitochondrial enzyme in many ways, consists of only two to three different subunits. for the identification of its genes, a paracoccus dna library was constructed and screened with specific antibodies for expression of cloned inserts in e. coli. a positive clone expressing immunoreactive products in the molecular mass region of authentic subunit ii revealed a high homology of its dna-deduced amino acid s ...19872820725
the genes of the paracoccus denitrificans bc1 complex. nucleotide sequence and homologies between bacterial and mitochondrial subunits.the genes for the three subunits of the cytochrome bc1 complex from the bacterium paracoccus denitrificans were identified by screening a gene library constructed in pbr 322 for expression using a cytochrome c1-specific antibody. these three genes coding for the fes subunit, cytochrome b, and cytochrome c1 were located on contiguous sites on the genome in a presumed operon arrangement. the dna-deduced amino acid sequence shows that all three subunits are homologous to corresponding polypeptides ...19872820981
control of respiration rate in non-growing cells of paracoccus denitrificans.by means of fluorimetric measurement and by direct determination of intracellular nad+ and nadh contents, it was proved that the respiration rate of paracoccus denitrificans cells utilizing glucose is limited by processes preceding nadh oxidation in the respiratory chain, so that the membrane nadh dehydrogenase is not saturated by its substrate. in the separated membrane fraction on saturation with exogenous nadh the main limiting factor is represented by nadh: ubiquinone oxidoreductase.19872825653
immunological and spectral characterization of partly purified cytochrome oxidase from the cyanobacterium synechocystis 6714.membranes were isolated by french pressure cell extrusion of lysozyme-preincubated cells of the cyanobacterium synechocystis 6714 after growth in the presence of 0.4 m nacl for 4 days. these cells showed up to 6-fold respiratory activity (oxygen uptake) when compared to control cells. separation of plasma and thylakoid membranes revealed that the major part of cytochrome c oxidase was associated with the latter. immunoblotting of sodium dodecylsulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophorized membranes ...19872825695
amino acid sequences of cytochrome c-554(548) and cytochrome c' from a halophilic denitrifying bacterium of the genus paracoccus.the amino acid sequences of the cytochromes c-554(548) and c' from the moderately halophilic bacterium paracoccus sp., i.a.m. 203 (= a.t.c.c. 12084, n.c.i.b. 8669) have been determined. cytochrome c-554(548) consists of a single polypeptide chain of 83 residues, and dimerizes strongly. the most similar protein of known sequence is the n-terminal half of the dihaem cytochrome c4, and other related proteins include the cytochrome c-554(547) of thiobacillus neapolitanus and the cytochrome c-553 of ...19872829828
resonance raman spectroscopy of amicyanin, a blue copper protein from paracoccus denitrificans.the copper binding site of amicyanin from paracoccus denitrificans has been examined by resonance raman spectroscopy. the pattern of vibrational modes is clearly similar to those of the blue copper proteins azurin and plastocyanin. intense resonance-enhanced peaks are observed at 377, 392, and 430 cm-1 as well as weaker overtones and combination bands in the high frequency region. most of the peaks below 500 cm-1 shift 0.5-1.5 cm-1 to lower energy when the protein is exposed to d2o. based on the ...19882830281
electrophoretically monodisperse cytochrome c oxidases.a discontinuous gradient polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nondenaturing conditions has been used to demonstrate monodispersity of procaryotic and eucaryotic cytochrome c oxidase preparations. alkaline treated bovine enzyme which contains nine subunits as analysed by subsequent discontinuous sds-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis is a monodisperse dimer in 0.1% triton x-100 and a monomer in 0.1% dodecyl maltoside. the mr-values corrected for bound detergent are 286,000 in triton x-100 and ...19882831897
the paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome aa3 has a third subunit.the presence of a third polypeptide subunit in paracoccus cytochrome c oxidase is demonstrated. this protein (apparent molecular mass 23 kda) binds dicyclohexylcarbodiimide in membranes of aerobically grown bacteria and in the purified enzyme. the n-terminal amino-acid sequence of this dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-binding protein is identical to the deduced sequence of the coiii gene product [raitio et al. (1987) embo j. 6, 2825-2833]. we conclude that the aa3-type oxidase in paracoccus is composed ...19882832167
kinetics of the interaction of the cytochrome c oxidase of paracoccus denitrificans with its own and bovine cytochrome c.we have devised a relatively simple method for the purification of cytochrome aa3 of paracoccus denitrificans with three major subunits similar to those of the larger subunits of the mitochondrial cytochrome oxidase. this preparation has no c-type cytochrome. studies were made of the oxidation of soluble cytochromes c from bovine heart and paracoccus. the cytochrome-c oxidase activity was stimulated by low concentrations of either cytochrome c, providing an explanation for the multiphasic nature ...19882833305
intraliposomal nucleotides change the kinetics of reconstituted cytochrome c oxidase from bovine heart but not from paracoccus denitrificans.isolated cytochrome c oxidases of p. denitrificans and bovine heart were reconstituted in liposomes and the kinetics of cytochrome c oxidation were measured in the presence and absence of nucleotides either inside or outside of proteoliposomes, and after photolabelling with 8-azido-atp. intraliposomal atp increases and adp decreases the kinetics of ferrocytochrome c oxidation of the bovine but not of the paracoccus enzyme. extra-liposomal atp and adp increase the km for cytochrome c of both enzy ...19882838021
protonmotive q cycle pathway of electron transfer and energy transduction in the three-subunit ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex of paracoccus denitrificans.ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (cytochrome bc1) complex from paracoccus denitrificans consists of only three polypeptide subunits (yang, x., and trumpower, b. l. (1986) j. biol. chem. 261, 12282-12289), whereas the analogous complexes of eukaryotic mitochondria consist of nine or more polypeptides (schagger, h., link, t. a., engel, w. d., and von jagow, g. (1986) methods enzymol. 126, 224-237). using the purified three-subunit paracoccus complex we have tested whether this simple cytochro ...19882841340
both hemes are located in subunit one of paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c oxidase. 19882841679
bacterial cytochrome c oxidases: cloning and sequence determination of subunit ii of the paracoccus oxidase. 19882841680
kinetics of the interaction of cytochrome c oxidase of paracoccus denitrificans with paracoccus and mitochondrial cytochrome c.we have studied the reactions of the oxidase of paracoccus dentrificans with its membrane-bound cytochrome c and with soluble cytochrome c550 of paracoccus and of bovine heart. the turnover rate of paracoccus oxidase with membrane-bound cytochrome c is high, approaching 1000/sec. at 25 degrees. when soluble cytochrome c is added to the electron transport chain oxidizing nadh or succinate, no increase in 02 uptake is observed. when the oxidase is reacting with the membrane-bound cytochrome c, the ...19882841681
evolution of cytochrome c oxidase.the current view on the regulatory function of nuclear-encoded subunits of cytochrome c oxidase from higher evolved organisms is presented. the activity of monomeric laurylmaltoside-dissolved, but not of reconstituted cytochrome c oxidase, is strongly affected by anions accompanied by a conformational change of the enzyme, as shown by changed visible spectra. addition of uncoupler to proteoliposomes induces the same anion sensitivity as obtained with the soluble enzyme, suggesting dissociation o ...19882841683
subunit iii of cytochrome c oxidase is expressed in paracoccus denitrificans.polyclonal antibodies have been obtained against a synthetic dodecapeptide identical to the aminoacid sequence 120-131 dspikdgvwppe (inferred from its dna sequence) of paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c oxidase subunit iii. the antibodies had a titer higher than 1:10000 when tested against the antigen. these antibodies have been used to produce immunological evidence that, despite the fact that subunit iii is not isolated with cytochrome c oxidase, it exists in paracoccus denitrificans lysate ...19882841930
proteolysis of paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome oxidase by trypsin and chymotrypsin.paracoccus oxidase containing only two subunits was subjected to proteolysis by trypsin and chymotrypsin. both subunits of the purified enzyme were cleaved at only a few sites and enzymatic activity was not inhibited. the cleavage sites were identified by protein sequencing. subunit i was cleaved near the amino-terminus and subunit ii in the loop connecting the two predicted trans-membrane helices. in native membrane fragments, but not in intact spheroplasts, this loop was accessible to both pro ...19882842192
cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans: both hemes are located in subunit i.the two-subunit cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans has been sequentially digested with chymotrypsin and staphylococcus aureus v8 protease. the smaller subunit of the enzyme (apparent mr 32,000) was split into numerous peptides that were removed by anion-exchange hplc. the larger subunit was only digested to a limited extent (from an apparent mr 45,000 to mr 43,000), and the spectral properties were preserved relative to the native enzyme (a reduced minus oxidized difference spect ...19882842784
purification and properties of succinate-ubiquinone oxidoreductase complex from paracoccus denitrificans.highly active succinate-ubiquinone reductase has been purified from cytoplasmic membranes of aerobically grown paracoccus denitrificans. the purified enzyme has a specific activity of 100 units per mg protein, and a turnover number of 305 s-1. succinate-ubiquinone reductase activity of the purified enzyme is inhibited by 3'-methylcarboxin and thenoyltrifluoroacetone. four subunits, with apparent molecular masses of 64.9, 28.9, 13.4 and 12.5 kda, were observed on sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacryla ...19882843228
separate binding sites for antimycin and mucidin in the respiratory chain of the bacterium paracoccus denitrificans and their occurrence in other denitrificans bacteria.by means of the method of fluorimetric titration it has been shown that mucidin does not affect the attachment of antimycin to membranes from anaerobically grown paracoccus denitrificans. the fluorimetric titration with antimycin can be used in the determination of the amount of the cytochrome bc1 complex in the membrane. in cells inhibited with antimycin, the oxidation of cytochromes c was accompanied by the reduction of cytochrome b; in the presence of mucidin this effect did not take place. t ...19882844159
investigation by electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy of the molybdenum centre of respiratory nitrate reductase from paracoccus denitrificans.the molybdenum centre of respiratory nitrate reductase from paracoccus denitrificans has been investigated by e.p.r. spectroscopy of mo(v). in common with the centres of the analogous enzymes from escherichia coli and pseudomonas aeruginosa, it undergoes a ph- and anion-dependent transition between two different e.p.r. signal-giving species. comparison of the relevant e.p.r. parameters extracted with the help of computer simulations reveals ligation of the metal in the active centres of the thre ...19882844161
subunit i is the catalytic center of paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c oxidase. 19882854385
subunit ii of the paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c oxidase. expression studies of its cloned gene in e. coli. 19882854402
cytochrome o from escherichia coli is structurally related to cytochrome aa3. 19882854403
some spectroscopic views of the cua site in cytochrome c oxidase preparations. 19882854410
cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans. 19862856122
isolation of ubiquinol oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans. 19862856133
isolation of a three-subunit cytochrome bc1 complex from paracoccus denitrificans. 19862856134
a simple, one-step purification for cytochrome b from the bc1 complexes of bacteria. 19862856136
characterisation of phosphate binding to mitochondrial and bacterial membrane-bound atp synthase by studies of inhibition with 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan.the effect of phosphate on the inhibition by 4-chloro-7-nitrobenzofurazan of the atpase activity of the proton-translocating atp synthase in heart submitochondrial particles was investigated. binding of phosphate protected strongly against the inhibition. a dissociation constant of 0.2 mm was determined for the enzyme x pi complex and shown to be independent of ph in the range 7.0-8.0. the protective effect of phosphate was mimicked by arsenate but not by sulphate or malonate. similar results we ...19862869972
growth of paracoccus denitrificans on [2,3-13c]succinate and [1,4-13c]succinate. i. the flux of carbon in energy metabolism and the operation of the tca cycle.the metabolism of paracoccus denitrificans, grown on either [2,3-13c]succinate or [1,4-13c]succinate, was investigated by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the distribution of label in a group of metabolites closely related to the tca-cycle intermediates showed that the flux of carbon from succinate in energy metabolism in vivo was via pyruvate (malic enzyme) and acetyl coa. the labelling pattern of the carboxyl groups showed that one fifth of the succinate pool was formed by the regen ...19872888121
growth of paracoccus denitrificans on [2,3-13c]succinate and [1,4-13c]succinate. ii. isoleucine biosynthesis.paracoccus denitrificans was grown on either [2,3-13c]succinate or [1,4-13c]succinate, and extracts were analysed by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the distribution of label in isoleucine indicated that the 2-ketobutyrate required for isoleucine biosynthesis was mainly produced from pyruvate by 2-keto-acid chain elongation (i.e. the 'pyruvate elongation pathway'). approximately 10% of isoleucine was produced by a second pathway involving propionyl coa. threonine and glutamate were n ...19872888122
growth of paracoccus denitrificans on [2,3-13c]succinate and [1,4-13c]succinate. iii. biosynthetic pathways.the biosynthesis in vivo of a number of amino acids, sugars, and purines in paracoccus denitrificans grown on either [2,3-13c]succinate or [1,4-13c]succinate was investigated by using gas chromatography-mass spectrometry. the distribution of label in the tca-cycle-related amino acids indicated that carbon intermediates of energy metabolism were utilized as precursors for the biosynthesis of these amino acids in vivo. the biosynthesis of glycine, serine, phenylalanine and glycerol from labelled s ...19882895930
the energy-conserving nitric-oxide-reductase system in paracoccus denitrificans. distinction from the nitrite reductase that catalyses synthesis of nitric oxide and evidence from trapping experiments for nitric oxide as a free intermediate during denitrification.1. a clark-type electrode that responds to nitric oxide has been used to show that cytoplasmic membrane vesicles of paracoccus denitrificans have a nitric-oxide reductase activity. nitrous oxide is the reaction product. nadh, succinate or isoascorbate plus 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl-1,4-phenylene diamine can act as reductants. the nadh-dependent activity is resistant to freezing of the vesicles and thus the nadh:nitric-oxide oxidoreductase activity of stored frozen vesicles provides a method for calibr ...19892920732
methanol dissimilation in xanthobacter h4-14: activities, induction and comparison to pseudomonas am1 and paracoccus denitrificans.methanol dissimilatory enzymes detected in the methanol autotroph xanthobacter h4-14 were a typical phenazine methosulphate-linked methanol dehydrogenase, a nad+-linked formate dehydrogenase, and a dye-linked formaldehyde dehydrogenase that could be assayed only by activity stains of polyacrylamide gels. this same methanol dehydrogenase activity was found in ethanol-grown cells and was apparently utilized for ethanol oxidation. formaldehyde dehydrogenase activities were investigated in paracoccu ...19852933486
a comparative study of the resonance raman spectra of bacterial cytochromes.resonance raman spectra were obtained for two newly isolated bacterial cytochromes, alcaligenes faecalis (atcc 8750) c554 and alcaligenes faecalis c556. their spectra were compared with those of mammalian cytochrome c and two other bacterial cytochromes, paracoccus denitrificans c550 and pseudomonas aeruginosa c551. the positions of the raman bands indicated that, while al. c554 and al. c556 were c-type cytochromes with two thioether linkages, several common features found in their raman spectra ...19852982314
isolation of ubiquinol oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans and resolution into cytochrome bc1 and cytochrome c-aa3 complexes.an enzyme complex with ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase, cytochrome c oxidase, and ubiquinol oxidase activities was purified from a detergent extract of the plasma membrane of aerobically grown paracoccus denitrificans. this ubiquinol oxidase consists of seven polypeptides and contains two b cytochromes, cytochrome c1, cytochrome aa3, and a previously unreported c-type cytochrome. this c-type cytochrome has an apparent mr of 22,000 and an alpha absorption maximum at 552 nm. retention of thi ...19852982819
spectroscopic and functional properties of subunit iii-depleted cytochrome oxidase.beef heart cytochrome c oxidase has been depleted of subunit iii by treatment with chymotrypsin. the removal of subunit iii has been evaluated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and gel fluorography of preparations of the oxidase labeled with [14c]dicyclohexylcarbodiimide prior to proteolysis. removal of subunit iii resulted in a perturbation of the visible spectrum of reduced cytochrome oxidase. subunit iii-depleted oxidase is spectroscopically very similar to the oxid ...19852982875
dimeric porin from paracoccus denitrificans.paracoccus denitrificans was shown to contain a 33,000-dalton porin, which produced pores of large (1.6 to 1.8 nm) diameter. cross-linking studies showed that the porin existed as dimers in the outer membrane.19852984184
helix movements and the reconstruction of the haem pocket during the evolution of the cytochrome c family.analysis of cytochromes c (tuna), c2 (rhodospirillum rubrum), c550 (paracoccus denitrificans) and c551 (pseudomonas aeruginosa) shows that they contain 48 residues identifiable as homologous from superposition of the structures. the other 34 to 64 residues are in loops that vary greatly in sequence, length and conformation, or in alpha-helices that are found in only some of the structures. of the 48 homologous residues, 17 are in three segments which pack onto the haem faces. in all four structu ...19852987508
the amino acid sequence of the cytochrome c-554(547) from the chemolithotrophic bacterium thiobacillus neapolitanus.an amino acid sequence is proposed for the cytochrome c-554(547) from the bacterium thiobacillus neapolitanus n.c.i.b. 8539). it consists of a polypeptide chain of 91 residues, with a pair of haem-attachment cysteine residues at positions 15 and 18. there is similarity in sequence with each of the halves of the sequence of the dihaem cytochromes c4 and with a cytochrome c-554(548) from a halophilic strain of paracoccus. detailed evidence for the amino acid sequence of the protein has been deposi ...19852988504
complexity in the redox titration of the dihaem cytochrome c4.redox titration of the dihaem, two domain cytochromes c4 from pseudomonas aeruginosa, pseudomonas stutzeri and azotobacter vinelandii showed complex behaviour indicative of the presence of two redox components. in the case of the p. stutzeri cytochrome c4, two spectroscopically distinct components were present during the redox titration. in contrast, cytochrome c-554(548) from a halophilic paracoccus species is a stable dimer of a monohaem cytochrome which shows close homology to cytochrome c4, ...19852990552
the role of subunit iii in bovine cytochrome c oxidase. comparison between native, subunit iii-depleted and paracoccus denitrificans enzymes.in order to obtain information on the role of subunit iii in the function and aggregation state of cytochrome c oxidase, the kinetics of ferrocytochrome c oxidation by the bovine cytochrome c oxidase depleted of its subunit iii were studied and compared with those of the oxidase isolated from p. denitrificans which contains only two subunits. the aggregation state of both enzymes dispersed in dodecyl maltoside was also compared. the two-subunit oxidase from p. denitrificans gave linear eadie-hof ...19852990554
osmotic effects on bacterial transport and energetics.paracoccus denitrificans suspended in media containing 20-300 mm nacl swelled progressively as the salt concentration was decreased. the increase in intracellular water volume was accompanied by an enhancement of respiration and a stimulation of the rates of net potassium and alpha-aminoisobutyric acid accumulation. it is postulated that influx of water and consequent lowering of intracellular solute concentration trigger transport mechanisms which are destined to restore the original ion and me ...19852991018
partial purification and characterization of glutaryl-coenzyme a dehydrogenase, electron transfer flavoprotein, and electron transfer flavoprotein-q oxidoreductase from paracoccus denitrificans.glutaryl-coenzyme a (coa) dehydrogenase and the electron transfer flavoprotein (etf) of paracoccus denitrificans were purified to homogeneity from cells grown with glutaric acid as the carbon source. glutaryl-coa dehydrogenase had a molecular weight of 180,000 and was made up of four identical subunits with molecular weights of about 43,000 each of which contained one flavin adenine dinucleotide molecule. the enzyme catalyzed an oxidative decarboxylation of glutaryl-coa to crotonyl-coa, was maxi ...19852991202
helical packing in the hydrophobic sector of cytochrome c oxidase.an arrangement for the membrane-spanning segments of the three larger subunits of cytochrome c oxidase is proposed on the basis of sequence comparison and polarity distribution estimated from the data available for 11 different organisms.19852991455
cloning of paracoccus cytochrome c oxidase subunit ii.cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans is composed of two subunits, yet is active in both electron transport and proton translocation. a cloning approach and immunologic screening protocol is described for the isolation of the subunit ii gene expressed in e. coli. dna sequencing should establish the extent of homology to eukaryotic oxidase.19852991456
monoclonal antibodies to cytochrome c from paracoccus denitrificans: effects on electron transport reactions.the effect of a monoclonal antibody to a soluble cytochrome c from paracoccus denitrificans was tested on the membrane-bound electron-transport system of this bacterium. this antibody (f3-10.2) and one previously described (f3-29.4) (kuo, l.m., davies, h.c. and smith, l. (1984) biochim. biophys. acta 766, 472-482) were deduced to bind to the cytochrome c in the area including amino acid residue number 23 on a loop on the side of the heme crevice. in contrast to the observations with the previous ...19852994723
an inducible periplasmic blue copper protein from paracoccus denitrificans. purification, properties, and physiological role.when grown on methylamine as a sole carbon source, paracoccus denitrificans synthesizes a type i blue copper protein which mediates electron transfer between methylamine dehydrogenase and cytochrome c. this blue copper protein does not serve as an electron acceptor for methanol dehydrogenase and is not synthesized by cells grown on methanol or succinate. the blue copper protein and methylamine dehydrogenase were localized in the periplasm of p. denitrificans, whereas formate dehydrogenase was cy ...19852997215
immunological identification of aa3-type cytochrome oxidase in membrane preparations of the cyanobacterium anacystis nidulans.membranes were isolated from the cyanobacterium anacystis nidulans by french press extrusion of lysozyme-treated cells. the membranes were solubilized with sodium dodecylsulfate and subjected to denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. separated polypeptides were transferred to nitrocellulose by western blotting, and incubated with antibodies against aa3-type cytochrome oxidase of paracoccus denitrificans; antibodies against subunits i and ii, and against the holoenzyme, were used and gave ...19863010964
characterization of two inducible periplasmic c-type cytochromes from paracoccus denitrificans.when grown on methanol or methylamine, paracoccus denitrificans synthesized three periplasmic soluble c-type cytochromes, cytochrome c550 and two additional cytochromes which were not present during growth on succinate and have not previously been characterized. these cytochromes have been separated from each other and their physical properties have been determined. the inducible cytochromes, c551i and c553i, exhibit mr and pi values of 22,000 and 3.5, and 30,000 and 3.8, respectively. cytochrom ...19863013855
cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans in triton x-100: aggregation state and kinetics.cytochrome c oxidase from paracoccus denitrificans was homogeneously dispersed in triton x-100. using gel exclusion chromatography and sucrose gradient centrifugation analysis a molecular weight of the detergent-protein complex of 155,000 was determined. after subtraction of the bound detergent (111 mol/mol heme aa3) a molecular weight of 85,000 resulted, which agreed well with the model of a monomer containing two subunits. this monomer showed high cytochrome c oxidase activity when measured sp ...19863017928
purification of a three-subunit ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase complex from paracoccus denitrificans.a ubiquinol-cytochrome c oxidoreductase (cytochrome bc1) complex has been purified from the plasma membrane of aerobically grown paracoccus denitrificans by extraction with dodecyl maltoside and ion exchange chromatography of the extract. the purified complex contains two spectrally and thermodynamically distinct b cytochromes, cytochrome c1, and a rieske-type iron-sulfur protein. optical spectra indicate absorption peaks at 553 nm for cytochrome c1 and at 560 and 566 nm for the high and low pot ...19863017970
a gene in paracoccus for subunit iii of cytochrome oxidase.the region of paracoccus denitrificans chromosome where the genes coding for cytochrome oxidase (cytochrome aa3) subunits are located has been cloned. dna sequencing revealed an open reading frame that codes for a protein homologous to the subunit iii of the eukaryotic, mitochondrial enzyme. this subunit is absent from the isolated paracoccus oxidase. it now seems that it is part of the native enzyme in the bacterial cytoplasmic membrane. this may explain the observed discrepancies in the functi ...19863019767
bacterial oxidation of methane and methanol. 19863020939
measurement of the oxidation-reduction potentials of amicyanin and c-type cytochromes from paracoccus denitrificans.the oxidation-reduction potentials of four periplasmic electron carrier proteins from paracoccus denitrificans have been determined. their midpoint potentials are: amicyanin, 294 +/- 6 mv; cytochrome c-550, 253 +/- 5 mv; cytochrome c-551i, 190 +/- 4 mv; and cytochrome c-553i, 148 +/- 5 mv. although rapid amicyanin-mediated transfer of electrons from methylamine dehydrogenase to cytochrome c-551i was observed, reduced amicyanin did not reduce oxidized cytochrome c-551i in the absence of methylami ...19863021532
electron-transfer reactions between flavodoxin semiquinone and c-type cytochromes: comparisons between various flavodoxins.as an extension of previous work from this laboratory using clostridium pasteurianum flavodoxin [tollin, g., cheddar, g., watkins, j. a., meyer, t. e., & cusanovich, m. a. (1984) biochemistry 23, 6345-6349], we have measured the rate constants as a function of ionic strength for electron transfer from the semiquinones of clostridium mp, anacystis nidulans, and azotobacter vinelandii flavodoxins to the following oxidants: cytochrome c from tuna and horse, paracoccus denitrificans cytochrome c2, p ...19863024711
detergent inhibition of nitric-oxide reductase activity.gas chromatography revealed that exposure of extracts of the denitrifiers 'achromobacter cycloclastes', paracoccus denitrificans, pseudomonas aeruginosa and pseudomonas perfectomarina to triton x-100 inhibited reduction of no to n2o, and thus concomitantly inhibited reduction of no2- to n2o. after exposure of extracts to triton x-100, the ratio of h+ consumed to no2- added decreased from approx. 2.0 (for untreated extracts) to approx. 1.5, which indicated that no2- was reduced to no by the treat ...19873028488
a simple, one-step purification of cytochrome b from the bc1 complexes of bacteria. 19873030803
laser flash photolysis studies of electron transfer between ferredoxin-nadp+ reductase and several high-potential redox proteins.complex formation and the kinetics of electron transfer between ferredoxin-nadp+ reductase (fnr) and two structurally homologous acidic 4fe-4s high-potential ferredoxins (hipip's) from ectothiorhodospira halophila (hp1 and hp2) and two structurally homologous cytochromes c2 from paracoccus denitrificans and rhodospirillum rubrum (pc2, and rc2, respectively) have been investigated by gel filtration and laser flash photolysis techniques. gel filtration studies indicated that complex formation occu ...19873032236
cytochrome c oxidase is a three-copper, two-heme-a protein.metal contents of preparations of procaryotic (paracoccus denitrificans) and eucaryotic (beef heart) cytochrome c oxidases have been determined by inductively coupled plasma atomic emission spectroscopy and shown to be stoichiometrically related to the protein contents. the results show that oxidases which possess subunits i and ii have three copper atoms besides hemes a and a3 (paracoccus denitrificans, cu: 2.97 +/- 0.08 and fe: 2.09 +/- 0.10; bovine heart, cu: 2.83 +/- 0.07 and fe: 1.94 +/- 0. ...19873032614
homology between bacterial dna and bovine mitochondrial dna encoding cytochrome c oxidase subunit iii.a segment of mitochondrial dna encoding the bovine cytochrome c oxidase subunit iii gene was isolated and inserted into an escherichia coli plasmid vector. a 556 base pair fragment of the insert dna representing about 70% of the 3'-end of the subunit iii gene was used to search for homology with bacterial dna from strains that contain heme aa3-type cytochrome c oxidases. bacillus subtilis, thermus thermophilus, and ps3 dnas all showed strong hybridization to the probe, whereas paracoccus denitri ...19873032681
purification and some characteristics of nitrous oxide reductase from paracoccus denitrificans.nitrous oxide reductase from the denitrifying bacterium paracoccus denitrificans has been purified very nearly to homogeneity by an anaerobic procedure that results in a product with high specific activity. the enzyme is a dimer of about mr 144,000 composed of two subunits of apparently equal mr and contains 4 mol of cu per mol of subunit. the isoelectric point is 4.3; specific activity at 25 degrees c, ph 7.1, is 122 mumol x min-1 x mg of protein-1; and km is about 7 microm n2o under the same c ...19873032972
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