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d biochemical characterization of mirror image barnase †
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
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| Author | Vinogradov, Alexander A. Evans, Ethan D. Pentelute, Bradley L. |
| Copyright Year | 2015 |
| Abstract | In this study we synthesized and characterizedmirror image barnase (B. amyloliqiens ribonuclease). DBarnase was identical to L-barnase, when analyzed by liquid chromatography and mass-spectrometry. Proteolysis of the mirror image enzyme revealed that in contrast to its native counterpart, D-barnase was completely stable to digestive proteases. In enzymatic assays, D-barnase had the reciprocal chiral specificity and was fully active towards mirror image substrates. Interestingly, D-barnase also hydrolyzed the substrate of the native chirality, albeit 4000 times less efficiently. This effect was further confirmed by digesting a native 112-mer RNA with the enzyme. Additional studies revealed that barnase accommodates a range of substrates with various chiralities, but the prime requirement for guanosine remains. These studies point toward using mirror image enzymes as modern agents in biotechnology. |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://pubs.rsc.org/en/Content/ArticlePDF/2015/SC/C4SC03877K |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |