PMID:10329468

Citation	Carvajal, N, López, V, Salas, M, Uribe, E, Herrera, P and Cerpa, J (1999) Manganese is essential for catalytic activity of Escherichia coli agmatinase. Biochem. Biophys. Res. Commun. 258:808-11
Abstract	Purified Escherichia coli agmatinase (EC 3.5.3.11) expressed the same activity in the absence or presence of added Mn2+ (0-5mM). However, it was strongly inhibited by Co2+, Ni2+, and Zn2+ and almost half inactivated by EDTA. Partial inactivation by EDTA yielded enzyme species containing 0.85 +/- 0.1 Mn2+/subunit, and it was accompanied by a decrease in intensity of fluorescence emission and a red shift from the emission maximum of 340 nm to 346 nm, indicating the movement of tryptophane residues to a more polar environment. The activity and fluorescence properties of fully activated agmatinase were restored by incubation of dialysed species with Mn2+. Manganese-free species, obtained by treatment with EDTA and guanidinium chloride (3 M), were active only in the presence of added Mn2+. Results obtained, which represent the first demonstration of the essentiality of Mn2+ for agmatinase activity, are discussed in connection with a possible binuclear metal center in the enzyme.
Links	PubMed Online version:10.1006/bbrc.1999.0709
Keywords	Catalysis; Escherichia coli/enzymology; Manganese/metabolism; Recombinant Proteins/metabolism; Spectrometry, Fluorescence; Ureohydrolases/metabolism
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