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- Name help_outline D-fructose Identifier CHEBI:37721 (Beilstein: 1680728; CAS: 57-48-7) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C6H12O6 InChIKeyhelp_outline RFSUNEUAIZKAJO-VRPWFDPXSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H]1OC(O)(CO)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 26 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline D-glucose Identifier CHEBI:4167 (Beilstein: 1281604; CAS: 2280-44-6) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C6H12O6 InChIKeyhelp_outline WQZGKKKJIJFFOK-GASJEMHNSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H]1OC(O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 161 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline D-glucono-1,5-lactone Identifier CHEBI:16217 (Beilstein: 83286; CAS: 90-80-2) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C6H10O6 InChIKeyhelp_outline PHOQVHQSTUBQQK-SQOUGZDYSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H]1OC(=O)[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@@H]1O 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 13 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
- Name help_outline D-sorbitol Identifier CHEBI:17924 (Beilstein: 1721899,4656395; CAS: 50-70-4) help_outline Charge 0 Formula C6H14O6 InChIKeyhelp_outline FBPFZTCFMRRESA-JGWLITMVSA-N SMILEShelp_outline OC[C@H](O)[C@@H](O)[C@H](O)[C@H](O)CO 2D coordinates Mol file for the small molecule Search links Involved in 10 reaction(s) Find molecules that contain or resemble this structure Find proteins in UniProtKB for this molecule
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Glucose-fructose oxidoreductase, a new enzyme isolated from Zymomonas mobilis that is responsible for sorbitol production.
Zachariou M., Scopes R.K.
The enzymes responsible for sorbitol formation in Zymomonas mobilis were investigated. A previously undescribed enzyme catalyzes the intermolecular oxidation-reduction of glucose and fructose to form gluconolactone and sorbitol. This enzyme has been purified; it had a subunit size of 40,000 dalton ... >> More
The enzymes responsible for sorbitol formation in Zymomonas mobilis were investigated. A previously undescribed enzyme catalyzes the intermolecular oxidation-reduction of glucose and fructose to form gluconolactone and sorbitol. This enzyme has been purified; it had a subunit size of 40,000 daltons and is probably tetrameric at low pH. It contained tightly bound NADP as the hydrogen carrier and did not require any added cofactor for activity. In addition, a gluconolactonase has been isolated, although not completely purified. Together these two enzymes were capable of completely converting a 54% (wt/vol) equimolar mixture of glucose and fructose to sorbitol and sodium gluconate at the optimum pH of close to 6.2. The oxidoreductase had low affinities for its substrates, but natural environmental conditions would expose it to high concentrations of sugars. The amount of the enzyme in Z. mobilis cells was sufficient to account for the rate of sorbitol formation in vivo. However, the enzyme was present in the highest amounts when the cells were grown on glucose alone, and it was repressed by the presence of fructose; this was not the case with the gluconolactonase. << Less
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The structure of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase from Zymomonas mobilis: an osmoprotective periplasmic enzyme containing non-dissociable NADP.
Kingston R.L., Scopes R.K., Baker E.N.
<h4>Background</h4>The organism Zymomonas mobilis occurs naturally in sugar-rich environments. To protect the bacterium against osmotic shock, the periplasmic enzyme glucose-fructose oxidoreductase (GFOR) produces the compatible, solute sorbitol by reduction of fructose, coupled with the oxidation ... >> More
<h4>Background</h4>The organism Zymomonas mobilis occurs naturally in sugar-rich environments. To protect the bacterium against osmotic shock, the periplasmic enzyme glucose-fructose oxidoreductase (GFOR) produces the compatible, solute sorbitol by reduction of fructose, coupled with the oxidation of glucose to gluconolactone. Hence, Z mobilis can tolerate high concentrations of sugars and this property may be useful in the development of an efficient microbial process for ethanol production. Each enzyme subunit contains tightly associated NADP which is not released during the catalytic cycle.<h4>Results</h4>The structure of GFOR was determined by X-ray crystallography at 2.7 A resolution. Each subunit of the tetrameric enzyme comprises two domains, a classical dinucleotide-binding domain, and a C-terminal domain based on a predominantly antiparallel nine-stranded beta sheet. In the tetramer, the subunits associate to form two extended 18-stranded beta sheets, which pack against each other in a face to face fashion, creating an extensive interface at the core of the tetramer. An N-terminal arm from each subunit wraps around the dinucleotide-binding domain of an adjacent subunit, covering the adenine ring of NADP.<h4>Conclusions</h4>In GFOR, the NADP is found associated with a classical dinucleotide-binding domain in a conventional fashion. The NADP is effectively buried in the protein-subunit interior as a result of interactions with the N-terminal arm from an adjacent subunit in the tetramer, and with a short helix from the C-terminal domain of the protein. This accounts for NADP's inability to dissociate. The N-terminal arm may also contribute to stabilization of the tetramer. The enzyme has an unexpected structural similarity with the cytoplasmic enzyme glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD). We hypothesize that both enzymes have diverged from a common ancestor. The mechanism of catalysis is still unclear, but we have identified a conserved structural motif (Glu-Lys-Pro) in the active site of GFOR and G6PD that may be important for catalysis. << Less
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Cloning, sequence analysis, and expression of the structural gene encoding glucose-fructose oxidoreductase from Zymomonas mobilis.
Kanagasundaram V., Scopes R.K.
The gene encoding glucose-fructose oxidoreductase (gfo) from Zymomonas mobilis was cloned in Escherichia coli and sequenced. An open reading frame of 439 amino acids encoded a protein of 49 kDa. A leader sequence of 52 amino acids preceded the N-terminal sequence of the enzyme, indicating cleavage ... >> More
The gene encoding glucose-fructose oxidoreductase (gfo) from Zymomonas mobilis was cloned in Escherichia coli and sequenced. An open reading frame of 439 amino acids encoded a protein of 49 kDa. A leader sequence of 52 amino acids preceded the N-terminal sequence of the enzyme, indicating cleavage of the precursor protein at an Ala-Ala site to give rise to an active form of the enzyme of 43 kDa. Processing of the glucose-fructose oxidoreductase leader sequence, although not complete, was demonstrated in an in vitro translation system. The two Z. mobilis promoters of the gfo gene show considerable homology to other highly expressed Z. mobilis genes (pdc, adhB, gap, and pgk) as well as to the E. coli consensus sequence. Although translation of the gfo gene was demonstrated in vitro in an E. coli S30 coupled transcription-translation system, a functional stable protein was not produced in the E. coli clone. However, the gfo gene cloned into a shuttle vector was shown to overexpress glucose-fructose oxidoreductase to levels of up to 6% of the soluble protein in Z. mobilis. << Less
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The kinetics of glucose-fructose oxidoreductase from Zymomonas mobilis.
Hardman M.J., Scopes R.K.
Glucose-fructose oxidoreductase operates by a classic ping-pong mechanism with a single site for all substrates: glucose, fructose, gluconolactone and sorbitol. The Km values for these substrates were determined. The values of kcat are 200 s-1 and 0.8 s-1 for the forward and reverse directions res ... >> More
Glucose-fructose oxidoreductase operates by a classic ping-pong mechanism with a single site for all substrates: glucose, fructose, gluconolactone and sorbitol. The Km values for these substrates were determined. The values of kcat are 200 s-1 and 0.8 s-1 for the forward and reverse directions respectively. The overall catalytic process consists of two half-reactions with alternate reduction of NADP+ and oxidation of NADPH tightly bound to the enzyme. Reduction of enzyme-NADP+ by glucose and oxidation of enzyme-NADPH by gluconolactone involve single first-order processes. The values of the rate constants at saturating substrate are 2100 s-1 and 8 s-1 respectively; deuterium isotope effects indicate that these are for the hydrogen transfer step. Oxidation of enzyme-NADPH by fructose is first order with a limiting rate constant of at least 430 s-1. The reaction of enzyme-NADP+ with sorbitol is biphasic, with rate constants for both phases less than 1 s-1. This behaviour is explained by a mechanism in which the slow cyclisation of the acyclic form of fructose follows its dissociation from the enzyme. The rate-determining steps for the overall reaction are probably dissociation of gluconolactone in the forward direction and hydrogen transfer from sorbitol to enzyme-bound NADP+ in the reverse direction. << Less