Structural and functional properties of aldose xylose reductase from the D-xylose-metabolizing yeast Candida tenuis
Nidetzky, B.; Mayr, P.; Neuhauser, W.; Puchberger, M.
Chemico-Biological Interactions 130-132(1-3): 583-595
2001
ISSN/ISBN: 0009-2797 PMID: 11306077 DOI: 10.1016/s0009-2797(00)00285-4
Accession: 011405268
The primary structure of the aldose xylose reductase from Candida tenuis (CtAR) is shown to be 39% identical to that of human aldose reductase (hAR). The catalytic tetrad of hAR is completely conserved in CtAR (Tyr51, Lys80, Asp46, His113). The amino acid residues involved in binding of NADPH by hAR (D.K. Wilson, et al., Science 257 (1992) 81-84) are 64% identical in CtAR. Like hAR the yeast enzyme is specific for transferring the 4-pro-R hydrogen of the coenzyme. These properties suggest that CtAR is a member of the aldo/keto reductase superfamily. Unlike hAR the enzyme from C. tenuis has a dual coenzyme specificity and shows similar specificity constants for NADPH and NADH. It binds NADP(+) approximately 250 times less tightly than hAR. Typical turnover numbers for aldehyde reduction by CtAR (15-20 s(-1)) are up to 100-fold higher than corresponding values for hAR, probably reflecting an overall faster dissociation of NAD(P)(+) in the reaction catalyzed by the yeast enzyme.