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P8279

Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase from Pseudomonas sp.

lyophilized powder, ≥3 units/mg solid

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CAS Number:
EC Number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54
MDL number:
Specific activity:
≥3 units/mg solid
Biological source:
bacterial (Pseudomonas spp.)
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biological source

bacterial (Pseudomonas spp.)

form

lyophilized powder

specific activity

≥3 units/mg solid

mol wt

~700 kDa

shipped in

dry ice

storage temp.

−20°C

Quality Level

General description

Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase belongs to the non-heme iron family of enzymes. The active site of the enzyme contains Fe3+.
Structure : Protein with nonheme iron
Inhibitors : Ag+, Hg++, PCMB
Optimum pH : 9.0
Optimum temperature : 60−65°C
pH Stability : pH 7.0−9.0 (25°C, 72hr)
Thermal stability : below 50°C (pH 6.0, 1hr)

Application

Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase(PCD), from Pseudomonas sp., is used for the enzymatic determination of choline esterase when coupled with phydroxybenzoate hydroxylase. It is used to improve organic fluorophore-stability in single-molecule experiments and is used to study the metabolism of protocatechuate in Rhizobiaceae.
The enzyme has been used to create an oxygen scavenging system along with protocatechuate (PCA) and Trolox. The enzyme employs a nonheme iron center that catalyzes the conversion of PCA and molecular oxygen into β-carboxy-cis,cis-muconic acid, while the antioxidant Trolox suppresses slow blinking and photobleaching of cyanine dyes. It has been used in the preparation of imaging buffer along with DMB-BSA (dynein motility buffer-BSA), ATP and protocatechuate in single molecule motility assay.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Protocatechuate 3,4-Dioxygenase catalyzes the degradation of 3,4-dihydroxybenzoate (protocatechuate) into β-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate.

Physical form

Supplied as lyophilized powder.

Analysis Note

Protein determined by biuret.

Other Notes

One unit will oxidize 1.0 μmole of protocatechuate to 3-carboxy-cis,cis-muconate per min at pH 7.5 at 37 °C.

Storage Class

11 - Combustible Solids

wgk

WGK 3

flash_point_f

Not applicable

flash_point_c

Not applicable

ppe

Eyeshields, Gloves, type N95 (US)


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Colin Echeverría Aitken et al.
Biophysical journal, 94(5), 1826-1835 (2007-10-09)
The application of single-molecule fluorescence techniques to complex biological systems places demands on the performance of single fluorophores. We present an enzymatic oxygen scavenging system for improved dye stability in single-molecule experiments. We compared the previously described protocatechuic acid/protocatechuate-3,4-dioxygenase system
A Buchan et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 67(12), 5801-5809 (2001-11-28)
Degradation of lignin-related aromatic compounds is an important ecological process in the highly productive salt marshes of the southeastern United States, yet little is known about the mediating organisms or their catabolic pathways. Here we report the diversity of a
G K Podila et al.
Applied and environmental microbiology, 59(8), 2717-2719 (1993-08-01)
A heterologous gene probe encoding the alpha and beta subunits of the Pseudomonas cepacia protocatechuate 3,4-dioxygenase (PCD) was used to detect its homolog in the genome of Bradyrhizobium japonicum USDA110. Three cosmid clones carrying a 2.2-kb BamHI insert showed high
G Trautwein et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 183(3), 873-881 (2001-02-24)
Protocatechuate degradation is accomplished in a multistep inducible catabolic pathway in Acinetobacter sp. strain ADP1. The induction is brought about by the transcriptional regulator PcaU in concert with the inducer protocatechuate. PcaU, a member of the new IclR family of
Brevibacterium fuscum protocatechuate 3, 4-dioxygenase. Purification, crystallization, and characterization.
Whittaker J W, et al.
The Journal of Biological Chemistry, 259(7), 4466-4475 (1984)

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