Purification and properties of adenylyl sulfate reductase from the phototrophic sulfur bacterium, Thiocapsa roseopersicina

J Bacteriol. 1971 Dec;108(3):1112-21. doi: 10.1128/jb.108.3.1112-1121.1971.

Abstract

Adenylyl sulfate reductase was purified from Thiocapsa roseopersicina 60- to 80- fold, and the properties were studied. The molecular weight is 180,000. The enzyme contains, per molecule; one flavine group, two heme groups of cytochrome c character, four atoms of nonheme iron, and six labile sulfide groups. Cytochrome c and ferricyanide serve as electron acceptors. With ferricyanide as the electron acceptor, the pH optimum of the enzyme is at 8.0; with cytochrome c, the pH optimum is at 9.0. Of the nucleotides studied, adenosine 5'-monophosphate is most effective. The influence of substrate concentrations on the activity of the enzyme was studied, and the K(m) values for sulfite, adenosine 5'-monophosphate, ferricyanide, and cytochrome c were determined. The properties of the enzyme are compared with those of adenylyl sulfate reductases purified from sulfate-reducing bacteria and thiobacilli.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Monophosphate / metabolism
  • Ammonium Sulfate
  • Bacteria / enzymology*
  • Bacteria / growth & development
  • Bacteria / metabolism
  • Cell-Free System
  • Chemical Precipitation
  • Chromatography, Ion Exchange
  • Culture Media
  • Cytochromes / analysis
  • Cytochromes / metabolism
  • Electron Transport
  • Ferricyanides / metabolism
  • Flavins / analysis
  • Heme / analysis
  • Hot Temperature
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Iron / analysis
  • Light
  • Molecular Weight
  • Nucleotides / metabolism
  • Oxidoreductases* / analysis
  • Oxidoreductases* / antagonists & inhibitors
  • Oxidoreductases* / isolation & purification
  • Oxidoreductases* / metabolism
  • Species Specificity
  • Spectrophotometry
  • Sulfates
  • Sulfhydryl Reagents / pharmacology
  • Sulfides / analysis
  • Sulfur / metabolism
  • Ultracentrifugation
  • Ultrasonics
  • Vibration

Substances

  • Culture Media
  • Cytochromes
  • Ferricyanides
  • Flavins
  • Nucleotides
  • Sulfates
  • Sulfhydryl Reagents
  • Sulfides
  • Adenosine Monophosphate
  • Heme
  • Sulfur
  • Iron
  • Oxidoreductases
  • Ammonium Sulfate