Biosynthesis of terpenoids: 4-Diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase from tomato

AUTOR(ES)

Rohdich, Felix

FONTE

The National Academy of Sciences

RESUMO

The putative catalytic domain (residues 81–401) of a predicted tomato protein with similarity to 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol kinase of Escherichia coli was expressed in a recombinant E. coli strain. The protein was purified to homogeneity and was shown to catalyze the phosphorylation of the position 2 hydroxy group of 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol at a rate of 33 μmol⋅mg−1⋅min−1. The structure of the reaction product, 4-diphosphocytidyl-2-C-methyl-d-erythritol 2-phosphate, was established by NMR spectroscopy. Divalent metal ions, preferably Mg2+, are required for activity. Neither the tomato enzyme nor the E. coli ortholog catalyzes the phosphorylation of isopentenyl monophosphate.

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