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The FASEB Journal, Vol 1, 143-148, Copyright © 1987 by The Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology

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Characterization and kinetic studies of deglycosylated dopamine beta- hydroxylase

J Hamos, PR Desai and JJ Villafranca

Dopamine beta-hydroxylase (D beta H) (EC 1.14.17.1) from adrenal medulla is a glycoprotein with approximately 5% carbohydrate by weight. The oligosaccharide chains of this enzyme were enzymatically removed with various glycosidic enzymes (endoglycosidases D, F, and H; glycopeptidase F; alpha-mannosidase; neuraminidase; and beta- galactosidase). The time course of deglycosylation was monitored by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and evidence for sugar removal was shown by a modification of the Western blot technique utilizing 125I- labeled concanavalin A and by amino acid analysis. Protein was detected in the gel by using specific antibodies and 125I-labeled protein A. Steady-state kinetic data of deglycosylated D beta H show minor differences between the native and the deglycosylated protein. The Km values for tyramine were 2.17 and 1.66 mM whereas the Km values for oxygen were 0.18 and 0.14 mM for the native and the deglycosylated protein, respectively. The Vmax values (pH 5.0) for the two forms of the enzyme were comparable, with the deglycosylated D beta H being 15% lower. These data indicate that the oligosaccharide moieties present on D beta H do not play a role in catalysis.




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