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Bulletin of the Korean Chemical Society (BKCS)

ISSN 0253-2964(Print)
ISSN 1229-5949(Online)
Volume 30, Number 12
BKCSDE 30(12)
December 20, 2009

Title	Discovery and Characterization of a Thermostable NADH Oxidase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3
Author	Jong Uk Koh, Hyun Jung Chung, Woo Young Chang, Masaru Tanokura, Kwang Hoon Kong*
Keywords	H2O2-forming NADH oxidase, Pyrococcus horikoshii, Homotetramer, Thermostability, PH0311
Abstract	A gene (PH0311) encoding a hypothetical protein from the genome sequence data of the hyperthermophilic archaeon Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3 was cloned and over-expressed in Escherichia coli. The purified recombinant protein was found to possess FAD-dependent NADH oxidase activity, although it lacked sequence homology to any other known general NADH oxidase family. The product of the PH0311 gene was thus designated PhNOX (NADH oxidase from Pyrococcus horikoshii), with an estimated molecular weight of 84 kDa by gel filtration and 22 kDa by SDS-PAGE, indicating it to be a homotetramer of 22 kDa subunits. PhNOX catalyzed the oxidation of reduced β-NADH with subsequent formation of H₂O₂ in the presence of FAD as a cofactor, but not α-NADH, α-NADPH, or β-NADPH. PhNOX showed high affinity for β-NADH with a K_m value of 3.70 μΜ and exhibited optimum activity at pH 8.0 and 95℃ as it is highly stable against high temperature.
Page	2984 - 2988
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