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P4591

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Pyruvate Oxidase from microorganisms

lyophilized powder, ≥1.5 U/mg

Synonym(s):

Pyruvate:oxygen oxidoreductase (phosphorylating)

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CAS Number:
Enzyme Commission number:
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MDL number:
UNSPSC Code:
12352204
NACRES:
NA.54

form

lyophilized powder

Quality Level

specific activity

≥1.5 U/mg

mol wt

~260 kDa

storage temp.

−20°C

Application

Pyruvate Oxidase (PoxB) converts pyruvate directly to acetate and CO2. It is used to study pyruvate metabolism. It is used to study aerobic metabolism of bacterium, such as Lactobacillus plantarumand Streptococcus pneumoniae. Pyruvate Oxidase is used for enzymatic determination of pyruvate, GOT, and GPT in clinical analysis.
Pyruvate Oxidase from microorganisms has been used in the Amplex Red-based fluorescence assay for pyruvate. It has also been used in developing near real-time continuous detection system for pyruvate.

Biochem/physiol Actions

Pyruvate Oxidase consists of four subunits with identical molecular weights. PoxB reacts with certain aldehydes and phosphate can be replaced by arsenate. Oxygen as well as several artificial compounds can function as electron acceptors. Pyruvate Oxidase is activated by phospholipids as well as monomeric and micellar amphiphiles.
Pyruvate Oxidase oxidises pyruvate to form acetate, hydrogen peroxide and carbondioxide. Pyruvate oxidase requires flavin adenine dinucleotide (FAD), thiamine pyrophosphate (TPP) and magnesium as cofactors for its catalytic activity. Pyruvate oxidase is activated by the cofactor thiamine.

Physical properties

Isoelectric point : 4.3
Michaelis constant : 3.4 X 10-4M (Pyruvate)
Inhibitors : Fe++,Zn++,Cu++,Ag+,Hg++
Optimum pH : 5.7
Optimum temperature : 65oC
pH Stability : pH 5.7 - 6.5 (25oC, 20hr)
Thermal stability : below 45oC (pH 6.0, 15min)

Unit Definition

One unit will produce 1.0 μmole of H2O2 per min during the conversion of pyruvate and phosphate to acetylphosphate and CO2 at pH 5.7 at 37 °C.

Physical form

Lyophilized powder containing FAD and sugar as stabilizer

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Health hazard

Signal Word

Danger

Hazard Statements

Precautionary Statements

Hazard Classifications

Resp. Sens. 1

Storage Class Code

11 - Combustible Solids

WGK

WGK 3

Flash Point(F)

Not applicable

Flash Point(C)

Not applicable

Personal Protective Equipment

dust mask type N95 (US), Eyeshields, Gloves

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A novel biosensor based on activation effect of thiamine on the activity of pyruvate oxidase
Akyilmaz E and Yorganci E
Biosensors And Bioelectronics, 23(12), 1874-1877 (2008)
Lanyan Zheng et al.
Journal of bacteriology, 193(2), 516-526 (2010-11-03)
Streptococcus sanguinis is a commensal oral bacterium producing hydrogen peroxide (H₂O₂) that is dependent on pyruvate oxidase (Spx) activity. In addition to its well-known role in bacterial antagonism during interspecies competition, H₂O₂ causes cell death in about 10% of the
Alice Dawson et al.
Journal of molecular biology, 401(2), 253-264 (2010-07-06)
The first committed step in the classical biosynthetic route to menaquinone (vitamin K(2)) is a Stetter-like conjugate addition of alpha-ketoglutarate with isochorismate. This reaction is catalyzed by the thiamine diphosphate and metal-ion-dependent 2-succinyl-5-enolpyruvyl-6-hydroxy-3-cyclohexadiene-1-carboxylate synthase (MenD). The medium-resolution (2.35 A) crystal

Protocols

Protocol for Assay Procedure for Pyruvate Oxidase Bacterial

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