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Literature summary for 1.3.1.6 extracted from

  • Baughn, A.D.; Malamy, M.H.
    The essential role of fumarate reductase in haem-dependent growth stimulation of Bacteroides fragilis (2003), Microbiology, 149, 1551-1558.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
additional information heme induces enzyme expression and is required for optimal anaerobic growth Bacteroides fragilis

Cloned(Commentary)

Cloned (Comment) Organism
genes frdA, frdB, and frdC, organized in an operon, DNA sequence determination and analysis, subcloning in Escherichia coli, expression of mutant enzymes Bacteroides fragilis

Protein Variants

Protein Variants Comment Organism
additional information construction of in frame-deletions mutants of frdC and frdB, mutation results in mutants with no catalytic activity and threefold increased generation time compared to the wild-type strain, growth can partially be restored by addition of succinate to the medium Bacteroides fragilis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Fe2+ heme cofactor Bacteroides fragilis
Mg2+
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Bacteroides fragilis

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
fumarate + NADH + H+ Bacteroides fragilis enzyme is required for optimal growth in presence of heme, enzyme plays a role in the generation of metabolic energy succinate + NAD+
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?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Bacteroides fragilis Q7X478 iron-sulfur cluster protein subunit
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Bacteroides fragilis Q7X479 flavoprotein subunit
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Bacteroides fragilis Q7X480 cytochrome b subunit
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Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
26
-
wild-type strain, assay under anaerobic conditions Bacteroides fragilis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
fumarate + NADH + H+
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Bacteroides fragilis succinate + NAD+
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?
fumarate + NADH + H+ enzyme is required for optimal growth in presence of heme, enzyme plays a role in the generation of metabolic energy Bacteroides fragilis succinate + NAD+
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?

Synonyms

Synonyms Comment Organism
FRD
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Bacteroides fragilis
fumarate reductase
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Bacteroides fragilis

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.6
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assay at Bacteroides fragilis

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
heme induces enzyme expression and is required for optimal anaerobic growth Bacteroides fragilis
NADH
-
Bacteroides fragilis