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Literature summary for 1.3.5.2 extracted from

  • Miller, R.W.
    Dihydroorotate dehydrogenase (Neurospora) (1978), Methods Enzymol., 51, 63-69.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
dihydroorotate stabilizes during purification and dialysis and heat inactivation Neurospora crassa

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
fatty acids noncompetitive with respect to ubiquinone Neurospora crassa
Orotate
-
Neurospora crassa

Localization

Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
mitochondrion membrane Neurospora crassa 5739
-

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Iron 1.4 mol of ferric iron per 120000 g of active enzyme Neurospora crassa

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
210000
-
gel filtration after phospholipase treatment Neurospora crassa

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
dihydroorotate + acceptor Neurospora crassa
-
orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Neurospora crassa
-
-
-

Posttranslational Modification

Posttranslational Modification Comment Organism
lipoprotein contains solvent-extractable fatty acids and phospholipids Neurospora crassa

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Neurospora crassa

Reaction

Reaction Comment Organism Reaction ID
(S)-dihydroorotate + a quinone = orotate + a quinol ping-pong mechanism Neurospora crassa
(S)-dihydroorotate + a quinone = orotate + a quinol soluble quinones as second substrate Neurospora crassa

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
mycelium
-
Neurospora crassa
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
15
-
-
Neurospora crassa

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-20°C, several days Neurospora crassa

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
dihydroorotate + acceptor
-
Neurospora crassa orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?
dihydroorotate + acceptor acceptor: 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol Neurospora crassa orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?
dihydroorotate + acceptor acceptor: quinones Neurospora crassa orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?
dihydroorotate + acceptor not acceptor: oxygen Neurospora crassa orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?
dihydroorotate + acceptor cytochrome b, cytochrome c, pyridine nucleotides (NAD+, NADP+) cannot serve as electron acceptors Neurospora crassa orotate + reduced acceptor
-
?

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Neurospora crassa

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
FMN 1 mol of FMN per 120000 g of active enzyme Neurospora crassa