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Literature summary for 2.5.1.49 extracted from

  • Kerr, D.S.
    O-Acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylase from Neurospora. Purification and consideration of its function in homocysteine and methionine synthesis (1971), J. Biol. Chem., 246, 95-102.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
enzyme remains stable after purification, no dilution inactivation is observed Neurospora crassa

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
L-methionine
-
Neurospora crassa
S-adenosyl-L-homocysteine
-
Neurospora crassa
S-adenosyl-L-methionine
-
Neurospora crassa

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.7
-
H2S
-
Neurospora crassa
0.8
-
methyl-mercaptan
-
Neurospora crassa
7
-
O-acetyl-L-homoserine
-
Neurospora crassa

Natural Substrates/ Products (Substrates)

Natural Substrates Organism Comment (Nat. Sub.) Natural Products Comment (Nat. Pro.) Rev. Reac.
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + H2S Neurospora crassa
-
L-homocysteine + acetic acid
-
?
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + methanethiol Neurospora crassa pathway for formation of methionine, incorporation of sulfur, possible temporary function for this enzyme may be formation of methionine from methylmercaptan at times of exhaustion of an exogenous source of sulfur L-methionine + acetate
-
?

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Neurospora crassa
-
wild-type, strain EM 5297
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
-
Neurospora crassa

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
4
-
-
Neurospora crassa
4.2
-
O-acetylhomoserine sulfhydrylation Neurospora crassa
7.7
-
O-acetylhomoserine methylsulfhydrylation Neurospora crassa

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-15°C, 80% of the activity remains after storage for 6 months Neurospora crassa

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
additional information no cystathione formed from cysteine, no alpha-ketobutyrate formed from O-acetylhomoserine, negligible activity with homoserine and serine, O-succinylhomoserine, O-phosphorylhomoserine, O-acetylserine and O-phosphorylserine are no substrates Neurospora crassa ?
-
?
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + H2S
-
Neurospora crassa L-homocysteine + acetic acid
-
?
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + methanethiol
-
Neurospora crassa L-methionine + acetic acid
-
?
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + methanethiol pathway for formation of methionine, incorporation of sulfur, possible temporary function for this enzyme may be formation of methionine from methylmercaptan at times of exhaustion of an exogenous source of sulfur Neurospora crassa L-methionine + acetate
-
?
O-acetyl-L-homoserine + methyl mercaptan
-
Neurospora crassa L-methionine + acetic acid
-
?

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
8
-
-
Neurospora crassa

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6.6 8.5 50% activity at pH 6.6, 90% activity at pH 7.5 and 8.5 Neurospora crassa

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
pyridoxal 5'-phosphate
-
Neurospora crassa

Ki Value [mM]

Ki Value [mM] Ki Value maximum [mM] Inhibitor Comment Organism Structure
0.01
-
S-adenosylmethionine
-
Neurospora crassa