Abstract
A recombinant cytoplasmic preparation of lysine: N6-hydroxylase, IucD398, with a deletion of 47 amino acids at the N-terminus, was purified to homogeneity. IucD398 is capable of N-hydroxylation of L-lysine upon supplementation with FAD and NADPH. The enzyme is stringently specific with L-lysine and (S)-2-aminoethyl-L-cysteine serving as substrates. Protonophores, FCCP and CCCP, as well as cinnamylidene, have been found to serve as potent inhibitors of lysine: N6-hydroxylation by virtue of their ability to interfere in the reduction of the flavin cofactor.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 27-35 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Biochimica et biophysica acta |
| Volume | 1203 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Publication status | Published - 1993 |