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Purification and partial characterization of an acid phosphatase from Spirodela oligorrhiza and its affinity for selected organophosphate pesticides.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  15631514     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
An acid phosphatase from the aquatic plant Spirodela oligorrhiza (duckweed) was isolated by fast protein liquid chromatography and partially characterized. The enzyme was purified 1871-fold with a total yield of 40%. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) of the pure acid phosphatase resolved a single protein band that migrated to approximately 60 kDa. Nondenaturing SDS-PAGE electrophoresis revealed a single protein band around 120 kDa after staining with Coomassie Brilliant blue. Quantitative gel filtration chromatography estimated a native molecular mass of this enzyme to be 120 kDa. Thus, this acid phosphatase likely functions as a homodimer, consisting of two similar 60 kDa subunits. An electrophoretic technique using the flourogenic substrate 4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate enabled visualization of an acid phosphatase activity that corresponded to the protein band at 120 kDa on a nondenaturing PAGE gel. It was determined that the acid phosphatase had a pH optimum of 6.0 at 25 degrees C. The enzyme activity appeared to be stable over a broad range of temperatures (10-40 degrees C) and in the presence of the metals Zn2+, Mn2+, and Mg2+ as well as the chelating agents ethylenedinitrilotetraacetic acid and ethylene glycol tetraacetic acid. It was shown that this acid phosphatase could hydrolyze a variety of physiological organophosphate compounds including beta-glycerophosphate, phosphoserine, adenosine triphosphate, adenosine diphosphate, adenosine monphosphate, and pyrophosphate. Furthermore, analysis using capillary electrophoresis demonstrated that this hydrolytic enzyme could transform a wide array of organophosphate pesticides including S-2-ethylthioethyl O,O-dimethylphosphorothioate (demeton-S-methyl); S-1,2-bis(ethoxycarbonyl)ethyl O,O-dimethylphosphorodithioate (malathion); O,O-dimethyl O-4-nitrophenyl (paraoxon); O,O,O,O-tetraethyldithiopyrophosphate (sulfatep); O-2-chloro-4-nitrophenyl O,O-dimethylphosphorothioate (dicapthon); and 2,2-dichlorovinyl dimethylphosphate (dichlorvos).
Authors:
Christopher F Hoehamer; Chris S Mazur; N L Wolfe
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Journal of agricultural and food chemistry     Volume:  53     ISSN:  0021-8561     ISO Abbreviation:  J. Agric. Food Chem.     Publication Date:  2005 Jan 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2005-01-05     Completed Date:  2005-03-02     Revised Date:  2006-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0374755     Medline TA:  J Agric Food Chem     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  90-7     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
National Research Council, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, 960 College Station Road, Athens, Georgia 30605, USA.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Acid Phosphatase / isolation & purification*,  metabolism*
Araceae / enzymology*
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Enzyme Stability
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Insecticides / metabolism*
Phosphoric Acid Esters / metabolism*
Substrate Specificity
Chemical
Reg. No./Substance:
0/Insecticides; 0/Phosphoric Acid Esters; EC 3.1.3.2/Acid Phosphatase

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