Scavengase p20: A novel family of bacterial antioxidant enzymes

被引:33
作者
Wan, XY [1 ]
Zhou, Y [1 ]
Yan, ZY [1 ]
Wang, HL [1 ]
Hou, YD [1 ]
Jin, DY [1 ]
机构
[1] CHINESE ACAD PREVENT MED,NATL KEY LAB MOL BIOL & GENET ENGN,BEIJING 100052,PEOPLES R CHINA
关键词
scavengase p20; antioxidant enzyme; thioredoxin-dependent peroxidase; Helicobacter pylori; sequence analysis; protein microsequencing;
D O I
10.1016/S0014-5793(97)00302-5
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
A novel antioxidant enzyme designated scavengase p20 nas identified in various pathogenic bacteria through database searching for sequences strikingly homologous to a recently discovered Escherichia coli thiol peroxidase p20, The direct biochemical evidence for the existence of scavengase p20 in Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae and Helicobacter pylori was provided by protein microsequencing and by in vitro assays for antioxidant activities. Overlapping genes encoding scavengase p20 and superoxide dismutase were recognized in H. pylori and their functional implications are discussed. (C) 1997 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.
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