Halogenation of Peptides and Proteins Using Engineered Tryptophan Halogenase Enzymes
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
3. Results
4. Discussion
Supplementary Materials
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Substrate | PyrH | SttH | ThHal | PrnA | RebH |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
WW | + | + | + | − | − |
WG | − | − | − | − | − |
GW | + | + | + | − | − |
GWG | − | − | − | − | − |
WGW | + | + | + | − | − |
WWG | − | − | − | − | − |
GWW | + | + | + | − | − |
GGWG | − | − | − | − | − |
GWGG | − | − | − | − | − |
Enzyme | KM (mM) | kcat (min−1) | kcat/KM (min−1 mM−1) |
---|---|---|---|
PyrH | 2.77 ± 0.12 | 2.50 ± 0.09 | 0.90 ± 0.033 |
PyrH-Q160N | 1.79± 0.11 | 2.52 ± 0.12 | 1.40 ± 0.052 |
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Sana, B.; Ke, D.; Li, E.H.Y.; Ho, T.; Seayad, J.; Duong, H.A.; Ghadessy, F.J. Halogenation of Peptides and Proteins Using Engineered Tryptophan Halogenase Enzymes. Biomolecules 2022, 12, 1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121841
Sana B, Ke D, Li EHY, Ho T, Seayad J, Duong HA, Ghadessy FJ. Halogenation of Peptides and Proteins Using Engineered Tryptophan Halogenase Enzymes. Biomolecules. 2022; 12(12):1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121841
Chicago/Turabian StyleSana, Barindra, Ding Ke, Eunice Hui Yen Li, Timothy Ho, Jayasree Seayad, Hung A. Duong, and Farid J. Ghadessy. 2022. "Halogenation of Peptides and Proteins Using Engineered Tryptophan Halogenase Enzymes" Biomolecules 12, no. 12: 1841. https://doi.org/10.3390/biom12121841