Duine J A, Frank J
Biochem J. 1980 Apr 1;187(1):221-6. doi: 10.1042/bj1870221.
Methanol dehydrogenases isolated from bacteria belonging to different classes of methylotrophs contain the same prosthetic group. A procedure for its purification from whole cells is given. The reduced and oxidized form of the enzyme from Hyphomicrobium X and those of the isolated group are compared and it is concluded that the latter indeed functions in the enzyme. Further evidence is presented that the prosthetic group is not a pterine or lumazine derivative, but a water-soluble nitrogen-containing quinone.
从不同类别的甲基营养菌中分离出的甲醇脱氢酶含有相同的辅基。文中给出了从全细胞中纯化该辅基的方法。对来自纤细杆菌X的酶的还原态和氧化态与分离出的辅基进行了比较,得出的结论是,后者确实在该酶中发挥作用。进一步的证据表明,该辅基不是蝶呤或鲁马嗪衍生物,而是一种水溶性含氮醌。