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ISBN: 978-83-60043-10-3 - eurobic9

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Eurobic9, 2-6 September, 2008, Wrocław, Poland<br />

P61. Peroxidase from Royal Palm Tree Roystonea Regia: Structure and<br />

Stability<br />

O. Gavel a , L. Zamorano b , L. Sanz c , J. Calvete c , S. Bursakov a , A. Zhadan d , J. Arellano e ,<br />

M. Roig b , I. Polikarpov f , V. Shnyrov g<br />

a<br />

Química, REQUIMTE, CQFB/FCT, Universidade Nova de Lisboa, Quinta da Torre, 2829-516, Caparica,<br />

Portugal<br />

e-mail: olga.gavel@dq.fct.unl.pt<br />

b<br />

Química Física, Facultad de Química, Universidad de Salamanca, , 37008, Salamanca, Spain<br />

c<br />

Instituto de Biomedicina, C.S.I.C., Jaime Roig 11, E-460<strong>10</strong>, Valencia, Spain<br />

d<br />

Institute for Biological Instrumentation of the Ru, 142290, Pushchino, Moscow region, Russia<br />

e<br />

Instituto de Recursos Naturales y Agrobiologia, C., 37008, Salamanca , Spain<br />

f<br />

Instituto de Física de São Carlos, Universidade, SP CEP 13560-970, Brazil,<br />

g<br />

Bioquímica y Biología Molecular, Universidad de Salamanca, Plaza Doctores de la Reina, 37007, Salamanca,<br />

Spain<br />

Heme-binding peroxidases (EC 1.11.1.) carry out a variety of biosynthetic and degradative functions using<br />

hydrogen peroxide as the electron acceptor. In this work we present data about primary structure (amino acid<br />

sequence, carbohydrate composition and places of its binding) together with results of structural stability study<br />

of dimeric peroxidase from leafs of royal palm tree Roystonea regia (RPTP). The sequence of peroxidase is quite<br />

conserved and attains 55-61 % identity with Oryza sativa (Rice), Zea mays (Maize), Vitis vinifera (Grape) and<br />

Spinacia oleracea (Spinach). The structural stability of the peroxidase was studied by differential scanning<br />

calorimetry circular dichroism and steady state tryptophan fluorescence. The thermal and chemical<br />

folding/unfolding of royal palm peroxidase (RPTP) at pH 7 is reversible processes that involve a highly<br />

cooperative transition between folded dimer and unfolded monomers with very high value of free energy<br />

stabilization -near of 23 kcal per mol of monomer- at 25 oC. At pH 3 where ion pairs have disappeared due to<br />

protonation, thermally induced denaturation of RPTP is irreversible and strongly dependent upon scan rate,<br />

suggesting that this process is under kinetic control. Thermodynamic information was extracted in this case by<br />

extrapolation kinetic transition parameters to infinite heating rate. Obtained in this manner value of RPTP<br />

stability at 25 oC is ca. 8 kcal per mole of monomer lower than at pH 7. With a big reliability this quantity<br />

reflects contribution of ion pair interactions in the structure stability of RPTP. From comparison of RPTP<br />

stability with other plant peroxidases it was proposed that responsible for unusual high stability of RPTP that<br />

enhance its potential use for biotechnological purposes is its dimerization.<br />

Acknowledgement:<br />

This work was partially supported by the projects SA-06-00-0 ITACYL-Universidad de Salamanca and SA<br />

129A07 (Junta de Castilla y León) and BFU2004-01432 (Ministerio de Educación y Ciencia) Spain. L.S.Z and<br />

O. G. are fellowship holders from Junta de Castilla y León, Spain (Ref. EDU/1490/2003) and from Fundação<br />

para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal (Ref. SFRH/BPD/2<strong>83</strong>80/2006), respectively.<br />

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