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β-d-Xylosidase/α-l-arabinofuranosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium is the most active enzyme known for catalyzing hydrolysis of 1,4-β-d-xylooligosaccharides to d-xylose. Catalysis and inhibitor binding by the GH43 β-xylosidase are governed by the protonation states of catalytic base (D14, pK a 5.0) and catalytic acid (E186, pK a 7.2). Biphasic inhibition by triethanolamine of E186A preparations reveals minor contamination by wild-type-like enzyme, the contaminant likely originating from translational misreading. Titration of E186A preparations with triethanolamine allows resolution of binding and kinetic parameters of the E186A mutant from those of the contaminant. The E186A mutation abolishes the pK a assigned to E186; mutant enzyme binds only the neutral aminoalcohol \( \left( {{\text{pH}} - {\text{independent}}\;K_{\text{i}}^{\text{triethanolamine}} = 19\,{\text{mM}}} \right) \), whereas wild-type enzyme binds only the cationic aminoalcohol \( \left( {{\text{pH}} - {\text{independent}}\;K_{\text{i}}^{\text{triethanolamine}} = 0.065\,{\text{mM}}} \right) \). At pH 7.0 and 25°C, relative kinetic parameter, \( k_{\text{cat}}^{\text{4NPX}}/k_{\text{cat}}^{\text{4NPA}} \), for substrates 4-nitrophenyl-β-d-xylopyranoside (4NPX) and 4-nitrophenyl-α-l-arabinofuranoside (4NPA) of E186A is 100-fold that of wild-type enzyme, consistent with the view that, on the enzyme, protonation is of greater importance to the transition state of 4NPA whereas ring deformation dominates the transition state of 4NPX.
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Jordan, D.B., Braker, J.D. β-d-Xylosidase from Selenomonas ruminantium: Role of Glutamate 186 in Catalysis Revealed by Site-Directed Mutagenesis, Alternate Substrates, and Active-Site Inhibitor. Appl Biochem Biotechnol 161, 395–410 (2010). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12010-009-8874-7
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