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As Mycobacterium leprae proliferate inside macrophages, it has been speculated that catalase encoded by katG may protect the bacilli from deleterious effects of peroxide generated from the macrophage and may also play a crucial role in the survival of M. leprae in vivo. However, unlike that of M. tuberculosis, the katG of M. leprae has been reported to be a pseudogene, implicating that isoniazid, which is activated to a potent tuberculocidal agent by catalase, is unlikely to be of therapeutic benefit to leprosy patients. These results raise a question as to how M. leprae avoids H202-mediated killing inside macrophages. To understand the survival of M. leprae in macrophages, the present study attempted to detect catalase-like activity in M. leprae. Catalase-like activity was found in M. leprae cell lysate by the diaminobenzidine (DAB) staining method with non-denaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. An ammonium sulphate precipitation study revealed that the catalase-like activity was precipitable with 80% ammonium sulphate. The effect of isoniazid (INH) on M. leprae growth was also tested by RT-PCR and radiorespirometric assay to examine catalase-like activity in M. leprae, because INH was activated by catalase. It was found that the viability of M. leprae was decreased at a concentration of 20 microg/ml by radiorespirometric assay and it was inhibited at higher concentrations as determined by RT-PCR. These data suggest that a catalase-like activity other than that encoded by katG is present in M. leprae.
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PMID:Identification of catalase-like activity from Mycobacterium leprae and the relationship between catalase and isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH). 1147 70

Catalase-peroxidase (KatG) from Mycobacterium tuberculosis is responsible for the activation of the antitubercular drug isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) and is important for survival of M. tuberculosis in macrophages. Characterization of the structure and catalytic mechanism of KatG is being pursued to provide insights into drug (INH) resistance in M. tuberculosis. Site-directed mutagenesis was used to prepare the INH-resistant mutant KatG[S315T], and the overexpressed enzyme was characterized and compared with wild-type KatG. KatG[S315T] exhibits a reduced tendency to form six-coordinate heme, because of coordination of water to iron during purification and storage, and also forms a highly unstable Compound III (oxyferrous enzyme). Catalase activity and peroxidase activity measured using t-butylhydroperoxide and o-dianisidine were moderately reduced in the mutant compared with wild-type KatG. Stopped-flow spectrophotometric experiments revealed a rate of Compound I formation similar to wild-type KatG using peroxyacetic acid to initiate the catalytic cycle, but no Compound I was detected when bulkier peroxides (chloroperoxybenzoic acid, t-butylhydroperoxide) were used. The affinity of resting (ferric) KatG[S315T] for INH, measured using isothermal titration calorimetry, was greatly reduced compared with wild-type KatG, as were rates of reaction of Compound I with the drug. These observations reveal that although KatG[S315T] maintains reasonably good steady state catalytic rates, poor binding of the drug to the enzyme limits drug activation and brings about INH resistance.
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PMID:Reduced affinity for Isoniazid in the S315T mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG is a key factor in antibiotic resistance. 1258 21

Tuberculosis (TB) is a chronic infection disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB), as an intracellular pathogen. Various cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL's, GSF etc.) and other factors play important preventing roles and are secreted during the infection. It may cause changes in the metabolism of neutrophils. Production of superoxide anion and antioxidative enzymes activities, such as glutathione reductase (GSSGR) and catalase (CAT) may be changed during MTB infection in the host. In this study, the control group consisted of ten healthy subjects and ten patients with TB were studied before anti-TB treatment. Level of superoxide anion production, activity of CAT and activity of GSSGR were studied from peripheral neutrophils of healthy subjects and patients with TB. Catalase activities of the neutrophils were significantly lower in patients with TB than normal subjects (p < 0.01). Glutathione reductase activities of the neutrophils were also significantly lower in patients with TB than normal subjects (p < 0.05). Superoxide anion production in the neutrophils did not show any significant difference between TB and normal subjects (p > 0.05). As a result, the activities of CAT and GSSGR were lower in the peripheral neutrophils of patients with TB than normal subjects, whereas superoxide anion production in the neutrophils did not differ between in TB patients than normal subjects.
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PMID:Neutrophil superoxide anion production, and CAT and GSSGR activity in patients with tuberculosis. 1290 26

Catalase-peroxidases (KatG), which belong to Class I heme peroxidase enzymes, have high catalase activity and substantial peroxidase activity. The Y229F mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG was prepared and characterized to investigate the functional role of this conserved residue unique to KatG enzymes. Purified, overexpressed KatG[Y229F] exhibited severely reduced steady-state catalase activity while the peroxidase activity was enhanced. Optical stopped-flow experiments showed rapid formation of Compound (Cmpd) II (oxyferryl heme intermediate) in the reaction of resting KatG[Y229F] with peroxyacetic acid or chloroperoxybenzoic acid, without detectable accumulation of Cmpd I (oxyferryl heme pi-cation radical intermediate), the latter being readily observed in the wild-type enzyme under similar conditions. Facile formation of Cmpd III (oxyferrous enzyme) also occurred in the mutant in the presence of micromolar hydrogen peroxide. Thus, the lost catalase function may be explained in part because of formation of intermediates that do not participate in catalatic turnover. The source of the reducing equivalent required for generation of Cmpd II from Cmpd I was shown by rapid freeze-quench electron paramagnetic resonance spectroscopy to be a tyrosine residue, just as in wild-type KatG. The kinetic coupling of radical generation and Cmpd II formation was shown in KatG[Y229F]. Residue Y229, which is a component of a newly defined three amino acid adduct in catalase-peroxidases, is critically important for protecting the catalase activity of KatG.
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PMID:Rapid formation of compound II and a tyrosyl radical in the Y229F mutant of Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase disrupts catalase but not peroxidase function. 1294 8

Bioremediation of soils contaminated with wood preservatives containing polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) is desired because of their toxic, mutagenic, and carcinogenic properties. Creosote wood preservative-contaminated soils at the Champion International Superfund Site in Libby, Montana currently undergo bioremediation in a prepared-bed land treatment unit (LTU) process. Microbes isolated from these LTU soils rapidly mineralized the (14)C-labeled PAH pyrene in the LTU soil. Gram staining, electron microscopy, and 16S rDNA-sequencing revealed that three of these bacteria, JLS, KMS, and MCS, were Mycobacterium strains. The phylogeny of the 16S rDNA showed that they were distinct from other Mycobacterium isolates with PAH-degrading activities. Catalase and superoxide dismutase (SOD) isozyme profiles confirmed that each isolate was distinct from each other and from the PAH-degrading mycobacterium, Mycobacterium vanbaalenii sp. nov, isolated from a petroleum-contaminated soil. We find that dioxygenase genes nidA and nidB are present in each of the Libby Mycobacterium isolates and are adjacent to each other in the sequence nidB-nidA, an order that is unique to the PAH-degrading mycobacteria.
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PMID:Isolation and characterization of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon-degrading Mycobacterium isolates from soil. 1510 54

Catalase-peroxidases (KatG) produced by Burkholderia pseudomallei, Escherichia coli, and Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalyze the oxidation of NADH to form NAD+ and either H2O2 or superoxide radical depending on pH. The NADH oxidase reaction requires molecular oxygen, does not require hydrogen peroxide, is not inhibited by superoxide dismutase or catalase, and has a pH optimum of 8.75, clearly differentiating it from the peroxidase and catalase reactions with pH optima of 5.5 and 6.5, respectively, and from the NADH peroxidase-oxidase reaction of horseradish peroxidase. B. pseudomallei KatG has a relatively high affinity for NADH (Km=12 microm), but the oxidase reaction is slow (kcat=0.54 min(-1)) compared with the peroxidase and catalase reactions. The catalase-peroxidases also catalyze the hydrazinolysis of isonicotinic acid hydrazide (INH) in an oxygen- and H2O2-independent reaction, and KatG-dependent radical generation from a mixture of NADH and INH is two to three times faster than the combined rates of separate reactions with NADH and INH alone. The major products from the coupled reaction, identified by high pressure liquid chromatography fractionation and mass spectrometry, are NAD+ and isonicotinoyl-NAD, the activated form of isoniazid that inhibits mycolic acid synthesis in M. tuberculosis. Isonicotinoyl-NAD synthesis from a mixture of NAD+ and INH is KatG-dependent and is activated by manganese ion. M. tuberculosis KatG catalyzes isonicotinoyl-NAD formation from NAD+ and INH more efficiently than B. pseudomallei KatG.
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PMID:Catalase-peroxidases (KatG) exhibit NADH oxidase activity. 1528 Mar 62

Catalase-peroxidases (KatG) are bifunctional enzymes possessing both catalase and peroxidase activities. Three crystal structures of different KatGs revealed the presence of a novel Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link that has been suggested to impart catalatic activity to the KatGs. High-performance liquid chromatographic separation of the peptide fragments resulting from tryptic digestion of recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis WT KatG identified a peptide with unusual UV-visible spectroscopic features attributable to the Met(255)-Tyr(229)-Trp(107) cross-link, whose structure was confirmed by mass spectrometry. WT KatG lacking the Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link was prepared, making possible studies of its formation under oxidizing conditions that generate either compound I (peroxyacetic acid, PAA) or compound II (2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-propyl hydroperoxide, MPPH). Incubation of this "cross-link-free" WT KatG with PAA revealed complete formation of the Met-Tyr-Trp structure after six equivalents of peracid were added, whereas MPPH was unable to promote cross-link formation. A mechanism for Met-Tyr-Trp autocatalytic formation by KatG compound I is proposed from these studies. Optical stopped-flow studies of WT KatG and KatG(Y229F), a mutant in which the cross-link cannot be formed, were performed with MPPH and revealed an unusual compound II spectrum for WT KatG, best described as (P.)Fe(III), where P. represents a protein-based radical. This contrasts with the oxoferryl compound II spectrum observed for KatG(Y229F) under identical conditions. The structure-function-spectroscopy relationship in KatG is discussed with relevance to the role that the Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link plays in the catalase-peroxidase mechanism.
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PMID:The Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link in Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase (KatG): autocatalytic formation and effect on enzyme catalysis and spectroscopic properties. 1584 May 64

Catalase-peroxidases (KatGs) are bifunctional enzymes possessing both catalase and peroxidase activities. Four crystal structures of different KatGs revealed the presence of a novel Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link which has been suggested to impart catalatic activity to the KatGs. To decipher the individual roles of the two cross-links in the Met-Tyr-Trp adduct, we have focused on recombinant Mycobacterium tuberculosis KatG(M255I). UV-visible spectroscopic and mass spectrometric studies of the peptide fragments resulting from tryptic digestion of KatG(M255I) confirmed the presence of the single Tyr-Trp cross-link, as well as a 2e- oxidized form which is postulated to be an intermediate generated during Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link formation. KatG(M255I) lacking the Tyr-Trp cross-link was also prepared, and incubation with peroxyacetic acid, but not 2-methyl-1-phenyl-2-propyl hydroperoxide, resulted in complete formation of the Tyr-Trp cross-link. A mechanism for Tyr-Trp autocatalytic formation by KatG compound I is proposed from these studies. Optical stopped-flow studies with KatG(M255I) were performed, allowing characterization of compounds I, II, and III. Interestingly, two compound II intermediates were identified: (KatG*)(Por)Fe(III)-OH, where KatG* represents a protein-based radical, and oxoferryl (KatG)(Por)Fe(IV)=O. Insight into the contributions of the individual Tyr-Trp and Met-Tyr cross-links to catalase activity is presented, as is the overall contribution of the Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link to the structure-function-spectroscopy relationship and catalase-peroxidase mechanism in KatG.
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PMID:Role of the Met-Tyr-Trp cross-link in Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase (KatG) as revealed by KatG(M255I). 1628 13

Catalase-peroxidase is a multi-functional heme-dependent enzyme which is well known for its ability to carry out both catalatic and peroxidatic reactions. Catalase-peroxidase from Mycobacterium tuberculosis(mtCP) is of particular interest because this enzyme activates the pro-antitubercular drug isoniazid. It is estimated that 2 billion people are infected with M. tuberculosis, the principal causative agent of tuberculosis, and that 2 million people die from the disease each year. The rise of drug-resistant strains continues to be of critical concern and it is well documented that mutations which reduce activity or inactivate mtCP lead to increased levels of isoniazid resistance in M. tuberculosis. The recent determination of the crystal structure for M. tuberculosis mtCP has aided the understanding of how the enzyme functions and provides a three-dimensional framework for testing hypotheses about the roles of various residues in the active site. Here we report site-directed mutagenesis studies of three conserved residues located near the heme of mtCP, His-108, Trp-107 and Trp-321 including the construction of the double mutant W107F-W321F. Resulting mutants have been purified and their catalatic and peroxidatic activities have been determined. Data are compared in the context of related studies aimed at dissecting the roles of these residues in the different activities of the enzyme. Analyses of single and double mutants studied here emphasise that the hydrogen bonding network surrounding the heme in the active site appears more important for maintenance of catalatic rather than peroxidatic activity in CP enzymes.
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PMID:Probing the function of Mycobacterium tuberculosis catalase-peroxidase by site-directed mutagenesis. 1631 59

Winder, Frank G. (Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland). Peroxidatic activity of mycobacteria and relation to catalase. J. Bacteriol. 92:413-417. 1966.-Catalase from Mycobacterium smegmatis was purified about 50-fold. All fractions showed a ratio of peroxidatic activity to catalatic activity approximately the same as that of the crude extract, a ratio only about four times that given by catalase from Micrococcus lysodeikticus. This and other evidence strongly suggest that the peroxidatic activity of M. smegmatis is due to its catalase. Less complete evidence suggests that this is true in the case of Mycobacterium tuberculosis also. It is suggested that in the context of the mycobacteria the term "peroxidatic activity" should replace the term "peroxidase" unless evidence is found that a true peroxidase exists in these organisms.
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PMID:Peroxidatic activity of mycobacteria and relation to catalase. 1656 29


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