Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases
Terpenes are the largest group of natural products with important and diverse biological roles, while of tremendous economic value as fragrances, flavours and pharmaceutical agents. Class-I terpene synthases (TPSs), the dominant type of TPS enzymes, catalyze the conversion of prenyl diphosphates to...
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| description | Terpenes are the largest group of natural products with important and diverse biological roles, while of tremendous economic value as fragrances, flavours and pharmaceutical agents. Class-I terpene synthases (TPSs), the dominant type of TPS enzymes, catalyze the conversion of prenyl diphosphates to often structurally diverse bioactive terpene hydrocarbons, and inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi). To measure their kinetic properties, current bio-analytical methods typically rely on the direct detection of hydrocarbon products by radioactivity measurements or gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS).
In this study we employed an established, rapid colorimetric assay, the pyrophosphate/malachite green assay (MG), as an alternative means for the biochemical characterization of class I TPSs activity.
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We describe the adaptation of the MG assay for turnover and catalytic efficiency measurements of TPSs.
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We validate the method by direct comparison with established assays. The agreement of kcat/KM among methods makes this adaptation optimal for rapid evaluation of TPSs.
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We demonstrate the application of the MG assay for the high-throughput screening of TPS gene libraries. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6296565bea674dabb750dde0896317b12022-12-21T20:08:03ZengElsevierMethodsX2215-01612014-01-011C18719610.1016/j.mex.2014.08.007Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthasesMaria Vardakou0Melissa Salmon1Juan A. Faraldos2Paul E. O’Maille3Department of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United KingdomDepartment of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United KingdomSchool of Chemistry, Cardiff University, Main Building, Park Place, Cardiff CF10 3AT, United KingdomDepartment of Metabolic Biology, John Innes Centre, Norwich Research Park, Norwich NR4 7UH, United KingdomTerpenes are the largest group of natural products with important and diverse biological roles, while of tremendous economic value as fragrances, flavours and pharmaceutical agents. Class-I terpene synthases (TPSs), the dominant type of TPS enzymes, catalyze the conversion of prenyl diphosphates to often structurally diverse bioactive terpene hydrocarbons, and inorganic pyrophosphate (PPi). To measure their kinetic properties, current bio-analytical methods typically rely on the direct detection of hydrocarbon products by radioactivity measurements or gas chromatography–mass spectrometry (GC–MS). In this study we employed an established, rapid colorimetric assay, the pyrophosphate/malachite green assay (MG), as an alternative means for the biochemical characterization of class I TPSs activity. • We describe the adaptation of the MG assay for turnover and catalytic efficiency measurements of TPSs. • We validate the method by direct comparison with established assays. The agreement of kcat/KM among methods makes this adaptation optimal for rapid evaluation of TPSs. • We demonstrate the application of the MG assay for the high-throughput screening of TPS gene libraries.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016114000089Steady-state kineticsCatalytic efficiencyTurnover numberTerpene synthasesColorimetric assayHigh-throughputScreeningMalachite green |
| spellingShingle | Maria Vardakou Melissa Salmon Juan A. Faraldos Paul E. O’Maille Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases MethodsX Steady-state kinetics Catalytic efficiency Turnover number Terpene synthases Colorimetric assay High-throughput Screening Malachite green |
| title | Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| title_full | Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| title_fullStr | Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| title_full_unstemmed | Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| title_short | Comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| title_sort | comparative analysis and validation of the malachite green assay for the high throughput biochemical characterization of terpene synthases |
| topic | Steady-state kinetics Catalytic efficiency Turnover number Terpene synthases Colorimetric assay High-throughput Screening Malachite green |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2215016114000089 |
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