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  • Hickman, J.; Ashwell, G.
    A sensitive and stereospecific enzymatic assay for xylulose (1959), J. Biol. Chem., 234, 758-761.
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Activating Compound

EC Number Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
1.1.1.9 cysteine of partially purified preparation Cavia porcellus

General Stability

EC Number General Stability Organism
1.1.1.9 crude water extract from liver acetone-powder unstable Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 freezing/thawing inactivates, 8 cycles lead to 89% loss of activity and 11 cycles to complete inactivation Cavia porcellus

Inhibitors

EC Number Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
1.1.1.9 D-xylulose high concentration Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 additional information no inhibition by EDTA or iodoacetate Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 PCMB complete inhibition Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 iodoacetate not inhibitory Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 additional information not: EDTA Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 p-chloromercuribenzoate
-
Cavia porcellus

KM Value [mM]

EC Number KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
1.1.1.9 0.66
-
D-xylulose
-
Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 0.29
-
L-xylulose
-
Cavia porcellus

Localization

EC Number Localization Comment Organism GeneOntology No. Textmining
1.1.1.9 cytoplasm
-
Cavia porcellus 5737
-

Metals/Ions

EC Number Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
1.1.1.9 additional information no evidence for metal requirement Cavia porcellus

Organic Solvent Stability

EC Number Organic Solvent Comment Organism
1.1.1.9 Acetone stable to precipitation with 50% v/v Cavia porcellus

Organism

EC Number Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
1.1.1.9 Cavia porcellus
-
-
-
1.1.1.10 Cavia porcellus
-
guinea pig
-

Purification (Commentary)

EC Number Purification (Comment) Organism
1.1.1.9 partial Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 partial Cavia porcellus

Source Tissue

EC Number Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
1.1.1.9 liver
-
Cavia porcellus
-
1.1.1.10 liver
-
Cavia porcellus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

EC Number Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
1.1.1.9 additional information
-
-
Cavia porcellus

Storage Stability

EC Number Storage Stability Organism
1.1.1.9 -10°C, acetone precipitate stable for weeks Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 0°C, partially purified stable for weeks Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 frozen, ammonium sulfate precipitate, several days Cavia porcellus

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

EC Number Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
1.1.1.9 D-ribitol + NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus D-ribulose + NADH
-
?
1.1.1.9 D-sorbitol + NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus D-fructose + NADH + H+
-
?
1.1.1.9 D-xylulose + NADH + H+
-
Cavia porcellus xylitol + NAD+
-
r
1.1.1.9 L-arabitol + NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 L-erythrulose + NADH reduction at the same rate as D-xylulose Cavia porcellus erythritol + NAD+
-
?
1.1.1.9 L-iditol + NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 additional information no reduction of D-ribose and D-galacturonic acid Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 additional information no oxidation of threitol, xylitol, sorbitol, D-iditol Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 additional information no reduction of D-ribulose Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 additional information no reduction of D/L-xylose Cavia porcellus ?
-
?
1.1.1.9 xylitol + NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus D-xylulose + NADH + H+
-
r
1.1.1.10 xylitol + NADP+
-
Cavia porcellus L-xylulose + NADPH + H+
-
r

pH Optimum

EC Number pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
1.1.1.9 7
-
substrate reduction Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 7
-
-
Cavia porcellus

pH Range

EC Number pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
1.1.1.9 4 8 about 75% of maximal reduction activity at pH 4.0 and 8.0 Cavia porcellus

Cofactor

EC Number Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
1.1.1.9 additional information no activity with NADPH Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 additional information no activity with NADP+ Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 additional information at high concentrations of xylitol 1.5% as effective as NAD+ Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 NAD+
-
Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.9 NADH
-
Cavia porcellus
1.1.1.10 additional information
-
Cavia porcellus