Enzymatic properties of cytochrome P450 catalyzing 3'-hydroxylation of naringenin from the white-rot fungus Phanerochaete chrysosporium

Biochem Biophys Res Commun. 2009 Sep 11;387(1):103-8. doi: 10.1016/j.bbrc.2009.06.134. Epub 2009 Jul 1.

Abstract

We cloned full-length cDNAs of more than 130 cytochrome P450s (P450s) derived from Phanerochaete chrysosporium, and successfully expressed 70 isoforms using a co-expression system of P. chrysosporium P450 and yeast NADPH-P450 reductase in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Of these P450s, a microsomal P450 designated as PcCYP65a2 consists of 626 amino acid residues with a molecular mass of 68.3kDa. Sequence alignment of PcCYP65a2 and human CYP1A2 revealed a unique structure of PcCYP65a2. Functional analysis of PcCYP65a2 using the recombinant S. cerevisiae cells demonstrated that this P450 catalyzes 3'-hydroxylation of naringenin to yield eriodictyol, which has various biological and pharmacological properties. In addition, the recombinant S. cerevisiae cells expressing PcCYP65a2 metabolized such polyaromatic compounds as dibenzo-p-dioxin (DD), 2-monochloroDD, biphenyl, and naphthalene. These results suggest that PcCYP65a2 is practically useful for both bioconversion and bioremediation.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Biodegradation, Environmental
  • Catalysis
  • Cloning, Molecular
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / chemistry
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / genetics
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System / metabolism*
  • Environmental Pollutants / metabolism*
  • Flavanones / metabolism*
  • Humans
  • Hydroxylation
  • Isoenzymes / genetics
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Phanerochaete / enzymology*
  • Phanerochaete / genetics
  • Protein Structure, Secondary
  • Recombinant Proteins / chemistry
  • Recombinant Proteins / genetics
  • Recombinant Proteins / metabolism
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / genetics
  • Sequence Alignment

Substances

  • Environmental Pollutants
  • Flavanones
  • Isoenzymes
  • Recombinant Proteins
  • Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System
  • naringenin