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Caffeine Dehydrogenase
Caffeine dehydrogenase, commonly referred to in scientific literature as caffeine oxidase (), is an enzyme with the List of enzymes, systematic name ''caffeine:ubiquinone oxidoreductase''. The enzyme is most well known for its ability to directly oxidize caffeine, a type of methylxanthine, to trimethyluric acid. Caffeine dehydrogenase can be found in bacterium ''Pseudomonas sp. CBB1'' and in several species within the genera ''Alcaligenes'', ''Rhodococcus,'' and ''Klebsiella''. Structure Caffeine dehydrogenase found in ''Pseudomonas sp. CBB1'' is a Trimer (chemistry), heterotrimer with a αβγ structure and is encoded by the gene ''cdhA''. The alpha subunit is the largest of the three, and the gamma subunit is the smallest. The molecular weights of the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits are 90.0 kD, 40.0 kD, and 20.0 kD respectively. However, caffeine dehydrogenase has also been found as a monomeric structure in ''Alcaligenes'' sp. strain CF8 (65 kDa) and a ''Rhodococcus'' sp.-''Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Caffeine Dehydrogenase
Caffeine dehydrogenase, commonly referred to in scientific literature as caffeine oxidase (), is an enzyme with the List of enzymes, systematic name ''caffeine:ubiquinone oxidoreductase''. The enzyme is most well known for its ability to directly oxidize caffeine, a type of methylxanthine, to trimethyluric acid. Caffeine dehydrogenase can be found in bacterium ''Pseudomonas sp. CBB1'' and in several species within the genera ''Alcaligenes'', ''Rhodococcus,'' and ''Klebsiella''. Structure Caffeine dehydrogenase found in ''Pseudomonas sp. CBB1'' is a Trimer (chemistry), heterotrimer with a αβγ structure and is encoded by the gene ''cdhA''. The alpha subunit is the largest of the three, and the gamma subunit is the smallest. The molecular weights of the alpha, beta, and gamma subunits are 90.0 kD, 40.0 kD, and 20.0 kD respectively. However, caffeine dehydrogenase has also been found as a monomeric structure in ''Alcaligenes'' sp. strain CF8 (65 kDa) and a ''Rhodococcus'' sp.-''Kl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
