UniProt functional annotation for Q44238

UniProt code: Q44238.

Organism: Alteromonas sp.
Taxonomy: Bacteria; Proteobacteria; Gammaproteobacteria; Alteromonadales; Alteromonadaceae; Alteromonas.
 
Function: Splits dipeptides with a prolyl or hydroxyprolyl residue in the C-terminal position and a nonpolar amino acid at the N-terminal position. Also catalyzes the hydrolysis of toxic organophosphorus cholinesterase-inhibiting compounds including insecticide paraoxon and nerve gases such as diisopropylfluorophosphate (DFP), O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate (sarin), O-pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate (soman), and O-cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:10866401, ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861, ECO:0000269|PubMed:9079288}.
 
Catalytic activity: Reaction=Hydrolysis of Xaa-|-Pro dipeptides. Also acts on aminoacyl- hydroxyproline analogs. No action on Pro-|-Pro.; EC=3.4.13.9;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=diisopropyl fluorophosphate + H2O = diisopropyl phosphate + fluoride + 2 H(+); Xref=Rhea:RHEA:24100, ChEBI:CHEBI:15377, ChEBI:CHEBI:15378, ChEBI:CHEBI:17051, ChEBI:CHEBI:17941, ChEBI:CHEBI:57896; EC=3.1.8.2;
Catalytic activity: Reaction=An aryl dialkyl phosphate + H(2)O = dialkyl phosphate + an aryl alcohol.; EC=3.1.8.1;
Cofactor: Name=Mn(2+); Xref=ChEBI:CHEBI:29035; Evidence={ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Note=Binds 2 manganese ions per monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861};
Biophysicochemical properties: Kinetic parameters: KM=2.99 mM for diisopropylfluorophosphate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; KM=1.57 mM for O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; KM=2.48 mM for O-pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; KM=0.63 mM for O-cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; KM=1.27 mM for a chromogenic soman analog {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Vmax=230 umol/min/mg enzyme with diisopropylfluorophosphate as substrate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Vmax=442 umol/min/mg enzyme with O-isopropyl methylphosphonofluoridate as substrate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Vmax=151 umol/min/mg enzyme with O-pinacolyl methylphosphonofluoridate as substrate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Vmax=652 umol/min/mg enzyme with O-cyclohexyl methylphosphonofluoridate as substrate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Vmax=52 umol/min/mg enzyme with a chromogenic soman analog as substrate {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; pH dependence: Optimum pH is 8.5 with DFP as substrate. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861}; Temperature dependence: Optimum temperature is 50 degrees Celsius. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997, ECO:0000269|PubMed:8633861};
Subunit: Monomer. {ECO:0000269|PubMed:2001997}.
Biotechnology: Can be used for the catalytic detoxification of some nerve agents neurotoxins.
Miscellaneous: Has a stereoselective preference for isomers with R- configuration at the phosphorous center of sarin and soman, and with S- configuration in phosphotriesters.
Similarity: Belongs to the peptidase M24B family. Bacterial-type prolidase subfamily. {ECO:0000305}.

Annotations taken from UniProtKB at the EBI.