Characterization of the recombinant (R)- and (S)-hydroxypropyl-coenzyme M dehydrogenases: A case study to augment the teaching of enzyme kinetics and stereoselectivity

Biochem Mol Biol Educ. 2019 Mar;47(2):124-132. doi: 10.1002/bmb.21202. Epub 2018 Dec 28.

Abstract

A homologous pair of stereospecific NAD-dependent enzymes, (R)- and (S)-hydroxypropyl-coenzyme M dehydrogenase, are part of a bacterial pathway of short-chain alkene and epoxide metabolism. Their discovery and study, which spans multiple publications over more than a decade, is a data rich story that combines both classical and contemporary experimental biochemistry. A subset of the data for characterization of the recombinant enzymes was used as a case study to augment the teaching of enzyme kinetics and stereoselectivity in an undergraduate biochemistry course at California State University-Chico. © 2018 International Union of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 47(2): 124-132, 2019.

Keywords: Biochemistry education; dehydrogenase; enzyme kinetics; enzymology; stereoselectivity.

MeSH terms

  • Biochemistry / education*
  • California
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Conformation
  • Oxidoreductases / chemistry*
  • Oxidoreductases / metabolism*
  • Stereoisomerism
  • Students
  • Teaching / standards*
  • Universities

Substances

  • Oxidoreductases