Hydroxylases, hydroxylation

Whilst the term biogenic amine strictly encompasses all amines of biological origin, for the purpose of this article it will be employed to refer to the catecholamine (dopamine, noradrenaline) and serotonin group of neurotransmitters. These neurotransmitters are generated from the amino acid precursors tyrosine and tryptophan, respectively, via the action of the tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4)-dependent tyrosine and tryptophan hydroxylases. Hydroxylation of the amino acid substrates leads to formation of 3,4-dihydroxy-l-phenylalanine ( -dopa) and 5-hydroxytryptophan, which are then decarboxylated via the pyridoxalphosphate-dependent aromatic amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) to yield dopamine and serotonin [4]. In noradrenergic neurones, dopamine is further metabolised to noradrenaline through the action of dopamine-jS-hydroxylase [1]. 

Vinorine hydroxylase hydroxylates vinorine to form vom-ilene (88). Vinorine hydroxylase seems to be a P450 enzyme that requires an NADPH-dependent reductase. This enzyme is labile and has not been cloned yet. Next, the indolenine bond is reduced by an NADPH-dependent reductase to yield 1,2-dihydrovomilenene. A second enzyme, 1,2-dihydrovomilenene reductase, then reduces this product to... 

Dopamine-j8-hydroxylase Hydroxylate dopamine phenethyl chain Synthesis of norephrine... 

Trimethyl lysine hydroxylase Hydroxylation of trimethyl lysine Carnitine synthesis... 

Figure 2.4A Norepinephrine synthesis, release and degradation. 1). Norephinephrine is synthesized from the amino acid tyrosine. Tyrosine is hydroxylated to dopa which is then carboxylated to dopamine. 2). Dopamine (empty squares) diffuses into synaptic vesicles where the enzyme dopamine P-hydroxylase hydroxylates dopamine, forming norepinephrine (solid squares).

The CYP2A6 is the only member of this subfamily that is expressed primarily in the liver and also may be expressed in lung and nasal epithelium. It has a low level of hepatic expression and represents approximately 4% of the total hepatic CYP450 isoforms (Fig. 10.2). It catalyzes the 7-hydroxylation of coumarih (coumarin 7-hydroxylase), hydroxylation of aflatoxin B1, nicotine (C-oxidation to cotinine). 

Norepinephrine is biosynthesized in the neurons of both the central nervous system and the autonomio nervous system, whereas EPI is formed in the ohromaffin cells of the adrenal medulla. Both NE and EPI are derived from L-tyrosine by a series of enzyme-catalyzed reactions (Fig. 44.4 depicts the overall pathway). L-Tyrosine hydroxylase hydroxylates the meta position of L-tyrosine, producing L-dihydroxyphenylalanine (L-DOPA) and is the rate-limiting step. The L-DOPA is then decarboxylated by L-aromatic amino acid decarboxylase to form dopamine, which is converted to NE by the action of dopamine p-hydroxylase. Dopamine p-hydroxylase occurs in storage vesicles of the nerve ending, and the NE formed is stored there until it is released into the synaptic cleft. In the chromaffin cells, the formed NE is converted to EPI by N-methylation catalyzed by phenylethanolamine N-methyltransferase. 

S Fatty acyl hydroxylase. Hydroxylation of oleic acid to ricinoleic acid is a singularly significant reaction occurring in castor bean endosperm (Stumpf, 1989 Vignolo and Naughton, 1991). The enzyme activity of oleate A12-hydroxylase (EC 1.14.13.26) shows particular selectivity for 2-... 

Mg-proto-porphyrin IX MME hydroxylase Hydroxyl at ion Fe - + MME + Oi Fe ""- Fe " + divinyl protOchlorophyllide Carotenoid and chlorophyll biosynthesis... 

Indeed, com oil intake affected lipid metabolism genes including cholesterol 7a hydroxylase, hydroxyl-3-methylglutaryl-Coenzyme A reductase, fatty acid synthase and angiopoietin-like protein 4 at a circadian rhythm (decreased at hour 3, increased at hour 6 to 9, and decreased at hour 24) in rats (Takashima et al., 2006). 

Metabolites of vitamin D, eg, cholecalciferol (CC), are essential in maintaining the appropriate blood level of Ca ". The active metabolite, 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol (1,25-DHCC), is synthesized in two steps. In the fiver, CC is hydroxylated to 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-HCC) which, in combination with a globulin carrier, is transported to the kidney where it is converted to 1,25-DHCC. This step, which requites 1-hydroxylase formation, induced by PTH, may be the controlling step in regulating Ca " concentration. The sites of action of 1,25-DHCC are the bones and the intestine. Formation of 1,25-DHCC is limited by an inactivation process, ie, conversion of 25-HCC to 24,25-DHCC, catalyzed by 24-hydroxylase. 

L-tryptophan by hydroxylation to 5-hydroxy-L-tryptophan by the enzyme, ttyptophan-5-hydroxylase. 5-Hydroxy-L-tryptophan is then rapidly decarboxylated by aromatic-L-amino acid deacarboxylase to 5-HT. The actions of 5-HT as a neurottansmitter ate terminated by neuronal reuptake and metabobsm. 

Although it is being found that vitamin D metaboUtes play a role ia many different biological functions, metaboHsm primarily occurs to maintain the calcium homeostasis of the body. When calcium semm levels fall below the normal range, 1 a,25-dihydroxy-vitainin is made when calcium levels are at or above this level, 24,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol is made, and 1 a-hydroxylase activity is discontiaued. The calcium homeostasis mechanism iavolves a hypocalcemic stimulus, which iaduces the secretion of parathyroid hormone. This causes phosphate diuresis ia the kidney, which stimulates the 1 a-hydroxylase activity and causes the hydroxylation of 25-hydroxy-vitamin D to 1 a,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol. Parathyroid hormone and 1,25-dihydroxycholecalciferol act at the bone site cooperatively to stimulate calcium mobilization from the bone (see Hormones). Calcium blood levels are also iafluenced by the effects of the metaboUte on intestinal absorption and renal resorption. 

FIGURE 6.17 Hydroxylation of proUne residnes is catalyzed by prolyl hydroxylase. The reaction requires -ketoglntarate and ascorbic acid (vitamin C). 

Direct hydroxylation of an aromatic ring to yield a hydroxybenzene (a phenol) is difficult and rarely done in the laboratory., but occurs much more frequently in biological pathways. An example is the hydroxylation of p-hydroxyphenyl acetate to give 3,4-dihydroxyphenyl acetate. The reaction is catalyzed by p-hydroxyphenylacctate-3-hydroxylase and requires molecular oxygen plus the coenzyme reduced flavin adenine dinucleotide, abbreviated FADH2. 

CYP26 consists of three enzymes each representing a separate subfamily (Table 1) probably are all involved in retinoic acid hydroxylation. CYP26A1 is an all trans retinoic acid hydroxylase which degrades retinoic acid, an important signalling molecule for vertebrate development. It acts through retinoic acid receptors. The other CYP26 isozymes are also retinoic acid hydroxylases. 

CYP27A1 catalyzes the side chain oxidation (27-hydroxylation) in bile acid biosynthesis. Because bile acid synthesis is the only elimination pathway for cholesterol, mutations in the CYP27A1 gene lead to abnormal deposition of cholesterol and cholestanol in various tissues. This sterol storage disorder is known as cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis. CYP27B1 is the 1-alpha hydroxylase of vitamin D3 that converts it to the active vitamin form. The function of CYP27C1 is not yet known. 

Tyrosine hydroxylase (TH) is an enzyme that catalyzes the hydroxylation of tyrosine to 3,4-dihydroxypheny-lalanine in the brain and adrenal glands. TH is the rate-limiting enzyme in the biosynthesis of dopamine. This non-heme iron-dependent monoxygenase requires the presence of the cofactor tetrahydrobiopterin to maintain the metal in its ferrous state. 

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Very few post-translational modifications have been found on tropoelastin. However, hydroxylation of 25% of the proline residues is observed [10]. The enzymatic modification of proline to hydroxyproline (Hyp) is performed by prolyl hydroxylase [11]. The purpose of this hydroxylation remains unclear and it is even proposed that Hyps in tropoelastin are a by-product of collagen hydroxylation as this occurs in the same cellular compartment [8]. 

Following hydroxylation of tryptophan to 5-hydroxy-tryptophan by hver tyrosine hydroxylase, subsequent decarboxylation forms serotonin (5-hydroxytrypta-... 

Cortisol synthesis requires three hydroxylases located in the fasciculata and reticularis zones of the adrenal cortex that act sequentially on the Cjy, C21, and Cjj positions. The first two reactions are rapid, while Cu hydroxylation is relatively slow. If the C, position is hydroxylated first, the action of 17a-hydroxylase is impeded and the mineralocorticoid pathway is followed (forming corti-... 

A number of peptide hormones have a carboxyl terminal amide which is derived from a glycine terminal residue. This glycine is hydroxylated on the a-carbon by a copper-containing enzyme, peptidylglycine hydroxylase, which, again, requires ascorbate for reduction of Cu ". ... 

A number of iron-containing, ascorbate-requiring hydroxylases share a common reaction mechanism in which hydroxylation of the substrate is linked to decarboxylation of a-ketoglutarate (Figure 28-11). Many of these enzymes are involved in the modification of precursor proteins. Proline and lysine hydroxylases are required for the postsynthetic modification of procollagen to collagen, and prohne hydroxylase is also required in formation of osteocalcin and the Clq component of complement. Aspartate P-hydroxylase is required for the postsynthetic modification of the precursor of protein C, the vitamin K-dependent protease which hydrolyzes activated factor V in the blood clotting cascade. TrimethyUysine and y-butyrobetaine hydroxylases are required for the synthesis of carnitine. 

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