Research Article

Crystal Structural and Functional Analysis of the Putative Dipeptidase from Pyrococcus horikoshii OT3

Table 4

Changes in denaturation temperatures for Pf dpd and Zn-Pfdpd in the presence of metal ions at pH 7.8.

(mM)PhdpdZn-Phdpd

Zn
0.05118.416.9
0.02111.67.2118.416.9
0.01110.96.5118.416.9

Co
0.05110.76.3116.515.0
0.02110.35.9114.713.2
0.01109.95.5112.911.4

Mn
0.05110.15.7114.513.0
0.02109.75.3112.210.7
0.011094.6109.88.3

The denaturation temperatures were obtained from the peak temperatures of DSC curves. The values of Pf dpd and Zn-Pf dpd in the absence of metals were 104.4 and C, respectively. All protein concentrations were 0.01 mM.