Isolamento e caracterização bioquímica e funcional de L-aminoácido oxidase do veneno de 'Bothrops atrox'

Abstract

ALVES, R.M. Isolation and characterization of an L-amino acid oxidase from Bothrops atrox snake venom. 2007. 110p. Dissertation (Master) Faculdade de Ciencias Farmaceuticas de Ribeirao Preto, Universidade de Sao Paulo, 2007. Snake venoms are rich in proteins, enzymes and biological active peptides. Many enzymes, like phospholipases A2, metalloproteinases, L-amino acid oxidases are responsible by clinical aspects of ophidian poisoning. Nowadays, isolation and the functional and structural characterizations of these enzymes have been useful to elucidate their mechanisms of action. Besides, these enzymes have great value for biotechnology on searching of new molecules for medicine development. The aim of this work was isolate Lamino acid oxidase from B. atrox venom (LAAOBatrox) and characterize biochemical and functionally LAAOBatrox. The isolation consisted of 3 chromatographic steps: molecular exclusion using a G-75 Sephadex column, ion exchange using ES-502N column in HPLC and affinity chromatography with Lentil-Lectin column. Afterward, LAAOBatrox was analyzed by SDS-PAGE to confirm an expected high purity level. Biochemical characterization showed LAAOBatrox is a glycoprotein of 12% sugar-containing with relative molecular weight of 67000, pI estimated in 4,4 pointing to acid character due to its amino acids composition, rich for Asx and Glx residues. LAAOBatrox displays high specificity to hydrophobic L-amino acids (best substrates: L-Met and L-Leu). The Nterminal amino acid sequence (ADDN-NPLEE-NIRRDD) and the internal peptide sequences showed close structural homology to other snake venom L-amino acid oxidades, presenting 100% homology to LAAO from B. moojeni and B. jararacussu. This enzyme induces moderate edema compared to crude venom, low coagulating activity in human plasma and 100% of in vitro platelet aggregation induction with 25 μg/mL, but this can be due to H2O2 production by LAAOs once added catalase has inhibited aggregation induced by LAAOBatrox and the effect was close to 0%. LAAOBatrox presents citotoxicity effect for tumor cell lines: 70% of death by apoptosis in B16F10 and 20% cellular viability for PC12, after LAAOBatrox treatment. LAAOBatrox did not display citotoxicity effect in normal cells (peripheral blood mononuclear cells). Thus, LAAOBatrox is a multifunctional enzyme of huge potential for investigation of cellular processes involved on poisoning and also for developing new medicines.