Thiamin Is Decomposed Due to Anaphe spp. Entomophagy in Seasonal Ataxia Patients in Nigeria
| Autor: | Hiromu Akai, Hideki Okazaki, Takahiro Nishimune, Yoshihiro Watanabe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2000 |
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Taurine
Hydrolases Nigeria Medicine (miscellaneous) Biology Substrate Specificity chemistry.chemical_compound medicine Animals Humans Thiamine chemistry.chemical_classification Nutrition and Dietetics fungi Thiaminase Bombyx Pyridoxine biology.organism_classification Diet Amino acid Anaphe B vitamins Enzyme Biochemistry chemistry Chromatography Gel Ataxia Seasons medicine.drug |
| Zdroj: | The Journal of Nutrition. 130:1625-1628 |
| ISSN: | 0022-3166 |
| DOI: | 10.1093/jn/130.6.1625 |
| Popis: | A fairly high activity of a relatively heat-resistant thiaminase was detected and characterized from the pupae of an African silkworm Anaphe spp. which had been the putative cause of a seasonal ataxia and impaired consciousness in Nigerians. The thiaminase in the buffer extract of Anaphe pupae was type I (thiamin: base 2-methyl-4-aminopyrimidine methyl transferase EC 2.5.1.2), and the optimal temperature and pH were 70 degrees C and 8.0-8.5, respectively. Based on gel filtration chromatography, the molecules were estimated to be 200 kDa. Second substrates which could be utilized by the thiaminase were pyridoxine, amino acids, glutathione, taurine and 4-aminopyridine. Thiamin phosphate esters were inactive as substrates. This is the first report describing an insect thiaminase. Our results indicate the necessity of thorough heat treatment for the detoxification of the African silkworm, making the worm a safe source of high-quality protein. |
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