To clarify the physiological function of pseudovitamin B(12) (or adeninylcobamide; AdeCba) in Spirulina platensis NIES-39, cobalamin-dependent methionine synthase (MS) was characterized. We cloned the full-length Spirulina MS. The clone contained an open reading frame encoding a protein of 1183 amino acids with a molecular mass of 132 kDa. Deduced amino acid sequences of the Spirulina MS contained critical residues identical to cobalamin-, zinc-, S-adenosylmethionine-, and homocysteine-binding motifs. The recombinant Spirulina enzyme showed higher affinity for methyladeninylcobamide than methylcobalamin as a cofactor. These results indicate that Spirulina cells can utilize AdeCba synthesized as the cofactor for MS.

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