Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase from the halophilic archaebacterium Haloferax volcanii: characterization and N-terminal sequence.

Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase, a flavin disulfide reductase, has been purified and characterized from Haloferax volcanii. The enzyme is a dimer of relative mass 128,000, with an optimal activity at pH 9.0 in 1 M NaCl. Following reduction with its substrate, dihydrolipoamide, the enzyme is inactivated through covalent bond formation with the trivalent arsenical p-aminophenyl arsenoxide. The amino acid composition and the amino acid sequence of the first 49 residues of the N-terminus have been determined.