L-Asparaginase: An Ultimate Anti-Neoplastic Enzyme

Abstract

The objective of the study described the importance of L-asparaginase and its importance in the field of medicine. Different types of enzymes are produced based on the adaptation to the environment where the living organisms live to tune the metabolic pathways according to their adapted changes. The enzymes present in various organs are produced by many cell types in multicellular organisms. Except ribosomes all other known enzymes are proteinaceous in nature. L-asparaginase is a potential therapeutic agent for acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) and chronic myelogenous leukemia which is approved by FDA & WHO. L-asparaginase catalyzes the deamination of L-asparagine to L-aspartic acid & ammonia. Unlike normal cells, malignant cells require large amount of L-asparagine for protein synthesis and cell division. From this background the present review is an effort to gather the information on the mechanism, sources, molecular details and application of L-asparaginase enzyme.

Optimization of L-asparaginase production from endophytic bacteria isolated from the mangrove Rhizophora mucronata

“…L-asparaginase can be produced by animals, plants, and microorganisms such as fungi, yeast, and bacteria (Talluri et al 2014). Bacteria are a better source of L-asparaginase; it is easier to culture, and optimizing enzyme production and extraction is easier to do (Savitri et al 2003;Cachumba et al 2016).…”