scholarly journals Photoaffinity labelling of carnitine acetyltransferase with S-(p-azidophenacyl)thiocarnitine

1986 ◽  
Vol 237 (2) ◽  
pp. 533-540 ◽  
Author(s):  
J M Mauro ◽  
R V Lewis ◽  
R E Barden
Keyword(s):  
Active Site ◽  
Tryptic Peptide ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Carnitine Acetyltransferase ◽  
Tryptic Peptides ◽  
Photoaffinity Label ◽  
Irreversible Inhibition ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Peptide Maps ◽  
Inhibited Enzyme

A photolabile reagent, p-azidophenacyl-DL-thiocarnitine, was synthesized and tested as a photoaffinity label for carnitine acetyltransferase (EC 2.3.1.7) from pigeon breast. p-Azidophenacyl-DL-thiocarnitine is an active-site-directed reagent for this acetyltransferase, since it is a competitive inhibitor (Ki 10 microM) versus carnitine. U.v. irradiation of a mixture of p-azidophenacyl-DL-thiocarnitine and enzyme produces irreversible inhibition. Acetyl-DL-carnitine protects the enzyme from inhibition by photoactivated p-azidophenacyl-DL-thiocarnitine. In the presence of 30 mM-2-mercaptoethanol as a scavenger, the relationship between loss of activity and photoincorporation of reagent suggests that one molecule of reagent is incorporated per molecule of inhibited enzyme. However, peptide maps of enzyme labelled with p-azidophenacyl[14C]thiocarnitine indicate that several (about six) tryptic peptides (of a possible 60-65) are modified. The presence of 5 mM-acetyl-DL-carnitine significantly decreases the incorporation of reagent in each labelled tryptic peptide.

scholarly journals The effects of substrates on the optical rotatory dispersion of carnitine acetyltransferase

1969 ◽  
Vol 115 (3) ◽  
pp. 517-521 ◽  
Author(s):  
K F Tipton ◽  
J. F. A. Chase
Keyword(s):  
Dissociation Constants ◽  
Optical Rotatory Dispersion ◽  
Rotatory Dispersion ◽  
Degree Of Saturation ◽  
Optical Rotatory ◽  
Carnitine Acetyltransferase ◽  
Prolonged Incubation ◽  
Irreversible Inhibition ◽  
Enzyme Complexes ◽  
Inhibited Enzyme

1. The optical rotatory dispersion of carnitine acetyltransferase is altered in the presence of l-carnitine or acetyl-l-carnitine. These changes, which include an increase in the reduced mean residue rotation at 233nm. ([M′]233), suggest that substrate binding causes the enzyme to unfold. 2. CoA and acetyl-CoA have no immediate effect on [M′]233 and CoA has no effect on the change in this parameter induced by l-carnitine. 3. The change in [M′]233 was used as a measure of the degree of saturation of the enzyme with carnitine substrates. Dissociation constants for the enzyme complexes with l-carnitine, d-carnitine and acetyl-l-carnitine were determined in this way. 4. Prolonged incubation of carnitine acetyltransferase in the presence of CoA leads to a small increase in the value of [M′]233 accompanied by irreversible inhibition of the enzyme. 5. Optical-rotatory-dispersion studies of two specifically inhibited enzyme forms are reported.

scholarly journals Novel hydrogen chemisorption properties of amorphous ceramic compounds consisting of p-block elements: exploring Lewis acid-base Al–N pair site formed in-situ within polymer-derived silicon-aluminum-nitrogen-based system

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shotaro Tada ◽  
Norifumi Asakuma ◽  
Shiori Ando ◽  
Toru Asaka ◽  
Yusuke Daiko ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Lewis Acid ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Hydrogen Chemisorption ◽  
Acid Base ◽  
Polymer Derived Ceramics ◽  
System P ◽  
Ceramic Compounds ◽  
The Relationship

This paper reports on the relationship between the H2 chemisorption properties and reversible structural reorientation of the possible active site around Al formed in-situ within polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) based on...

scholarly journals A novel giant secretion polypeptide in Chironomus salivary glands: implications for another Balbiani ring gene.

1985 ◽  
Vol 101 (3) ◽  
pp. 1044-1051 ◽  
Author(s):  
W Y Kao ◽  
S T Case
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Nucleotide Sequence ◽  
Salivary Glands ◽  
Cyanogen Bromide ◽  
Tryptic Peptide ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
The Other ◽  
Balbiani Ring ◽  
Sequence Organization ◽  
Peptide Maps

Chironomus salivary glands contain a family of high Mr (approximately 1,000 X 10(3)) secretion polypeptides thought to consist of three components: sp-Ia, sp-Ib, and sp-Ic. The use of a new extraction protocol revealed a novel high Mr component, sp-Id. Results of a survey of individual salivary glands indicated that sp-Id was widespread in more than a dozen strains of C. tentans and C. pallidivittatus. Sp-Id was phosphorylated at Ser residues, and a comparison of cyanogen bromide and tryptic peptide maps of 32P-labeled polypeptides suggested that sp-Ia, sp-Ib, and sp-Id are comprised of similar but nonidentical tandemly repeated amino acid sequences. We concluded that sp-Id is encoded by an mRNA whose size and nucleotide sequence organization are similar to Balbiani ring (BR) mRNAs that code for the other sp-I components. Furthermore, parallel repression of sp-Ib and sp-Id synthesis by galactose led us to hypothesize that both of their genes exist within Balbiani ring 2.

scholarly journals Interaction of calcium ions and salivary acidic proline-rich proteins with hydroxyapatite. A possible aspect of inhibition of hydroxyapatite formation

1983 ◽  
Vol 213 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Bennick ◽  
D Kells ◽  
G Madapallimattam
Keyword(s):  
Crystal Growth ◽  
Calcium Ions ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
Protein C ◽  
Tryptic Peptide ◽  
Protein A ◽  
Additional Amount ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Surrounding Liquid ◽  
Hydroxyapatite Formation

The relationship between Ca2+- and hydroxyapatite-binding sites in salivary acidic proline-rich phosphoproteins A and C was investigated. Coating of hydroxyapatite with protein before adsorption had no effect on Ca2+ binding to the mineral, but simultaneous adsorption of Ca+ and protein to hydroxyapatite caused additional Ca2+ binding to the solid. The additional amount of Ca2+ adsorbed, measured in mol of Ca2+/mol of protein adsorbed to hydroxyapatite, was approx. 2 for protein C, 4 for protein A, 9 for the N-terminal tryptic peptide and 2 for dephosphorylated protein A. It is suggested that the ability of the proteins to inhibit hydroxyapatite formation is related to the binding of the proteins to crystal growth sites on the mineral, which prevents access of Ca2+ from the surrounding liquid.

scholarly journals Evidence for the importance of arginine residues in pig kidney alkaline phosphatase

1979 ◽  
Vol 181 (1) ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
M N Woodroofe ◽  
P J Butterworth
Keyword(s):  
Alkaline Phosphatase ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Arginine Residue ◽  
Pig Kidney ◽  
Close Proximity ◽  
Arginine Residues ◽  
Km Value ◽  
Uncompetitive Inhibitor ◽  
Kidney Alkaline Phosphatase

The arginine-specific reagents 2,3-butanedione and phenylglyoxal inactivate pig kidney alkaline phosphatase. As inactivation proceeds there is a progressive fall in Vmax. of the enzyme, but no demonstrable change in the Km value for substrate. Pi, a competitive inhibitor, and AMP, a substrate of the enzyme, protect alkaline phosphatase against the arginine-specific reagents. These effects are explicable by the assumption that the enzyme contains an essential arginine residue at the active site. Protection is also afforded by the uncompetitive inhibitor NADH through a partially competive action against the reagents. Enzyme that has been exposed to the reagents has a decreased sensitivity to NADH inhibition. It is suggested that an arginine residue is important for NADH binding also, although this residue is distinct from that at the catalytic site. The protection given by NADH against loss of activity is indicative of the close proximity of the active and NADH sites.

scholarly journals Photolabelling of Salmonella typhimurium LT2 sialidase. Identification of a peptide with a predicted structural similarity to the active sites of influenza-virus sialidases

1992 ◽  
Vol 285 (3) ◽  
pp. 957-964 ◽  
Author(s):  
T G Warner ◽  
R Harris ◽  
R McDowell ◽  
E R Vimr
Keyword(s):  
Salmonella Typhimurium ◽  
Active Site ◽  
Influenza A ◽  
Active Sites ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitors ◽  
Structural Similarity ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Beta Sheets ◽  
Sialidase Inhibitor ◽  
Active Site Cavity

The sialidase from Salmonella typhimurium LT2 was characterized by using photoaffinity-labelling techniques. The well-known sialidase inhibitor 5-acetamido-2,6-anhydro-3,5-dideoxy-D-glycero-D-galacto-non- 2-enonic acid (Neu5Ac2en) was modified to contain an amino group at C-9, which permitted the incorporation of 4-azidosalicylic acid in amide linkage at this position. Labelling of the purified protein with the radioactive (125I) photoprobe was determined to be highly specific for a region within the active-site cavity. This conclusion was based on the observation that the competitive inhibitor Neu5Ac2en in the photolysis mixture prevented labelling of the protein. In contrast, compounds with structural and chemical features similar to the probe and Neu5Ac2en, but which were not competitive enzyme inhibitors, did not affect the photolabelling of the protein. The peptide interacting with the probe was identified by CNBr treatment of the labelled protein, followed by N-terminal sequence analysis. Inspection of the primary structure of the protein, predicted from the cloned structural gene for the sialidase [Hoyer, Hamilton, Steenbergen & Vimr (1992) Mol. Microbiol. 6, 873-884] revealed that the label was incorporated into a 9.6 kDa fragment situated within the terminal third of the molecule near the C-terminal end. Secondary-structural predictions using the Garnier-Robson algorithm [Garnier, Osguthorpe & Robson (1978) J. Mol. Biol. 120, 97-120] of the labelled peptide revealed a structural similarity to the active site of influenza-A- and Sendai-HN-virus sialidases with a repetitive series of alternating beta-sheets connected with loops.

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