Serum Cholinesterase Variants: Examination of Several Differential Inhibitors, Salts, and Buffers Used to Measure Enzyme Activity

1971 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 183-191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip J Garry
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Sodium Fluoride ◽  
Phosphate Buffer ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Serum Cholinesterase ◽  
Low Concentrations

Abstract Dibucaine, used as a differential inhibitor with acetyl-, propionyl-, and butyrylthiocholine as substrate, clearly identified the "usual" and "atypical" serum cholinesterases. Succinylcholine was also used successfully as a differential inhibitor with butyrylthiocholine as substrate. Sodium fluoride, used as a differential inhibitor, gave conflicting results, depending on whether Tris or phosphate buffer was used in the assay. Mono- and divalent cations (NaCl, KCl, MgCl2, CaCl2, and BaCl2) activated the "usual" and inhibited the "atypical" enzyme at low concentrations. The "usual" enzyme had the same activity in 0.05 mol of Tris or phosphate buffer per liter, while the heterozygous and "atypical" enzymes showed 12 and 42% inhibition, respectively, when assayed in the phosphate buffer. Kinetic studies showed the phosphate acted as a competitive inhibitor of "atypical" enzyme. Km values, determined for "usual" and "atypical" enzymes, were 0.057 and 0.226 mmol/liter, respectively, with butyrylthiocholine as substrate.

Effects of barium on gastric microsomal K+-stimulated para-nitrophenyl phosphatase activity

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (10) ◽  
pp. 1189-1191 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tushar K. Ray
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Gastric Mucosa ◽  
Acid Secretion ◽  
Gastric Acid Secretion ◽  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Pharmacological Effects ◽  
Biochemical Basis ◽  
Low Concentrations

Ba2+ at low concentrations (1 mM or lower) stimulates the basal and K+-stimulated para-nitrophenyl phosphatase activity associated with the purified microsomal fractions from the oxyntic cells of bullfrog gastric mucosa. However, at higher concentrations Ba2+ acts as a competitive inhibitor of the K+-stimulated phosphatase. Ba2+ alone, in absence of any Mg2+, cannot maintain the enzyme activity; hence Ba2+ can only influence or modulate the Mg2+-dependent phosphatase. The effects are unique for Ba2+ because all other divalent cations such as Ca2+ and Zn2+ act as inhibitors of this enzyme under similar conditions. The data offer a possible biochemical basis for the known pharmacological effects of Ba2+ in gastric acid secretion.

scholarly journals The enzymology of short-chain fatty acyl-coenzyme A synthetase from seeds of Pinus radiata. Kinetic studies and a proposed reaction mechanism

1974 ◽  
Vol 137 (3) ◽  
pp. 435-442 ◽  
Author(s):  
Owen A. Young ◽  
John W. Anderson
Keyword(s):  
Fatty Acid ◽  
Pinus Radiata ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Single Species ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Fatty Acyl ◽  
Short Chain ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Acyl Coenzyme A

1. Short-chain fatty acyl-CoA synthetase from seeds of Pinus radiata was examined by acetate- and propionate-dependent PPi–ATP exchange. Reaction mixtures came to equilibrium almost instantly as judged by rates of exchange and analysis of an incubation mixture. 2. The activity of the enzyme was correlated with the concentration of MgP2O72- but not with the concentration of Mg2+, as judged by PPi–ATP exchange and fatty acyl AMP-dependent synthesis of ATP in the presence of PPi. In PPi–ATP exchange assays, no clear relationship between activity and any single species of ATP was apparent. 3. High concentrations of fatty acid inhibited PPi–ATP exchange. PPi–dATP exchange was less than PPi–ATP exchange at low concentrations of fatty acid, but at higher concentrations PPi–dATP exchange exceeded PPi–ATP exchange. The rate of synthesis of fatty acyl-CoA in the presence of dATP was less than with ATP. 4. ATP and propionate inhibited the synthesis of ATP from propionyl-AMP and PPi. The inhibition by ATP was competitive with respect to propionyl-AMP and non-competitive with respect to PPi. The inhibition by propionate was non-competitive with respect to propionyl-AMP and PPi. 5. AMP was a competitive inhibitor of propionyl-AMP-dependent synthesis of ATP and competitively inhibited propionate-dependent PPi–ATP exchange when ATP was the variable substrate. 6. It was concluded that the first partial reaction catalysed by the enzyme is ordered; ATP is the first substrate to react with the enzyme and PPi is probably the only product released.

EGTA-sensitive and -insensitive forms of particulate adenylate cyclase in rat cerebral cortex: regulation by divalent cations and GTP

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (8) ◽  
pp. 1007-1016 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. V. Sulakhe
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Adenylate Cyclase ◽  
Gray Matter ◽  
Rank Order ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Rat Cerebral Cortex ◽  
Chloride Salt ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Stimulation Of

Interactions of several divalent cations (Mn2+, Ca2+, Co2+, Sr2+, and Zn2+) with EGTA-inhibitable adenylate cyclase were investigated in washed membranes (particles) isolated from the gray matter of rat cerebral cortex. The EGTA-inhibitable (called sensitive) enzyme activity was assayed in the presence of Triton X-100 since this detergent caused a marked increase (up to 20-fold) in the enzyme activity. The effects of various divalent metals (all added as chloride salt) indicated the presence of two distinct sites called site I and site II. At low concentrations (less than micromolar) Mn2+, Co2+, and Ca2+ increased (up to 10-fold) the enzyme activity to the same extent and appeared to act via binding to site I (high affinity site). The rank order of affinity was Mn2+ ≥ Co2+ > Ca2+. Zn2+ showed the highest affinity and Sr2+ the lowest towards binding to site I; both these metals increased the enzyme activity to lesser extents than Mn2+, Co2+, or Ca2+. GTP was not required for the stimulation of this enzyme by low concentrations of Ca2+. The interaction of Mn2+ with site II (low affinity site) caused further increase in the enzyme activity, whereas Co2+, Ca2+, and Sr2+ were inhibitory at concentrations >10 μM. Isolated fraction contained loosely and tightly associated pools of calmodulin. Myelin basic protein, but not calcineurin, inhibited the EGTA-sensitive adenylate cyclase activity. The EGTA-insensitive enzyme activity was increased by norepinephrine by mechanisms that depended on GTP and was inhibited by Ca2+. The stimulation of the EGTA-insensitive enzyme modulated the Mg2+ requirement such that Mg2+ binding to the low affinity site (site II) apparently occurred with higher affinity. The likely significance of these results is discussed with regard to (i) the presence of two classes of adenylate cyclase in rat cerebral cortex gray matter and (ii) the regulation of their activities by calmodulin-requiring and GTP-requiring mechanisms.

KINETIC STUDIES ON THE HYDROLYSIS OF BENZOYLCHOLINE BY HUMAN SERUM CHOLINESTERASE

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (1) ◽  
pp. 637-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Kalow ◽  
K. Genest ◽  
N. Staron
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Serum Cholinesterase ◽  
Initial Reaction ◽  
Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry ◽  
First Order ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Substrate Concentrations

Benzoylcholine stands out from other known substrates of serum cholinesterase because of its high apparent affinity for this enzyme combined with a rapid rate of destruction. The reaction kinetics of the hydrolysis of benzoylcholine can be studied by ultraviolet spectrophotometry, since the absorbance decreases in proportion to the concentration of substrate. Kinetic data obtained by measuring initial reaction rates, and by analyzing continuous hydrolysis curves, are the same within the range of experimental error. The enzymatic data are compatible with the assumption that in the presence of high substrate concentrations a complex consisting of esterase and two substrate molecules is formed. This complex is hydrolyzed more slowly than the complex containing one molecule of substrate which is formed at low concentrations of benzoylcholine. Alkaline hydrolysis of benzoylcholine follows the kinetics of a first order reaction.

scholarly journals Solubilization of a mannose-polymerizing enzyme from Phaseolus aureus

1972 ◽  
Vol 128 (2) ◽  
pp. 243-252 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. S. Heller ◽  
C. L. Villemez
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Enzyme Preparation ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Soluble Enzyme ◽  
Phaseolus Aureus ◽  
Original Activity ◽  
Solubilized Enzyme ◽  
High Concentrations

A soluble enzyme preparation, which catalyses the polymerization of mannose, was obtained by Triton X-100 extraction of a particulate fraction derived from Phaseolus aureus hypocotyls. The product that resulted when GDP-α-d-mannose was used as a substrate was a β-(1→4)-linked mannan, about three-quarters of which was alkali-insoluble. The mannose-polymerizing enzyme activity was at least as great in the soluble preparation as in the particulate preparation, and the specific activity of the solubilized enzyme was greater by a factor of at least 3.5. Kinetic studies of the soluble enzyme indicate that the apparent Km is 55–62μm, and a disproportionate increase in rate is observed at high concentrations. GDP-α-d-glucose is a strong competitive inhibitor of the mannose-polymerizing reaction, with an apparent Ki of 6.2μm. The soluble enzyme is relatively unstable, losing about two-thirds of its original activity in 5h at 0°C or in 24h at −20°C. A solvent (acetone, butanol, diethyl ether)-extracted particulate preparation, which also exhibits the same enzyme activity, is more stable, retaining full activity for at least 5 days at −20°C. There was no polymerizing-enzyme activity in the soluble enzyme preparation when UDP-d-glucose, UDP-d-galactose, UDP-d-xylose, UDP-l-arabinose or UDP-d-glucuronic acid were used as substrates. However, the soluble enzyme preparation would catalyse the polymerization of glucose, with GDP-d-glucose as substrate.

KINETIC STUDIES ON THE HYDROLYSIS OF BENZOYLCHOLINE BY HUMAN SERUM CHOLINESTERASE

1956 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 637-653 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. Kalow ◽  
K. Genest ◽  
N. Staron
Keyword(s):  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Reaction Rates ◽  
Serum Cholinesterase ◽  
Initial Reaction ◽  
Ultraviolet Spectrophotometry ◽  
First Order ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Hydrolysis Of ◽  
Substrate Concentrations

Benzoylcholine stands out from other known substrates of serum cholinesterase because of its high apparent affinity for this enzyme combined with a rapid rate of destruction. The reaction kinetics of the hydrolysis of benzoylcholine can be studied by ultraviolet spectrophotometry, since the absorbance decreases in proportion to the concentration of substrate. Kinetic data obtained by measuring initial reaction rates, and by analyzing continuous hydrolysis curves, are the same within the range of experimental error. The enzymatic data are compatible with the assumption that in the presence of high substrate concentrations a complex consisting of esterase and two substrate molecules is formed. This complex is hydrolyzed more slowly than the complex containing one molecule of substrate which is formed at low concentrations of benzoylcholine. Alkaline hydrolysis of benzoylcholine follows the kinetics of a first order reaction.

scholarly journals Purification and regulatory properties of phosphofructokinase from Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei brucei

1985 ◽  
Vol 227 (1) ◽  
pp. 113-124 ◽  
Author(s):  
C N Cronin ◽  
K F Tipton
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Cysteine Proteinases ◽  
Allosteric Inhibitor ◽  
Step Procedure ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Tetrameric Structure ◽  
High Concentrations ◽  
Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphate ◽  
Regulatory Properties

Phosphofructokinase (EC 2.7.1.11) from Trypanosoma (Trypanozoon) brucei brucei was purified to homogeneity by using a three-step procedure that may be performed within 1 day. Proteolysis, which removes a fragment of Mr approx. 2000, may occur during the purification, but this can be prevented by including antipain, an inhibitor of cysteine proteinases, in the buffers during the purification. The subunits of the enzyme appear to be identical in size, with an Mr of 49 000. The Mr of the native enzyme was estimated to be approx. 220 000, suggesting a tetrameric structure. Kinetic studies showed the activity to depend hyperbolically on the concentration of ATP but sigmoidally on the concentration of fructose 6-phosphate. Although cyclic AMP, AMP and ADP stimulated the enzyme activity at low concentrations of fructose 6-phosphate, the last two nucleotides were inhibitory at high concentrations of this substrate. Phosphoenolpyruvate behaved as an allosteric inhibitor of the phosphofructokinase. Citrate, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and Pi did not influence significantly the activity of the enzyme.

Properties of an NADP+-specific isocitric dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus novellus

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (1) ◽  
pp. 95-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Michael Charles
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Divalent Cation ◽  
Divalent Cations ◽  
Potassium Phosphate ◽  
Maximal Activity ◽  
Isocitric Dehydrogenase ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Absolute Requirement ◽  
Optimal Ph

Isocitric dehydrogenase from Thiobacillus novellus has been purified 12-fold and some of its properties were studied. The enzyme is NADP+-specific and shows an absolute requirement for a divalent cation. Mn2+ was the most effective of those tested but was replaceable to varying degrees by any of several other divalent cations. The order of effectiveness at a concentration of 3.3 × 10−5 M was Mn2+ > Co2+ > Zn2+ > Mg2+ > Ni2+ > Hg2+ > Pb2+ > Ca2+. The optimal pH was about 8.0 with both potassium phosphate and Tris–HCl buffers. Arsenate and phosphate were capable of increasing enzyme activity in the presence of low concentrations of buffer. Added phosphate resulted in maximal activity at a concentration of 40 mM. Double reciprocal plots of velocity against Pi concentration gave a [Formula: see text] of 0.38 mM. The reaction was not reversible under any of the conditions of the investigation, nor was activity enhanced by AMP. In fact, depending upon the concentration used, most of the nucleotides tested were inhibitory. The order of effectiveness was mononucleotide < dinucleotide < trinucleotide. Of interest is the observation that the enzyme was inhibited by low concentrations of oxalacetate and a concerted effect was demonstrated by glyoxylate and oxalacetate.

scholarly journals Study of Extraction and Enzymatic Properties of Cell-Envelope Proteinases from a Novel Wild Lactobacillus plantarum LP69

Catalysts ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 8 (8) ◽  
pp. 325 ◽  
Author(s):  
He Chen ◽  
Jie Huang ◽  
Binyun Cao ◽  
Li Chen ◽  
Na Song ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Lactobacillus Plantarum ◽  
Industrial Development ◽  
Extraction Efficiency ◽  
Specific Activity ◽  
Cell Envelope ◽  
Serine Proteinase ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Predicted Values ◽  
Hydrolyze Whey Protein

Lactobacilli cell-envelope proteinases (CEPs) have been widely used in the development of new streams of blockbuster nutraceuticals because of numerous biopharmaceutical potentials; thus, the development of viable methods for CEP extraction and the improvement of extraction efficiency will promote their full-scale application. In this study, CEP from a novel wild Lactobacillus plantarum LP69 was released from cells by incubating in calcium-free buffer. The extraction conditions of CEP were optimized by response surface methodology with the enzyme activity and specific activity as the detective marker. The optimal extraction conditions were: time of 80 min, temperature of 39 °C and buffer pH of 6.5. Under these conditions, enzyme activity and specific activity were (23.94 ± 0.86) U/mL and (1.37 ± 0.03) U/mg, respectively, which were well matched with the predicted values (22.12 U/mL and 1.36 U/mg). Optimal activity of the crude CEP occurred at pH 8.0 and 40 °C. It is a metallopeptidase, activated by Ca2+, inhibited by Zn2+ and ethylene-diamine-tetra-acetic acid, and a serine proteinase which is inhibited by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. Kinetic studies showed that CEP from LP69 could hydrolyze whey protein, lactoglobulin and casein. Our study improves the extraction efficiency of CEPs from LP69, providing the reference for their industrial development.

scholarly journals Novel Substrates for Kinases Involved in the Biosynthesis of Inositol Pyrophosphates and Their Enhancement of ATPase Activity of a Kinase

Molecules ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 26 (12) ◽  
pp. 3601
Author(s):  
Raja Mohanrao ◽  
Ruth Manorama ◽  
Shubhra Ganguli ◽  
Mithun C. Madhusudhanan ◽  
Rashna Bhandari ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Atpase Activity ◽  
Catalytic Domain ◽  
Inositol Phosphate ◽  
Substrate Recognition ◽  
Competitive Inhibitor ◽  
Inositol Polyphosphates ◽  
Inositol Pyrophosphate ◽  
Phosphate Donor ◽  
Inositol Pyrophosphates

IP6K and PPIP5K are two kinases involved in the synthesis of inositol pyrophosphates. Synthetic analogs or mimics are necessary to understand the substrate specificity of these enzymes and to find molecules that can alter inositol pyrophosphate synthesis. In this context, we synthesized four scyllo-inositol polyphosphates—scyllo-IP5, scyllo-IP6, scyllo-IP7 and Bz-scyllo-IP5—from myo-inositol and studied their activity as substrates for mouse IP6K1 and the catalytic domain of VIP1, the budding yeast variant of PPIP5K. We incubated these scyllo-inositol polyphosphates with these kinases and ATP as the phosphate donor. We tracked enzyme activity by measuring the amount of radiolabeled scyllo-inositol pyrophosphate product formed and the amount of ATP consumed. All scyllo-inositol polyphosphates are substrates for both the kinases but they are weaker than the corresponding myo-inositol phosphate. Our study reveals the importance of axial-hydroxyl/phosphate for IP6K1 substrate recognition. We found that all these derivatives enhance the ATPase activity of VIP1. We found very weak ligand-induced ATPase activity for IP6K1. Benzoyl-scyllo-IP5 was the most potent ligand to induce IP6K1 ATPase activity despite being a weak substrate. This compound could have potential as a competitive inhibitor.

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