scholarly journals Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of Phosphotransacetylase from Methanosarcina thermophila

2006 ◽  
Vol 188 (3) ◽  
pp. 1155-1158 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sarah H. Lawrence ◽  
James G. Ferry
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Kinetic Analysis ◽  
Random Order ◽  
Kinetic Mechanism ◽  
Methanosarcina Thermophila ◽  
Steady State Kinetic ◽  
Ping Pong ◽  
Acetyl Group ◽  
State Kinetic ◽  
Reversible Transfer

ABSTRACT Phosphotransacetylase (EC 2.3.1.8) catalyzes the reversible transfer of the acetyl group from acetyl phosphate to coenzyme A (CoA), forming acetyl-CoA and inorganic phosphate. A steady-state kinetic analysis of the phosphotransacetylase from Methanosarcina thermophila indicated that there is a ternary complex kinetic mechanism rather than a ping-pong kinetic mechanism. Additionally, inhibition patterns of products and a nonreactive substrate analog suggested that the substrates bind to the enzyme in a random order. Dynamic light scattering revealed that the enzyme is dimeric in solution.

scholarly journals Steady-state kinetic analysis of the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase from Paracoccus denitrificans

1989 ◽  
Vol 261 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-111 ◽  
Author(s):  
V L Davidson
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Kinetic Analysis ◽  
Paracoccus Denitrificans ◽  
Methylamine Dehydrogenase ◽  
Prosthetic Group ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Steady State Kinetic ◽  
Ping Pong ◽  
Km Value ◽  
State Kinetic

A steady-state kinetic analysis was performed of the reaction of methylamine and phenazine ethosulphate (PES) with the quinoprotein methylamine dehydrogenase from Paracoccus denitrificans. Experiments with methylamine and PES as varied-concentration substrates produced a series of parallel reciprocal plots, and when the concentrations of these substrates were varied in a constant ratio a linear reciprocal plot of initial velocity against PES concentration was obtained. Nearly identical values of V/Km of PES were obtained with four different n-alkylamines. These data suggest that this reaction proceeds by a ping-pong type of mechanism. The enzyme reacted with a variety of n-alkylamines but not with secondary, tertiary or aromatic amines or amino acids. The substrate specificity was dictated primarily by the Km value exhibited by the particular amine. A deuterium kinetic isotope effect was observed with deuterated methylamine as a substrate. The enzyme exhibited a pH optimum for V at pH 7.5. The absorbance spectrum of the pyrroloquinoline quinone prosthetic group of this enzyme was also effected by pH at values greater than 7.5. The enzyme was relatively insensitive to changes in ionic strength, and exhibited a linear Arrhenius plot over a range of temperatures from 10 degrees C to 50 degrees C with an energy of activation 46 kJ/mol (11 kcal/mol).

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