Pre-steady-state kinetics of Escherichia coli aspartate aminotransferase catalyzed reactions and thermodynamic aspects of its substrate specificity

Biochemistry ◽  
1990 ◽  
Vol 29 (23) ◽  
pp. 5469-5476 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seiki Kuramitsu ◽  
Keitaro Hiromi ◽  
Hideyuki Hayashi ◽  
Yoshimasa Morino ◽  
Hiroyuki Kagamiyama
1990 ◽  
Vol 265 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
T R Hawkes ◽  
T Lewis ◽  
J R Coggins ◽  
D M Mousdale ◽  
D J Lowe ◽  
...  

The pre-steady-state kinetics of phosphate formation from 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate catalysed by Escherichia coli chorismate synthase (EC 4.6.1.4) were studied by a rapid-acid-quench technique at 25 degrees C at pH 7.5. No pre-steady-state ‘burst’ or ‘lag’ phase was observed, showing that phosphate is released concomitant with the rate-limiting step of the enzyme. The implications of this result for the mechanism of action of chorismate synthase are discussed.


1969 ◽  
Vol 111 (2) ◽  
pp. 187-194 ◽  
Author(s):  
H N Fernley ◽  
P. G. Walker

1. The transient-state and steady-state phases of the reaction between Escherichia coli alkaline phosphatase and 4-methylumbelliferyl phosphate were investigated by using a fluorimetric stopped-flow technique. 2. At low substrate concentration (5μm) in the pH range 3·8–6·3 there was an initial rapid liberation of up to 1mole of 4-methylumbelliferone/mole of enzyme. 3. At very low substrate concentration (0·1μm) in the pH range 4·9–5·9 an initial lag in 4-methylumbelliferone production was observed, from which values for k+1 and k−1 could be obtained. 4. The pH profiles for the rates of phosphorylation and dephosphorylation are quite different, and it is postulated that an ionizing group which determines the conformation during the phosphorylation step is not involved in the dephosphorylation step. 5. The binding constants for substrate and Pi are similar throughout the pH range 4–8. The ionization of substrate or Pi appeared to have no marked effect on the binding.


1978 ◽  
Vol 24 (3) ◽  
pp. 324-332 ◽  
Author(s):  
J. Bruni ◽  
B. J. Wilder ◽  
L. J. Willmore ◽  
R. J. Perchalski ◽  
H. J. Villarreal

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