scholarly journals The resolution of some steps of the reactions of lactate dehydrogenase with its substrates

1968 ◽  
Vol 108 (5) ◽  
pp. 793-796 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. D'A. Heck ◽  
C. H. McMurray ◽  
H. Gutfreund

1. The reaction of pig heart lactate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.27) with NAD+ and lactate to form pyruvate and NADH was followed by rapid spectrophotometric methods. The distinct spectrum of enzyme-bound NADH permits the measurement of the rate of dissociation of this compound. 2. The reduction of the first mole equivalent of NAD+ per mole of enzyme sites can also be observed, and is much more rapid than the steady-state rate of NADH production. 3. At pH8 the dissociation of the enzyme–NADH complex is rate-determining for the steady-state oxidation of lactate. At lower pH some other step after the interconversion of the ternary complex and before the dissociation of NADH is rate-determining. Other evidence for a compulsory-order mechanism is provided.

1973 ◽  
Vol 135 (1) ◽  
pp. 81-85 ◽  
Author(s):  
Nigel G. Bennett ◽  
Herbert Gutfreund

Oxamate competes with pyruvate for the substrate binding site on the ENADH complex of pig skeletal muscle lactate dehydrogenase. When this enzyme was mixed with saturating concentrations of NAD+ and lactate in a stopped-flow rapid-reaction spectrophotometer there was no transient accumulation of enzyme complexes with the reduced nucleotide. The steady-state rate of formation of free NADH was reached within the dead-time of the instrument (3ms). When oxamate was added to inhibit the steady state and to uncouple the equilibration: [Formula: see text] through the rapid formation of ENADHOxamate, the rate of formation of ENADH could be measured by observation of the first turnover. This pH-dependent transient is controlled by the rate of dissociation of pyruvate and the fraction of the enzyme in the form ENADHPyruvate.


2000 ◽  
Vol 182 (21) ◽  
pp. 6250-6253 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chung-Sheng Lee ◽  
Isabelle Lucet ◽  
Michael D. Yudkin

ABSTRACT Phosphorylation of SpoIIAA catalyzed by SpoIIAB helps to regulate the first sporulation-specific ς factor, ςF, ofBacillus subtilis. The steady-state rate of phosphorylation is known to be exceptionally slow and to be limited by the return of the protein kinase, SpoIIAB, to a catalytically active state. Previous work from this laboratory has suggested that, after catalyzing the phosphorylation, SpoIIAB is in a form (SpoIIAB*) that does not readily release ADP. We now show that the rate of release of ADP from the SpoIIAB*-ADP complex was much diminished by the presence of unreacted SpoIIAA, suggesting that SpoIIAA can form a long-lived ternary complex with SpoIIAB*-ADP in which the SpoIIAB* form is stabilized. In kinetic studies of the phosphorylation of SpoIIAA, the ternary complex SpoIIAA-SpoIIAB*-ADP could be distinguished from the short-lived complex SpoIIAA-SpoIIAB-ADP, which can be readily produced in the absence of an enzymatic reaction.


1965 ◽  
Vol 209 (4) ◽  
pp. 811-814 ◽  
Author(s):  
John C. Porter ◽  
M. S. Klaiber

The rate of secretion of corticosterone from the left adrenal of rats receiving a constant input of ACTH was determined for different flows of blood through the adrenal during the 2- to 3-hr interval following hypophysectomy. Two hours after hypophysectomy the secretion of corticosterone was low in all groups regardless of flow. An input of 0.26 mU ACTH/min caused a steady increase in secretion for 30–40 min before a steady-state rate was attained. The average steady-state rate of secretion was 1.1, 2.4, 3.5, 6.2, 7.2, 6.2, and 6.2 µg/5 min for flows of 0.005, 0.012, 0.023, 0.034, 0.039, 0.051, and 0.058 ml/min, respectively. Under the conditions of these experiments where the input of ACTH was 0.26 mU/min the secretion of corticosterone increased significantly with time of input of ACTH and with flow of blood through the adrenal.


Author(s):  
Carl Christian von Weizsäcker ◽  
Hagen M. Krämer

AbstractThe “natural rate of interest” is the hypothetical, risk-free real rate of interest that would obtain in a closed economy, if net public debt were zero. It is considerably less than the optimal steady-state rate of interest, which is equal to the system’s growth rate. This holds for a very general “meta-model.” The fundamental equation of capital theory holds on the optimal steady-state path: T = Z − D, where T is the overall economic period of production, Z is the representative private “waiting period” of consumers and D is the public debt ratio. Prosperity is at least 30% lower at the natural rate of interest than at the optimal rate.


1993 ◽  
Vol 321 ◽  
Author(s):  
B. Pieraggi ◽  
J. P. Guillemet ◽  
B. de Mauduit

ABSTRACTThe crystallisation behaviour of LPCVD silicon films has been investigated by TEM from in situ isothermal annealing of undoped a-Si films deposited from disilane (Si2H6) at temperatures 450,465 and 480 °C and at gas pressure of 200 MTorr. Nucleation kinetics, grain growth rates and crystallisation kinetics were determined for temperatures ranging from 600 to 675 °C. Nucleation kinetics have been experimentally determined in the early first stages of annealing : they do not show any steady-state rate and are fitted according to a power law. Experimental data for crystallisation kinetics are fitted by an Avrami law without introducing any incubation time.


1974 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
pp. 683-691 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rodney D. Cooke

1. The Ca2+dependence of the activity of plasma Factor XIIIa was studied by using the continuous assay based on the incorporation of dansylcadaverine into dephosphorylated acetylated β-casein (β-substrate). The Km for Ca2+is about 0.170mm. 2. At low concentrations of Ca2+there was a lag in attaining the steady-state rate. The size of the lag was decreased and eventually abolished if the enzyme was preincubated with a high concentration of Ca2+before assay. The concentration of Ca2+required to decrease the lag phase by 50% in 10min depended on the protein concentration: at 0.87mg of protein/ml it required 17mm-Ca2+and at 0.44mg/ml it needed 10mm-Ca2+. 3. The concentrations of Ca2+required either to abolish the lag phase in the appearance of enzyme activity or to activate the essential thiol for reaction with 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) in 10min incubation were similar at the same protein concentration. This indicated that Ca2+induces a conformation change that is responsible for both phenomena. A model is proposed that links this conformation change to the dissociation of the tetrameric enzyme. 4. This was supported by the observation that the addition of excess of b chains to the Factor XIIIa (a′2b2) increased the concentration of Ca2+required to expose the reactive thiol, and inhibited the Ca2+-dependent aggregation of a′ chains. 5. Platelet Factor XIIIa (a′2) was inhibited by 5,5′-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) in the absence of Ca2+, and no lag phases were observed in attaining the steady-state rate at low Ca2+concentrations, thus confirming the model for the activation of the plasma enzyme. 6. The Ca2+dependence of platelet Factor XIIIa indicated that Ca2+has an additional role in the enzyme mechanism of the plasma enzyme, perhaps being involved in substrate binding. 7. The dependence of the stability of plasma Factor XIIIa on Ca2+and protein concentration indicates that the decay in activity is related to the tetramer dissociation. 8. β-Substrate decreased the Ca2+concentration required for (1) abolition of the lag phase and (2) enzyme inhibition by thiol reagents. The effect on the former is greater than on the latter. 9. The role of the b chains of the plasma Factor and the evolutionary significance of the plasma and platelet Factors are considered.


1990 ◽  
Vol 127 (2) ◽  
pp. L15-L18 ◽  
Author(s):  
V.M. Radhakrishnan ◽  
M. Kamaraj

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