scholarly journals Hydride transfer during catalysis by dihydrofolate reductase from Thermotoga maritima

2003 ◽  
Vol 374 (2) ◽  
pp. 529-535 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giovanni MAGLIA ◽  
Masood H. JAVED ◽  
Rudolf K. ALLEMANN
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Tertiary Structure ◽  
Thermotoga Maritima ◽  
Hydride Transfer ◽  
Kinetic Scheme ◽  
Transfer Rates ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Rate Limiting

DHFR (dihydrofolate reductase) catalyses the metabolically important reduction of 7,8-dihydrofolate by NADPH. DHFR from the hyperthermophilic bacterium Thermotoga maritima (TmDHFR), which shares similarity with DHFR from Escherichia coli, has previously been characterized structurally. Its tertiary structure is similar to that of DHFR from E. coli but it is the only DHFR characterized so far that relies on dimerization for stability. The midpoint of the thermal unfolding of TmDHFR was at approx. 83 °C, which was 30 °C higher than the melting temperature of DHFR from E. coli. The turnover and the hydride-transfer rates in the kinetic scheme of TmDHFR were derived from measurements of the steady-state and pre-steady-state kinetics using absorbance and stopped-flow fluorescence spectroscopy. The rate constant for hydride transfer was found to depend strongly on the temperature and the pH of the solution. Hydride transfer was slow (0.14 s−1 at 25 °C) and at least partially rate limiting at low temperatures but increased dramatically with temperature. At 80 °C the hydride-transfer rate of TmDHFR was 20 times lower than that observed for the E. coli enzyme at its physiological temperature. Hydride transfer depended on ionization of a single group in the active site with a pKa of 6.0. While at 30 °C, turnover of substrate by TmDHFR was almost two orders of magnitude slower than by DHFR from E. coli; the steady-state rates of the two enzymes differed only 8-fold at their respective working temperatures.

scholarly journals Chorismate synthase. Pre-steady-state kinetics of phosphate release from 5-enolpyruvylshikimate 3-phosphate

1990 ◽  
Vol 265 (3) ◽  
pp. 899-902 ◽  
Author(s):  
T R Hawkes ◽  
T Lewis ◽  
J R Coggins ◽  
D M Mousdale ◽  
D J Lowe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Lag Phase ◽  
Chorismate Synthase ◽  
Phosphate Release ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Limiting Step ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Kinetics Of

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.

scholarly journals Interactions between inhibitors of dihydrofolate reductase

1989 ◽  
Vol 258 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-342 ◽  
Author(s):  
K Bowden ◽  
A D Hall ◽  
B Birdsall ◽  
J Feeney ◽  
G C K Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Binding Site ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Binding Sites ◽  
High Field ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Histidine Residue ◽  
Adenine Ring ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Pka Value

The binding of substrates and inhibitors to dihydrofolate reductase was studied by steady-state kinetics and high-field 1H-n.m.r. spectroscopy. A series of 5-substituted 2,4-diaminopyrimidines were examined and were found to be ‘tightly binding’ inhibitors of the enzyme (Ki less than 10(-9) M). Studies on the binding of 4-substituted benzenesulphonamides and benzenesulphonic acids also established the existence of a ‘sulphonamide-binding site’ on the enzyme. Subsequent n.m.r. experiments showed that there are two binding sites for the sulphonamides on the enzyme, one of which overlaps the coenzyme (NADPH) adenine-ring-binding site. An examination of the pH-dependence of the binding of sulphonamides to the enzyme indicated the influence of an ionizable group on the enzyme that was not directly involved in the sulphonamide binding. The change in pKa value from 6.7 to 7.2 observed on sulphonamide binding suggests the involvement of a histidine residue, which could be histidine-28.

The mechanistic study of Leishmania major dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase based on steady- and pre-steady-state kinetic analysis

2016 ◽  
Vol 473 (5) ◽  
pp. 651-660 ◽  
Author(s):  
Renata A.G. Reis ◽  
Patricia Ferreira ◽  
Milagros Medina ◽  
M. Cristina Nonato
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Leishmania Major ◽  
De Novo ◽  
Enzyme Reaction ◽  
Mechanistic Study ◽  
Rate Limiting Step ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Steady State Kinetic ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
State Kinetic

Leishmania major dihydro-orotate dehydrogenase (DHODHLm) oxidizes dihydro-orotate to orotate (ORO) in the de novo pyrimidine biosynthetic pathway. The enzyme reaction mechanism was elucidated by steady- and pre-steady-state kinetics. ORO release was found to be the rate-limiting step in the overall catalysis.

scholarly journals Moritella Cold-Active Dihydrofolate Reductase: Are There Natural Limits to Optimization of Catalytic Efficiency at Low Temperature?

2003 ◽  
Vol 185 (18) ◽  
pp. 5519-5526 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ying Xu ◽  
Georges Feller ◽  
Charles Gerday ◽  
Nicolas Glansdorff
Keyword(s):  
Low Temperature ◽  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Thermotoga Maritima ◽  
Catalytic Efficiency ◽  
Metabolic Enzyme ◽  
Psychrophilic Bacterium ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Enthalpy Changes ◽  
Maximum Stability ◽  
Order Of Magnitude

ABSTRACT Adapting metabolic enzymes of microorganisms to low temperature environments may require a difficult compromise between velocity and affinity. We have investigated catalytic efficiency in a key metabolic enzyme (dihydrofolate reductase) of Moritella profunda sp. nov., a strictly psychrophilic bacterium with a maximal growth rate at 2°C or less. The enzyme is monomeric (M r = 18,291), 55% identical to its Escherichia coli counterpart, and displays Tm and denaturation enthalpy changes much lower than E. coli and Thermotoga maritima homologues. Its stability curve indicates a maximum stability above the temperature range of the organism, and predicts cold denaturation below 0°C. At mesophilic temperatures the apparent Km value for dihydrofolate is 50- to 80-fold higher than for E. coli, Lactobacillus casei, and T. maritima dihydrofolate reductases, whereas the apparent Km value for NADPH, though higher, remains in the same order of magnitude. At 5°C these values are not significantly modified. The enzyme is also much less sensitive than its E. coli counterpart to the inhibitors methotrexate and trimethoprim. The catalytic efficiency (k cat /Km ) with respect to dihydrofolate is thus much lower than in the other three bacteria. The higher affinity for NADPH could have been maintained by selection since NADPH assists the release of the product tetrahydrofolate. Dihydrofolate reductase adaptation to low temperature thus appears to have entailed a pronounced trade-off between affinity and catalytic velocity. The kinetic features of this psychrophilic protein suggest that enzyme adaptation to low temperature may be constrained by natural limits to optimization of catalytic efficiency.

scholarly journals Characterization of Neurospora crassa catabolic dehydroquinase purified from N. crassa and Escherichia coli

1982 ◽  
Vol 203 (3) ◽  
pp. 769-773 ◽  
Author(s):  
A R Hawkins ◽  
W R Reinert ◽  
N H Giles
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Steady State ◽  
Neurospora Crassa ◽  
Protein Sequence ◽  
Sequence Data ◽  
E Coli ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Electrophoretic Data ◽  
Protein Sequence Data

1. Neurospora crassa catabolic dehydroquinase has been purified from N. crassa and Escherichia coli. 2. Protein-sequence and gel-electrophoretic data show that apparently pure, homogeneous native dehydroquinase is a mixture of intact and proteinase-cleaved enzyme monomers. 3. Protein-sequence data and steady-state kinetics show that the catabolic dehydroquinase gene of N. crassa is expressed with fidelity in E. coli.

Coupling Interactions of Distal Residues Enhance Dihydrofolate Reductase Catalysis:  Mutational Effects on Hydride Transfer Rates†

Biochemistry ◽  
2002 ◽  
Vol 41 (42) ◽  
pp. 12618-12628 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. T. Ravi Rajagopalan ◽  
Stefan Lutz ◽  
Stephen J. Benkovic
Keyword(s):  
Dihydrofolate Reductase ◽  
Hydride Transfer ◽  
Transfer Rates
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