scholarly journals Kinetics of the monomer-dimer reaction of yeast hexokinase PI

1992 ◽  
Vol 287 (2) ◽  
pp. 567-572 ◽  
Author(s):  
J G Hoggett ◽  
G L Kellett
Keyword(s):  
Glucose Concentration ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Relaxation Effect ◽  
Enzyme Concentration ◽  
Diffusion Controlled ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Yeast Hexokinase

Kinetic studies of the glucose-dependent monomer-dimer reaction of yeast hexokinase PI at pH 8.0 in the presence of 0.1 M-KCl have been carried out using the fluorescence temperature-jump technique. A slow-relaxation effect was observed which was attributed from its dependence on enzyme concentration to the monomer-dimer reaction; the reciprocal relaxation times tau-1 varied from 3 s-1 at low concentrations of glucose to 42 s-1 at saturating concentrations. Rate constants for association (kass.) and dissociation (kdiss.) were determined as a function of glucose concentration using values of the equilibrium association constant of the monomer-dimer reaction derived from sedimentation ultracentrifugation studies under similar conditions, and also from the dependence of tau-2 on enzyme concentration. kass. was almost independent of glucose concentration and its value (2 x 10(5) M-1.s-1) was close to that expected for a diffusion-controlled process. The influence of glucose on the monomer-dimer reaction is entirely due to effects on kdiss., which increases from 0.21 s-1 in the absence of glucose to 25 s-1 at saturating concentrations. The monomer and dimer forms of hexokinase have different affinities and Km values for glucose, and the results reported here imply that there may be a significant lag in the response of the monomer-dimer reaction to changes in glucose concentrations in vivo with consequent hysteretic effects on the hexokinase activity.

scholarly journals Kinetics of the cooperative binding of glucose to dimeric yeast hexokinase P-I

1995 ◽  
Vol 305 (2) ◽  
pp. 405-410 ◽  
Author(s):  
J G Hoggett ◽  
G L Kellett
Keyword(s):  
Equilibrium Dialysis ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Cooperative Binding ◽  
Relaxation Effects ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Low Glucose ◽  
Low Amplitude ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
Yeast Hexokinase ◽  
Intermediate Effect

Kinetic studies of the cooperative binding of glucose to yeast hexokinase P-I at pH 6.5 have been carried out using the fluorescence temperature-jump technique. Three relaxation effects were observed: a fast low-amplitude effect which could only be resolved at low glucose concentrations (tau 1(-1) = 500-800 s-1), an intermediate effect (tau 2) which showed a linear dependence of reciprocal relaxation time on concentration, and a slow effect (tau 3) which showed a curved dependence on glucose concentration, increasing from approximately 28 s-1 at low concentrations to 250 s-1 at high levels. The findings are interpreted in terms of the concerted Monod-Wyman-Changeux mechanism, the two faster relaxations being assigned to binding to the R and T states, and the slow relaxation to isomerization between the states. Quantitative fitting of the kinetic data to the mechanism has been carried out using independent estimates of the equilibrium parameters of the model; these have been derived from equilibrium dialysis data and by determining the enhancement of the intrinsic ATPase activity of the enzyme by the non-phosphorylatable sugar lyxose, which switches the conformation of the enzyme to the active R state.

Kinetics of Various 99mTc-Sn-Pyrophosphate Compounds in the Rat

1977 ◽  
Vol 16 (04) ◽  
pp. 157-162 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Schümichen ◽  
B. Mackenbrock ◽  
G. Hoffmann
Keyword(s):  
Normal Saline ◽  
Half Life ◽  
Compound A ◽  
Short Half Life ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
In Vitro Stability

SummaryThe bone-seeking 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate compound (compound A) was diluted both in vitro and in vivo and proved to be unstable both in vitro and in vivo. However, stability was much better in vivo than in vitro and thus the in vitro stability of compound A after dilution in various mediums could be followed up by a consecutive evaluation of the in vivo distribution in the rat. After dilution in neutral normal saline compound A is metastable and after a short half-life it is transformed into the other 99mTc-Sn-pyrophosphate compound A is metastable and after a short half-life in bone but in the kidneys. After dilution in normal saline of low pH and in buffering solutions the stability of compound A is increased. In human plasma compound A is relatively stable but not in plasma water. When compound B is formed in a buffering solution, uptake in the kidneys and excretion in urine is lowered and blood concentration increased.It is assumed that the association of protons to compound A will increase its stability at low concentrations while that to compound B will lead to a strong protein bond in plasma. It is concluded that compound A will not be stable in vivo because of a lack of stability in the extravascular space, and that the protein bond in plasma will be a measure of its in vivo stability.

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 Kinetic studies of oxidized nicotinamide–adenine dinucleotide-facilitated reactions of d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase

1974 ◽  
Vol 143 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-363 ◽  
Author(s):  
Patricia J. Harrigan ◽  
David R. Trentham
Keyword(s):  
Nicotinamide Adenine Dinucleotide ◽  
Temperature Jump ◽  
Reaction Pathway ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Rate Equations ◽  
First Order ◽  
Diffusion Controlled ◽  
Relaxation Temperature ◽  
Pig Muscle ◽  
Kinetics Of

The kinetics of the acylation of d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate dehydrogenase from pig muscle by 1,3-diphosphoglycerate in the presence of NAD+ has been analysed by using the relaxation temperature-jump method. At pH7.2 and 8°C the rate of acylation of the NAD+-bound (or holo-) enzyme was 3.3×105m−1·s−1 and the rate of phosphorolysis, the reverse reaction, was 7.5×103m−1·s−1. After a temperature-jump perturbation the equilibrium of NAD+ binding to the acyl-enzyme was re-established more rapidly than that of the acylation. The rate of phosphorolysis of the apoacylenzyme from sturgeon muscle and of aldehyde release from the d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate–apoenzyme complex were ≤40m−1·s−1 and ≤12s−1 respectively at pH8.0 and 22°C, which means that both processes are too slow to contribute significantly to the reaction pathway of the reversible NAD+-linked oxidative phosphorylation of d-glyceraldehyde 3-phosphate. Phosphorolysis of both acyl-apoenzyme and acyl-holoenzyme was first-order in Pi up to 100mm-Pi and more. PO43− could be the reactive species of the phosphorolysis of the acyl-holoenzyme, in which case phosphorolysis is a diffusion-controlled reaction, although other kinetically indistinguishable rate equations for the reaction are possible.

Glucose transport and equilibrium across alveolar-airway barrier of rat

1996 ◽  
Vol 270 (2) ◽  
pp. L183-L190 ◽  
Author(s):  
G. Saumon ◽  
G. Martet ◽  
P. Loiseau
Keyword(s):  
Steady State ◽  
Glucose Transport ◽  
Glucose Concentration ◽  
Epithelial Lining Fluid ◽  
Uptake Sites ◽  
Maximum Uptake Rate ◽  
Isolated Lungs ◽  
Kinetics Of ◽  
State Concentration

The glucose concentration in the epithelial lining fluid (ELF) results from a balance between cellular uptake and paracellular leakage. The present study examines whether the ELF glucose concentration can be predicted from the kinetics of glucose transport obtained in fluid-filled lungs. Isolated rat lungs were filled via the trachea with instillate containing 0-10 mM glucose; the perfusate glucose concentration was 10 mM. The rate of glucose removal from airspaces depended on luminal glucose concentration and was saturable [maximum uptake rate = 101 +/- 8.6 mumol.h-1.g dry lung wt-1; apparent Michaelis constant K(m) = 1.5 +/- 0.43 mM; R2 = 0.79]. Glucose removal was inhibited by phloridzin but not by phloretin or by inhibiting glycolysis. The steady-state concentration in fluid-filled lungs was estimated to be 0.15 +/- 0.034 mM. It agreed with that (< 1/20 plasma) calculated using glucose transport kinetics and paracellular permeability. The ELF glucose concentration obtained by bronchoalveolar lavage was 0.39 +/- 0.012 plasma in vivo and 0.39 +/- 0.021 perfusate in air-filled isolated lungs. The equilibrium ELF/perfusate distribution ratio of alpha-methyl-glucose was similar to that of glucose. Thus there is a major difference between the alveolar steady-state glucose concentration in air- and fluid-filled lungs despite similar mechanisms of airspace glucose removal. This suggests that glucose kinetics or access to uptake sites differ in air- and fluid-filled lungs.

Ethanol effects on cardiomyocyte contractility

2000 ◽  
Vol 98 (4) ◽  
pp. 401-407 ◽  
Author(s):  
Leanne M. D. DELBRIDGE ◽  
Pamela J. CONNELL ◽  
Peter J. HARRIS ◽  
Trefor O. MORGAN
Keyword(s):  
High Speed ◽  
Imaging Techniques ◽  
Cardiac Contractility ◽  
Ethanol Exposure ◽  
High Speed Imaging ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
Cardiomyocyte Contractility ◽  
Contraction Cycle ◽  
Kinetics Of

Little is known about the direct cardiac effects of socially common sub-intoxication levels of ethanol. Previous studies evaluating the responses of normal cardiomyocytes to short-term ethanol exposure have utilized ethanol concentrations equivalent to extreme intoxication or lethal levels in vivo. The purpose of the present study was to investigate the contractile responses of isolated rat ventricular cardiomyocytes during exposure to relatively low concentrations of ethanol in the range 0.05–0.5% (v/v) (8.6–86 mM) under physiological conditions (3 Hz stimulation; 36 °C; BSA vehicle). High-speed imaging techniques were used to study the kinetics of myocyte contraction, and shortening parameters were calculated for mechanistic evaluation. The concentration–response relationship was not linear and exhibited two plateau phases, suggesting at least two mechanisms of action of ethanol on cardiomyocyte contraction. At 0.05% (8.6 mM), ethanol treatment produced a 14.4% decrease in maximum myocyte shortening. The maximum rates of cell shortening and lengthening were similarly impaired, but there was no effect on contraction cycle timing at this low concentration. At 0.30% (51 mM), ethanol reduced maximum shortening by 40.2%, prolonged excitation–contraction coupling latency and abbreviated the contraction cycle time by 38%. The inotropic modulatory effect of ethanol was exaggerated in the absence of protein in the superfusion buffer. This is the first report which identifies ethanol at 0.05% (v/v) as a modulator of cardiac contractility. Kinetic analyses indicate that the mechanism of action involves disturbance of sarcoplasmic reticulum function, and this may contribute to arrhythmogenic vulnerability – especially in an in vivo context of heightened compensatory sympathetic drive.

KINETIC STUDIES OF PROTEIN–DYE AND ANTIBODY–HAPTEN INTERACTIONS WITH THE TEMPERATURE-JUMP METHOD

1962 ◽  
Vol 40 (9) ◽  
pp. 1786-1797 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Froese ◽  
A. H. Sehon ◽  
M. Eigen
Keyword(s):  
Relaxation Time ◽  
Bovine Serum Albumin ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Temperature Jump ◽  
Relaxation Times ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Single Relaxation Time ◽  
Effects Of Temperature ◽  
Arsonic Acid ◽  
Kinetics Of

The kinetics of protein–dye and antibody–hapten reactions were studied with the temperature-jump method. The systems used consisted of (i) bovine serum albumin (BSA) and the dye 1-naphthol-4-[4-(4′-azobenzene azo)phenyl arsonic acid], referred to as N—R′, (ii) BSA and the dye 1-naphthol-2-sulphonic acid-4-[4-(4′-azobenzene azo)phenyl arsonic acid], referred to as NS—R′, and (iii) rabbit antibodies to phenyl arsonic acid [Ab] and the hapten N—R′.Each of the systems exhibited a single relaxation time. From the analysis of the concentration dependence of the relaxation times, it was concluded that each system could be represented by the reactions[Formula: see text]where P refers to BSA or Ab, and D to N—R′ or NS—R′. The following rate constants were calculated for the three systems at 25 °C:[Formula: see text]The effects of temperature and pH on the rate constants of the system BSA – N—R′ are discussed.

Etude du système acridine orange – poly(C) et de son interaction avec les complexes du palladium(II)

1984 ◽  
Vol 62 (9) ◽  
pp. 1681-1686 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert Ménard ◽  
Miklos Zador
Keyword(s):  
Acridine Orange ◽  
Thermodynamic Parameters ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Stopped Flow ◽  
Flow Method ◽  
Polycytidylic Acid ◽  
Low Concentrations ◽  
C Complex ◽  
Kinetics Of

The complex formed between acridine orange (AO) and polycytidylic acid (poly(C)) was studied by spectrophotometry and spectrofluorometry. The complex was characterized by its stoichiometry, structure, and the thermodynamic parameters of its formation. The results are in agreement with an external aggregation of the protonated dye along the negatively charged poly(C) chain and indicate that approximately two AO molecules are bound per nucleotide unit of poly(C). The kinetics of the reaction between this complex and a Pd(II) complex was studied by the stopped-flow method. The addition of (dien)Pd(II) to the AO–poly(C) complex leads to the dissociation of the latter, due to fixation of the Pd(II) complex to the N3 site of the cytosine base of poly(C). The rate constant for the AO liberation, extrapolated at zero AO concentration, corresponds to the rate constant of Pd(II) fixation on poly(C). This indicates that AO can be used as an indicator for this reaction and allows kinetic studies at very low concentrations (≤ 5 × 10−6 M).

scholarly journals Single-filament kinetic studies provide novel insights into regulation of actin-based motility

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-6 ◽  
Author(s):  
Shashank Shekhar ◽  
Marie-France Carlier
Keyword(s):  
Single Molecule ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Mechanical Stimulus ◽  
Single Filament ◽  
Capping Protein ◽  
Important Relationship ◽  
Quantitative Understanding ◽  
Compare And Contrast ◽  
Kinetics Of

Polarized assembly of actin filaments forms the basis of actin-based motility and is regulated both spatially and temporally. Cells use a variety of mechanisms by which intrinsically slower processes are accelerated, and faster ones decelerated, to match rates observed in vivo. Here we discuss how kinetic studies of individual reactions and cycles that drive actin remodeling have provided a mechanistic and quantitative understanding of such processes. We specifically consider key barbed-end regulators such as capping protein and formins as illustrative examples. We compare and contrast different kinetic approaches, such as the traditional pyrene-polymerization bulk assays, as well as more recently developed single-filament and single-molecule imaging approaches. Recent development of novel biophysical methods for sensing and applying forces will in future allow us to address the very important relationship between mechanical stimulus and kinetics of actin-based motility.

scholarly journals Kinetic studies on the reaction catalysed by phosphofructokinase from Trypanosoma brucei

1987 ◽  
Vol 245 (1) ◽  
pp. 13-18 ◽  
Author(s):  
C N Cronin ◽  
K F Tipton
Keyword(s):  
Trypanosoma Brucei ◽  
Initial Rate ◽  
Reaction Pathway ◽  
Potassium Phosphate ◽  
Kinetic Studies ◽  
Enzyme Concentration ◽  
Product Inhibition ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphate ◽  
Kinetics Of

The steady-state kinetics of the reaction catalysed by the bloodstream form of Trypanosoma brucei were studied at pH 6.7. In the presence of 50 mM-potassium phosphate buffer, the apparent co-operativity with respect to fructose 6-phosphate and the non-linear relationship between initial velocity and enzyme concentration, which were found when the enzyme was assayed in 50 mM-imidazole buffer [Cronin & Tipton (1985) Biochem. J. 227, 113-124], are not evident. Studies on the variations of the initial rate with changing concentrations of MgATP and fructose 6-phosphate, the product inhibition by fructose 1,6-bisphosphate and the effects of the alternative substrate ITP were consistent with an ordered reaction pathway, in which MgATP binds to the enzyme before fructose 6-phosphate, and fructose 1,6-bisphosphate is the first product to dissociate from the ternary complex.

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