Stopped flow fluorescence studies on the binding of reduced nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide to citrate synthase of Escherichia coli: effects of pH

1977 ◽  
Vol 55 (7) ◽  
pp. 714-720 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. H. Sadar ◽  
Alan Queen ◽  
Harry W. Duckworth
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Citrate Synthase ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Stopped Flow ◽  
Enzyme Complex ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Enthalpy Of Activation ◽  
Ph Jump

Stopped-flow spectrofluorometry has been used to study the rates of formation and breakdown of the complex between Escherichia coli citrate synthase (EC 4.1.3.7) and its allosteric inhibitor, NADH. For NADH concentrations between 10 and 50 μM, the values of kobs (the pseudo first-order rate constant for the overall reaction of enzyme with NADH) increase linearly with NADH concentration. The rate of complex formation is, therefore, characterized by an apparent second-order rate constant (kF) which has the value 4.2 × 105M−1 s−1 at pH 6.2 and 21 °C. The size of kF decreases as the pH is raised and can be explained by assuming a process whose rate is proportional to the concentration of an acidic group having pKA = 7.8 ± 0.2. The experimental enthalpy of activation for kF, measured at pH 7.8 between 12.0and 35.5 °C, is 18 ± 8 kJ mol−1.The breakdown of the NADH–enzyme complex is similarly characterized by an apparent first-order rate constant (kB). This has the value 0.4 s−1 at pH 6.2 and 21 °C, and increases slightly as the pH is raised. For pH values greater than 8.0, 'pH-jump' experiments indicate a limiting value of at least 3.3 s−1 for kB. The enthalpy of activation of kB as measured by 'pH-jump' experiments is 48 ± 4 kJ mol−1 at pH 8.36, over the temperature range from 4.0 to 23.0 °C. The same enthalpy value is obtained from the rate versus concentration experiments at pH 7.80 and temperatures of 16.0–35.5 °C. Below 16 °C, however, the Eyring plot used to obtain the activation enthalpy becomes increasingly steep at pH 7.80, an observation that suggests that a multistep process is being observed.KCl, an allosteric activator of citrate synthase, does not affect the rate of complex formation but appears to operate by decreasing the stability of the NADH–enzyme complex, so that the complex breaks down more quickly as the KCl concentration is raised.

scholarly journals Kinetic and spectral properties of rabbit brain 4-aminobutyrate aminotransferase

1976 ◽  
Vol 155 (3) ◽  
pp. 645-651 ◽  
Author(s):  
R A John ◽  
L J Fowler
Keyword(s):  
Absorption Spectrum ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Spectral Properties ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Rabbit Brain ◽  
Stopped Flow ◽  
Turnover Number ◽  
Aminobutyrate Aminotransferase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate

Purification and 4-aminobutyrate-2-oxoglutarate aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.19) from rabbit brain is described. The method was used as a routine to give between 5 and 10mg of pure enzyme from 750 g of rabbit brain. The enzyme is a dimer made up of subunits each with a mol. wt. of 58000. An absorption spectrum of the freshly prepared enzyme shows peaks at 415 and 330 nm. Treatment of the enzyme with the substrate 4-amino-butyrate or glutamate produces a decrease in the 415 nm and an increase in the 330 nm peak. This conversion, which is attributed to an aldimine into ketimine step in the reaction, is sufficiently slow when 4-aminobutyrate is the substrate to allow it to be followed by stopped-flow spectrophotometry. A first-order rate constant was determined for this step (12s-1) and compared with the turnover number for the enzyme derived by steady-state methods (9.5S-1). The first-order rate constant when glutamate was used as substrate was estimated to be approx. 30s-1.

The Dephosphorylation of Adenosine 5′ -Triphosphate in a Binary and Ternary Zn2+ Complex

1974 ◽  
Vol 29 (11-12) ◽  
pp. 680-682 ◽  
Author(s):  
Peter Amsler ◽  
David Buisson ◽  
Helmut Sigel
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constant ◽  
Ternary Complex ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Reactive Species ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate

The dephosphorylation of ATP was characterized by determining the dependence of the first-order rate constant on pH in the absence and presence of Zn2+ and together with Zn2+ and 2,2′-bipyridyl. The Zn2+-accelerated reaction passes through a pH optimum at about 8. The decrease in the rate at higher pH is due to the formation of Zn(ATP) (OH)3-; this species is relatively insensitive towards dephosphorylation. It is concluded that Zn(ATP)2- is the reactive species and that the interaction between N (7) and Zn2+ in this complex is crucial for its reactivity. In the presence of 2,2′-bipyridyl (Bipy) the ternary complex, Zn (Bipy) (ATP)2-, is formed which is rather stable towards dephosphorylation. It is suggested that the described effects of acceleration and inhibition are helpful for understanding the recycled processes in nature.

Kinetics of reconstitution of apotyrosinase by copper

1990 ◽  
Vol 68 (2) ◽  
pp. 476-479
Author(s):  
Donald C. Wigfield ◽  
Douglas M. Goltz
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constant ◽  
Copper Concentration ◽  
Copper Ions ◽  
Copper Ion ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Pseudo First Order ◽  
Rate Limiting ◽  
Kinetics Of

The kinetics of the reconstitution reaction of apotyrosinase with copper (II) ions are reported. The reaction is pseudo first order with respect to apoenzyme and the values of these pseudo first order rate constants are reported as a function of copper (II) concentration. Two copper ions bind to apoenzyme, and if the second one is rate limiting, the kinetically relevant copper concentration is the copper originally added minus the amount used in binding the first copper ion to enzyme. This modified copper concentration is linearly related to the magnitude of the pseudo first order rate constant, up to a copper concentration of 1.25 × 10−4 M (10-fold excess), giving a second order rate constant of 7.67 × 102 ± 0.93 × 102 M−1∙s−1.Key words: apotyrosinase, copper, tyrosinase.

scholarly journals Inactivation of the endogenous argininosuccinate lyase activity of duck δ-crystallin by modification of an essential histidine residue with diethyl pyrocarbonate

1993 ◽  
Vol 293 (2) ◽  
pp. 537-544 ◽  
Author(s):  
H J Lee ◽  
S H Chiou ◽  
G G Chang
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Histidine Residue ◽  
Argininosuccinate Lyase ◽  
First Order ◽  
Diethyl Pyrocarbonate ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Lyase Activity ◽  
Pseudo First Order

The argininosuccinate lyase activity of duck delta-crystallin was inactivated by diethyl pyrocarbonate at 0 degrees C and pH 7.5. The inactivation followed pseudo-first-order kinetics after appropriate correction for the decomposition of the reagent during the modification period. The plot of the observed pseudo-first-order rate constant versus diethyl pyrocarbonate concentration in the range of 0.17-1.7 mM was linear and went through the origin with a second-order rate constant of 1.45 +/- 0.1 M-1.s-1. The double-logarithmic plot was also linear, with slope of 1.13, which suggested a 1:1 stoichiometry for the reaction between diethyl pyrocarbonate and delta-crystallin. L-Arginine, L-norvaline or L-citrulline protected the argininosuccinate lyase activity of delta-crystallin from diethyl pyrocarbonate inactivation. The dissociation constants for the delta-crystallin-L-arginine and delta-crystallin-L-citrulline binary complexes, determined by the protection experiments, were 4.2 +/- 0.2 and 0.12 +/- 0.04 mM respectively. Fumarate alone had no protective effect. However, fumarate plus L-arginine gave synergistic protection with a ligand binding interacting factor of 0.12 +/- 0.02. The double-protection data conformed to a random Uni Bi kinetic mechanism. Fluorescence-quenching studies indicated that the modified delta-crystallin had minimum, if any, conformational changes as compared with the native delta-crystallin. Inactivation of the enzyme activity was accompanied by an increasing absorbance at 240 nm of the protein. The absorption near 280 nm did not change. Treatment of the modified protein with hydroxylamine regenerated the enzyme activity to the original level. These results strongly indicated the modification of an essential histidine residue. Calculation from the 240 nm absorption changes indicated that only one histidine residue per subunit was modified by the reagent. This super-active histidine residue has a pKa value of approximately 6.8 and acts as a general acid-base catalyst in the enzyme reaction mechanism. Our experimental data are compatible with an E1cB mechanism [Raushel (1984) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 232, 520-525] for the argininosuccinate lyase with the essential histidine residue close to the arginine-binding domain of delta-crystallin. L-Citrulline, after binding to this domain, might form an extra hydrogen bond with the essential histidine residue.

scholarly journals Kinetic studies on the nitrite reductase of Wolinella succinogenes

1986 ◽  
Vol 233 (2) ◽  
pp. 553-557 ◽  
Author(s):  
R Blackmore ◽  
T Brittain
Keyword(s):  
Rate Constant ◽  
Nitrite Reductase ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Spectral Characteristics ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Stopped Flow ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Wolinella Succinogenes ◽  
Order Rate

The six haem groups of the nitrite reductase enzyme isolated from Wolinella succinogenes are rapidly reduced by the addition of dithionite (S2O4(2-)). The reduction, however, is not homogeneous. Two of the haem groups, namely those that show spectral characteristics typical of five-co-ordinated haem groups, are reduced in a dithionite-concentration-dependent fashion with a rate limit of 1.5 S-1. The other four haem groups, which show spectral characteristics very similar to those of normal six-co-ordinate c-haem groups, reduce in a linear dithionite-concentration-dependent manner with a second-order rate constant of 150 M-1/2 X S-1. The ratio of the amplitudes of the two reduction phases observed in stopped-flow studies is found to be dependent on the concentration of dithionite used. A model is proposed to account for these observations, and computer simulations show that the model represents a good fit to the experimental data. The two haem groups with five-co-ordinate spectral characteristics bind CO. Flash photolysis of the CO complex exhibits one major recombination process with a linear dependence in rate on CO concentration with a second-order rate constant of 2 × 106 M-1 × S-1. By contrast, stopped-flow mixing of the reduced protein with CO shows a very complex pattern of combination, with most of the observed absorbance change associated with a concentration-independent step. These findings are rationalized in terms of structural changes in the protein consequent to ligand binding.

The Initial Stages of the Pyrolysis of Dimethyl Ether

1975 ◽  
Vol 53 (18) ◽  
pp. 2742-2747 ◽  
Author(s):  
Philip D. Pacey
Keyword(s):  
Dimethyl Ether ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Arrhenius Plot ◽  
Flow System ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Chain Termination ◽  
Rate Coefficients ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Initiation Reaction

Dimethyl ether was pyrolized in a flow system at 782–936 K and 25–395 Torr with conversions from 0.2–10%. Product analyses were consistent with a simple Rice–Herzfeld mechanism with most chain termination by the recombination of CH3 radicals. The rate coefficients for both the initiation and termination reactions appeared to be slightly pressure dependent. The first-order rate constant for the initiation reaction,[Formula: see text]calculated from the rate of C2H6 formation, was k1 = 1015.0±0.5exp (−318 ± 8 kJ mol−1/RT) s−1, corresponding to ΔHf0(CH3O) = −5 ± 8 kJmol−1. Comparison of CH4 and C2H6 yields enabled calculation of the rate constant for the reaction of CH3 with dimethyl ether. From 373−936 K, the Arrhenius plot for this reaction is a curve.

scholarly journals The reaction of Pseudomonas aeruginosa cytochrome c oxidase with carbon monoxide

1975 ◽  
Vol 151 (1) ◽  
pp. 51-59 ◽  
Author(s):  
S R Parr ◽  
M T Wilson ◽  
C Greenwood
Keyword(s):  
Cytochrome Oxidase ◽  
Flash Photolysis ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Stopped Flow ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Co Concentration ◽  
Pseudo First Order ◽  
Two Phases

The binding of CO to ascorbate-reduced Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase was investigated by static-titration, stopped-flow and flash-photolytic techniques. Static-titration data indicated that the binding process was non-stoicheiometric, with a Hill number of 1.44. Stopped-flow kinetics obtained on the binding of CO to reduced Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase were biphasic in form; the faster rate exhibited a linear dependence on CO concentration with a second-order rate constant of 2 × 10(4) M-1-s-1, whereas the slower reaction rapidly reached a pseudo-first-order rate limit at approx. 1s-1. The relative proportions of the two phases observed in stopped-flow experiments also showed a dependency on CO concentration, the slower phase increasing as the CO concentration decreased. The kinetics of CO recombination after flash-photolytic dissociation of the reduced Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase-CO complex were also biphasic in character, both phases showing a linear pseudo-first-order rate dependence on CO concentration. The second-order rate constants were determined as 3.6 × 10(4)M-1-s-1 and 1.6 × 10(4)M-1-s-1 respectively. Again the relative proportions of the two phases varied with CO concentration, the slower phase predominating at low CO concentrations. CO dissociation from the enzyme-CO complex measured in the presence of O2 and NO indicated the presence of two rates, of the order of 0.03s-1 and 0.15s-1. When sodium dithionite was used as a reducing agent for the Pseudomonas cytochrome oxidase, the CO-combination kinetics observed by both stopped flow and flash photolysis were extremely complex and not able to be simply analysed.

On the Interaction Between Human Plasma Kallikrein and C1-Esterase Inhibitor

1983 ◽  
Vol 49 (03) ◽  
pp. 193-195 ◽  
Author(s):  
Torbjörn Nilsson
Keyword(s):  
Dissociation Constant ◽  
Human Plasma ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Enzyme Inhibitor ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Second Order ◽  
Plasma Kallikrein ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Esterase Inhibitor

SummaryThe kinetics of the reaction between human plasma kallikrein and CĪ-esterase inhibitor was studied in a purified system. By monitoring the inhibition reaction for extended periods of time, it was found to proceed in two consecutive steps, a fast reversible second-order binding step followed by a slower, irreversible first-order transition. The rate constants in this reaction model were determined, as well as the dissociation constant of the initial, reversible enzyme-inhibitor complex. Thus, at 37° C the second-order rate constant was found to be 5 · 104 M -1 · s-1, the first order rate constant was 5 · 10-4 s-1 and the dissociation constant K was 1.5 · 10-8 M. Heparin (28 U/ml) and 6-aminohexanoic acid (10 mM) had no effect on the k1 of the of the reaction.

Kinetics of Reactions of 8-Quinolinol and Acetate with Hydroxyaluminum Species in Aqueous Solutions. 1. Polynuclear Hydroxyaluminum Cations

1971 ◽  
Vol 49 (10) ◽  
pp. 1683-1687 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. C. Turner ◽  
Wan Sulaiman
Keyword(s):  
Acetic Acid ◽  
Rate Constant ◽  
Empirical Equation ◽  
Decomposition Reaction ◽  
Order Rate Constant ◽  
Acetate Concentration ◽  
First Order ◽  
Order Rate ◽  
Pseudo First Order ◽  
Kinetics Of

The effect of varying 8-quinolinol and acetate concentration on the rate of decomposition of poly-nuclear hydroxyaluminum cations was studied. It was found that the concentration of the undissociated 8-quinolinol and acetic acid molecules determined the magnitude of the first order rate constant for the decomposition of the polynuclear hydroxyaluminum cations, except when the acetate concentrations were relatively high. With high acetate concentrations, it appeared that polynuclear acetate species were involved in the reactions. An empirical equation was developed showing the effect of 8-quinolinol and acetic acid molecule concentrations on the pseudo first order rate constant for the decomposition reaction.

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