The pH dependence of xanthine oxidase catalysis in basic solution

1980 ◽  
Vol 58 (5) ◽  
pp. 394-398 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Bunting ◽  
Keith R. Laderoute ◽  
Donald J. Norris
Keyword(s):  
Xanthine Oxidase ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Similar Rate ◽  
Basic Solution ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Pyridinium Cations ◽  
Kinetics Of

The steady-state kinetics of the oxidation of the following six heteroaromatic substrates by xanthine oxidase have been investigated over the range pH 9.0–11.1 at 25 °C, ionic strength 0.1: 1-methylquinolinium, 6-methoxy-1-methylquinolinium, 1-methylnicotinamide, 3-acetyl-1-methylpyridinium, and 1-(4-methoxyphenyl)pyridinium cations and 1-methylnicotinate zwitterion. For the first four of these species, kc and Km were evaluated as a function of pH while only kc/Km was accessible in the latter two cases. Where available, kc is pH independent, whereas plots of log (kc/Km) vs. pH are linear with slopes in the range 0.54–1.17.The rates of enzymic oxidation of the 1-methylquinolinium cation and its 2-deuterio derivative were investigated and kinetic isotope effects were calculated at pH 9.8 and 10.6: kcH/kcD = 1.7 and KmH/KmD = 0.4 at each pH. Detailed comparisons of the oxidation of heteroaromatic cations and xanthine-derived substrates indicate that similar rate-determining steps control the enzymic oxidations of these two classes of substrate.

Kinetics of the reduction of nicotinonitrile cations by 1,4-dihydronicotinamides

1985 ◽  
Vol 63 (6) ◽  
pp. 1245-1249 ◽  
Author(s):  
John W. Bunting ◽  
John C. Brewer
Keyword(s):  
Ionic Strength ◽  
Transition State ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Spectral Studies ◽  
Close Correspondence ◽  
Charge Generation ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Hammett Σ Constants ◽  
Kinetics Of

The rates of reduction of a series of 1-(Z-benzyl)nicotinonitrile cations by a series of 1-(X-benzyl)-1,4-dihydronicotinamides have been studied at 25 °C in 20% CH3CN – 80% H2O (pH 7.0 (5 mM phosphate), ionic strength 1.0 (KCl)). Spectral studies indicate the formation of 1,4-dihydronicotinonitrile products, without the formation of the isomeric 1,2-dihydro- or 1,6-dihydro-nicotinamide intermediates. Second-order rate constants (k2) for these reductions are closely correlated with the Hammett σ constants for X and Z. Thus, for X = H, log k2 = 0.63σz − 1.05, while for Z = 4-CN, log k2 = −0.64σx − 0.65. The close correspondence between these ρx and ρz values indicates that charge neutralization on the nicotinonitrile cation exactly balances charge generation on the nicotinamide cation product in the rate-determining transition state. Thus the migrating hydrogen species is electrically neutral in the rate-determining transition state, which contrasts with the hydridic transition states previously reported in the reduction of isoquinolinium cations by 1,4-dihydronicotinamides. When 1-benzyl-4,4-dideuterio-1,4-dihydronicotinamide is used as the reductant, primary kinetic isotope effects of 3.0 and 2.7 are observed for the reduction of the 1-methylnicotinonitrile and 1-(4-cyanobenzyl)-nicotinonitrile cations, respectively. These data are evaluated in terms of the various mechanistic possibilities for hydride transfer.

scholarly journals Kinetic isotope effects reveal early transition state of protein lysine methyltransferase SET8

2016 ◽  
Vol 113 (52) ◽  
pp. E8369-E8378 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joshua A. Linscott ◽  
Kanishk Kapilashrami ◽  
Zhen Wang ◽  
Chamara Senevirathne ◽  
Ian R. Bothwell ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition State ◽  
Cell Cycle Progression ◽  
Cancer Metastasis ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Substrate Complex ◽  
Flight Mass Spectrometry ◽  
Kinetic Isotope ◽  
Steady State Kinetics ◽  
Lysine Methyltransferase

Protein lysine methyltransferases (PKMTs) catalyze the methylation of protein substrates, and their dysregulation has been linked to many diseases, including cancer. Accumulated evidence suggests that the reaction path of PKMT-catalyzed methylation consists of the formation of a cofactor(cosubstrate)–PKMT–substrate complex, lysine deprotonation through dynamic water channels, and a nucleophilic substitution (SN2) transition state for transmethylation. However, the molecular characters of the proposed process remain to be elucidated experimentally. Here we developed a matrix-assisted laser desorption ionization time-of-flight mass spectrometry (MALDI-TOF-MS) method and corresponding mathematic matrix to determine precisely the ratios of isotopically methylated peptides. This approach may be generally applicable for examining the kinetic isotope effects (KIEs) of posttranslational modifying enzymes. Protein lysine methyltransferase SET8 is the sole PKMT to monomethylate histone 4 lysine 20 (H4K20) and its function has been implicated in normal cell cycle progression and cancer metastasis. We therefore implemented the MS-based method to measure KIEs and binding isotope effects (BIEs) of the cofactorS-adenosyl-l-methionine (SAM) for SET8-catalyzed H4K20 monomethylation. A primary intrinsic13C KIE of 1.04, an inverse intrinsic α-secondary CD3KIE of 0.90, and a small but statistically significant inverse CD3BIE of 0.96, in combination with computational modeling, revealed that SET8-catalyzed methylation proceeds through an early, asymmetrical SN2 transition state with the C-N and C-S distances of 2.35–2.40 Å and 2.00–2.05 Å, respectively. This transition state is further supported by the KIEs, BIEs, and steady-state kinetics with the SAM analogSe-adenosyl-l-selenomethionine (SeAM) as a cofactor surrogate. The distinct transition states between protein methyltransferases present the opportunity to design selective transition-state analog inhibitors.

Reactions of Muonium with simple biochemical solutes in water and micelles

1991 ◽  
Vol 69 (8) ◽  
pp. 1252-1258 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mary V. Barnabas ◽  
David C. Walker
Keyword(s):  
Reaction Mechanism ◽  
Organic Compounds ◽  
Rate Constants ◽  
Enhancement Factor ◽  
Isotope Effects ◽  
Ph Dependence ◽  
Kinetic Isotope Effects ◽  
Natural State ◽  
Sugar Phosphate ◽  
Kinetic Isotope

Rate constants are reported for the reaction of muonium atoms in water with some 36 organic compounds, many of interest in biology. These kM values range from < l05 to 7 × 1010 M−1 s−1, according to the type of reaction involved, with the sugar–phosphate backbones of nucleic acids being at the low end and their bases at the high end. They are compared with corresponding published H-atom data (kH), where possible, and show kinetic-isotope-effects ranging over five orders of magnitude. Since all kH data were obtained at pH = 1, while kM values refer to pH ~ 7 of the natural state, the pH-dependence of kM was examined in representative cases. The changes found result from protonation of the solute rather than a changed reactivity of Mu on being converted to MuH+. On localizing the solutes in the hydrophobic phase of dilute micelles, the reactivity of Mu was again measured (kM(mic)). The resulting "enhancement" factor was considered in terms of: the reaction mechanism, its dependence on microenvironment (solvation), and the concentrating effect of mutual confinement to small sections of a biphasal system. Key words: kinetic isotope effects, muonium, biochemicals, micelles.

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