Thessaly variant of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase

Summary A new variant of the erythrocytic enzyme Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase was detected in two unrelated Greek individuals. The variant was designated G6PD Thessaly. It is characterized by normal levels of G6PD activity in the red cells and electrophoretic migration slower than G6PD B on phosphate and T.E.B. buffers while faster than G6PD B on Tris-HCl buffer. In addition, the Thessaly variant has distinctly decreased affinity for NADP.This study was supported by National Institutes of Health Grant GM 15253.     

Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity under Conditions of Water Limitation: a Possible Model System for Enzyme Reactions in Unimbibed Resting Seeds and its Relevance to Seed Viability

A model system has been used to measure glucose-6-phosphatedehydrogenase (G-6-PDH) activity when the water contents ofthe reactants are comparable to the water contents of dry restingseeds. The activity of G-6-PDH is reduced by 10²–10³ whenthe water content is limited to between 1.5 and 25 per cent.G-6-PDH activity is affected by temperature and by the proteincontent of the model system. The glucose 6-phosphate (7.03 nmolg^–1 embryo) and the NADP⁺ (25.0 nmol g^–1 embryo)contents of barley embryos were measured. Using these measurements,together with the measurements in the model system of G-6-PDHactivity at low water concentrations, an estimate is made ofthe G-6-PDH activity in resting barley embryo. A cor-relationbetween estimated G-6-PDH activity at different water contentsand the periods for which seeds remain viable is indicated.The limitations of the model system are discussed.     

Inheritance of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Variation in Kangaroos

THE production of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 11149, G6PD) in human¹, horse and donkey² and brown and blue hare³ cells is governed by genes carried by the X chromosome. Two electrophoretic forms of G6PD have been found in wallaroos and euros (Macropus robustus Gould) and one in red kangaroos (Macropus rufus (Desm.)); members of the marsupial family Macropodidae (kangaroos). This analysis used electrophoresis of red blood cell haemolysates on cellulose acetate⁴. No polymorphic populations were found⁵ but electrophoretic phenotypes of euros (Macropus robustus erubescens Sclater) were characterized by a single slow moving band (G6PD-S) while those of wallaroos (Macropus r. robustus Gould) had a single fast moving band (G6PD-F). Red kangaroo populations were uniformly G6PD-S.     

The Respiratory Metabolism of Strelitzia juncea Ait. Seeds: The Effect of Dormancy Release through Oxygen Incubation of the Seeds on the Activity of Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase and 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase

Incubation of Strelitzia juncea seeds in an oxygen atmosphereresulted in an increase in the G6PDH activity of crude embryoextracts on day one, while radicle protrusion started on dayfive. Similarly, 6PGDH activity increased over the first 4 dof incubation in oxygen. The ratio of 6PGDH/G6PDH was 3.0<x < 3.7 regardless of treatment or incubation period. Supplying oxygen per se to dormant seed and studying its effecton the activity of the two key pentose phosphate (PP) pathwayenzymes, appear to support Roberts' hypothesis that oxygen shortagerestricts PP pathway activity in dormant seeds. Key words: Dormancy, pentose phosphate pathway, Strelitzia juncea     

Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase and 6-Phosphogluconate Dehydrogenase of Candida tropicalis Partial Purification and Some Properties

Glucose-6-phosphate (G6P) dehydrogenase and 6-phosphogluconate (6PG) dehydrogenase were partially purified about 53-fold and 47-fold, respectively, from the cell-free extract of glucose-grown Candida tropicalis by means of ammonium sulfate fractionation and DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. AMP acted as the competitive inhibitor against G6P and NADP in the G6P dehydrogenase reaction. This inhibition was remarkable at low concentrations of NADP, increasing the sigmoidicity of the NADP-saturation curve. On the other hand, 6PG dehydrogenase was not affected by AMP. Fructose-1,6-bisphosphate (FDP) and phosphoenolpyruvate (PEP) inhibited slightly G6P dehydrogenase. 6PG dehydrogenase was also weakly inhibited by FDP. Apparent Km values of G6P dehydrogenase were calculated as 1.8 × 10^?4 m for G6P and 3.1 × 10^?5 m for NADP. Those of 6PG dehydrogenase were 9.4 × 10^?5 m for 6PG and 2.8 × 10^?5 m for NADP.     

Rapid Purification of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase from Mammal's Erythrocytes

A procedure for rapid purification to homogeneity of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6pD) is herein presented. Our method is not new, but represents a simplification of the method of De Flora et al. (Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 169, 362–3, 1975) which consisted of three steps: DEAE-Sephadex, phosphocellulose (P11) and affinity chromatography on 2′5′ ADP-Sepharose. These authors eluted the enzyme from the P11 with phosphate and from 2′5′ ADP-Sepharose with KC1 and NADP.

By our method, the DEAE-Sephadex step is omitted, the G6PD is eluted from P11 with citrate and NADP, and from 2′5′ ADP-Sepharose with KC1, NADP and EDTA. The elution of the enzyme from the phosphocellulose was studied in detail and the temperature effect has been described. We report here an application of this method to a rapid microscale purification starting from 3.5–4 ml of rabbit blood, which can be performed in about 8 hours and a macro-scale purification starting from 180–200 ml of human blood, which takes a day and a half.     

Light Modulation of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate Dehydrogenase and Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase by Photosynthetic Electron Flow in Pea Chloroplasts

Light activation of NADP-linked glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.13) and light inactivation of glucose-6-P dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49) appear to be modulated within pea leaf chloroplasts by mediators which are reduced by photosynthetic electron flow from the photosystem I reaction center. Dichlorophenyl-1, 1-dimethylurea inhibition of this modulation can be completely reversed by ascorbate plus 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol in broken chloroplasts, but not in intact chloroplasts. Intact chloroplasts are impermeable to 2,6-dichlorophenolindophenol at pH 7.5. Studies on the effect of light in reconstituted chloroplasts with photosystem I-enriched particles in the place of whole thylakoids revealed that photosystem I participates in the light modulation of NADP-linked glyceraldehyde-3-P dehydrogenase and of glucose-6-P dehydrogenase.     

Localization of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity on Ribosomes of Granular Endoplasmic Reticulum, in Peroxisomes and Peripheral Cytoplasm of Rat Liver Parenchymal Cells

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity has been localized ultrastructurally in fixed tissues. Activity was found in particular in association with ribosomes of granular endoplasmatic reticulum. Biochemical studies indicated that glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity is also present in the cytoplasm and in peroxisomes. Fixation may be held responsible for selective inactivation of part of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. In the present study, we applied the ferricyanide method for the demonstration of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in unfixed cryostat sections of rat liver in combination with the semipermeable membrane technique and in isolated rat liver parenchymal cells. Isolated liver parenchymal cells were permeabilized with 0.025% glutaraldehyde after NADP⁺ protection of the active site of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase. This treatment resulted in only slight inactivation of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity. The composition of the incubation medium was optimized on the basis of rapid light microscopical analysis of the formation of reddish-brown final reaction product in sections. With the optimized method, electron dense reaction product was observed in cryostat sections on granular endoplasmic reticulum, in mitochondria and at the cell border. However, the ultrastructural morphology was rather poor. In contrast, the morphology of incubated isolated cells was preserved much better. Electron dense precipitate was found on ribosomes of the granular endoplasmic reticulum, in peroxisomes and the cytoplasm, particularly at the periphery of cells. In conclusion, our ultrastructural study clearly demonstrates that it is essential to use mildly-fixed cells to allow detection of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase activity in all cellular compartments where activity is present.     

Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase in Plastids from Developing Castor Bean Seeds

Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, together with the other enzymesof pentose phosphate pathway, was found in the cytosol as wellas in the plastid from developing castor bean (Ricinus communisL.) seeds. The plastid enzyme was found in both the matrix andthe membrane. The plastid enzyme has a sharp pH profile withthe optimum at 8.5, while the cytosolic enzyme has a broad pHprofile, optimum at 7.5. The plastid enzyme was inactivatedby storage at 0°C and by detergents such as Triton X-100,Brij and Nonidet, but the cytosolic enzyme was not. Slab geldisc electrophoresis indicated that three isoenzymes of glucose-6-phosphatedehydrogenase were found in the plastid but one enzyme in thecytosol of developing castor bean seed. From the presence ofglucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase in the plastid, the operationof whole pentose phosphate pathway in this organelle of developingcastor bean seeds is suggested. (Received September 21, 1982; Accepted January 17, 1983)     

An Evaluation of a New Quantitative Point-of Care Diagnostic to Measure Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Activity

Malaria continues to be one of the most crucial infectious burdens in endemic areas worldwide, as well as for travelers visiting malaria transmission regions. It has been reported that 8-aminoquinolines are effective against the Plasmodium species, particularly primaquine, for anti-hypnozoite therapy in P. vivax malaria. However, primaquine causes acute hemolytic anemia in individuals with glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency. Therefore, G6PD deficiency testing should precede hypnozoite elimination with 8-aminoquinoline. Several point-of-care devices have been developed to detect G6PD deficiency. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the performance of a novel, quantitative G6PD diagnostics based on a metagenomic blue fluorescent protein (mBFP). We comparatively evaluated the sensitivity and specificity of the G6PD diagnostic modality with standard methods using 120 human whole blood samples. The G6PD deficiency was spectrophotometrically confirmed. The performance of the G6PD quantitative test kit was compared with that of a licensed control medical device, the G6PD strip. The G6PD quantitative test kit had a sensitivity of 95% (95% confidence interval (CI): 89.3–100%) and a specificity of 100% (95% CI: 94.3–100%). This study shows that the novel diagnostic G6PD quantitative test kit could be a cost-effective and time-efficient, and universally mandated screening tool for G6PD deficiency.     

Purification and Kinetic Characterization of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase from Dictyostelium discoideum

Reimers, J. M., Huang, Q., Albe, K. R., and Wright, B. E. 1993. Purification and kinetic characterization of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Dictyostelium discoideum. Experimental Mycology 17, 1-6. Glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase from Dictyostelium discoideum was purified 650-fold and kinetically characterized. The enzyme catalyzed the conversion of G6P + NADP to 6PG + NADPH stoichiometrically and irreversibly in vitro . The purified enzyme is specific for NADP. Michaelis constants for G6P and NADP were 0.040 and 0.011 mM, respectively. NADPH was found to be a competitive inhibitor with respect to NADP with a K_i of 0.006 mM and a noncompetitive inhibitor with respect to G6P. The data from initial velocity and product inhibition studies were consistent with a sequential mechanism.     

Isozymes of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase and NAD+-malate Dehydrogenase in Shoot-forming Foliar Discs of Tobacco

Discrete pale, meristematic, shoot-forming zones (SF) and green,relatively nondividing, non-shoot-forming zones (NSF) of cellswere obtained from leaf discs of tobacco cultured for 12 dayson a shoot-forming medium. Higher chlorophyll and starch content,increased rates of O₂ evolution and CO₂ fixation in light, andincreased activities of amylases and chloroplastic enzymes suchas ribulose 1,5-bisphosphate carboxylase and NADP⁺-linked glyceraldehyde-3-phosphatedehydrogenase (G3PDH) were characteristic of the cells constitutingNSF. On the other hand, active participation of sucrose hydrolysis,dark-mediated CO₂ incorporation, an oxidative pentose phosphatepathway, glycolysis and mitochondrial complements in shoot formationwere evident from the significantly high activities of phosphoenolpyruvatecarboxylase, invertase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PDH),NAD+-G3PDH and NAD+-linked malate dehydrogenase (NAD+-MDH) respectively,in SF cells. Detection of activity of the enzymes by stainingon polyacrylamide gels disclosed synthesis of additional isoenzyme(s)of G6PDH, NAD+-MDH and peroxidase in shoot initiation sites.The much pronounced activity and isozyme groups of G6PDH andNAD+-MDH in the photosynthetically incompetent shoot-formingcells, are considered to increase the carbon budget of the differentiatingcells through non-autotrohpic CO₂ fixation and to supplementreducing power (NADPH) for the organogenetic process which requiresmuch energy. The changes in isozymes of these enzymes, as inthe isoperoxidase system, probably can serve as useful markersof the differentiation process. (Received January 23, 1981; Accepted June 17, 1981)     

Activation of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase Promotes Acute Hypoxic Pulmonary Artery Contraction

Hypoxic pulmonary vasoconstriction (HPV) is a physiological response to a decrease in airway O₂ tension, but the underlying mechanism is incompletely understood. We studied the contribution of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase (Glc-6-PD), an important regulator of NADPH redox and production of reactive oxygen species, to the development of HPV. We found that hypoxia (95% N₂, 5% CO₂) increased contraction of bovine pulmonary artery (PA) precontracted with KCl or serotonin. Depletion of extracellular glucose reduced NADPH, NADH, and HPV, substantiating the idea that glucose metabolism and Glc-6-PD play roles in the response of PA to hypoxia. Our data also show that inhibition of glycolysis and mitochondrial respiration (indicated by an increase in NAD⁺ and decrease in the ATP-to-ADP ratio) by hypoxia, or by inhibitors of pyruvate dehydrogenase or electron transport chain complexes I or III, increased generation of reactive oxygen species, which in turn activated Glc-6-PD. Inhibition of Glc-6-PD decreased Ca²⁺ sensitivity to the myofilaments and diminished Ca²⁺-independent and -dependent myosin light chain phosphorylation otherwise increased by hypoxia. Silencing Glc-6-PD expression in PA using a targeted small interfering RNA abolished HPV and decreased extracellular Ca²⁺-dependent PA contraction increased by hypoxia. Similarly, Glc-6-PD expression and activity were significantly reduced in lungs from Glc-6-PD^mut(−/−) mice, and there was a corresponding reduction in HPV. Finally, regression analysis relating Glc-6-PD activity and the NADPH-to-NADP⁺ ratio to the HPV response clearly indicated a positive linear relationship between Glc-6-PD activity and HPV. Based on these findings, we propose that Glc-6-PD and NADPH redox are crucially involved in the mechanism of HPV and, in turn, may play a key role in increasing pulmonary arterial pressure, which is involved in the development of pulmonary hypertension.     

PCR-DGGE法研究葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶缺乏症基因突变

目的：应用PCR-DGGE法和DNA测序分析云南籍G6PD缺乏症患者基因突变类型和特点、方法应用硝基四氮唑蓝（NBT）纸片法进行G6PD缺乏症定性筛查,G6PD／6PGD比值法验证,应用PCR—DGGE法和DNA测序分析46例云南籍G6PD缺乏症患者基因突变类型和特点。结果：46例云南籍G6PD缺乏症样本中有30例经PCR—DGGE法分析G6PDexon12发现有异常电泳条带,DNA测序证实26例（56、52％）为nt-1388G→A,4例（8.7％）nt-1376G→T．而PCR—DGGE法分析G6PDexon2未发现有异常电泳条带的样本出现。结论：（1）nt-1388G→A（56．52％）、nt-1376G→T（8．7％）是云南省主要的基因突变型也是中国人中最常见的两种突变型,揭示中华民族有着共同的起源;（2）所检样本中未发现nt95A→G。（3）应用PCR—DGGE法结合DNA测序检测G6PD缺乏症患者的基因型,阳性检出率高,方法简便、快捷、灵敏、结果准确可靠。     

Aggregated Forms of Glucose-6-phosphate Dehydrogenase from Cultured Rice Plant Cells

Multiple molecular forms of glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenaseincluding aggregated ones were observed in rice plant suspensioncultures by disc electrophoresis. By sucrose density gradientcentrifugation, the enzyme was resolved into three componentswith the sedimentation coefficients of 42.5, 23 and 6, respectively.The first two components were dissociated into the third componentin the presence of KC1, NADP⁺ and NADPH. These three componentswere interconvertible molecular species. (Received September 16, 1980; Accepted December 19, 1980)     

PCR—DGGE法研究葡萄糖-6-磷酸脱氢酶缺乏症基因突变

目的：应用PCR-DGGE法和DNA测序分析云南籍G6PD缺乏症患者基因突变类型和特点、方法应用硝基四氮唑蓝（NBT）纸片法进行G6PD缺乏症定性筛查,G6PD／6PGD比值法验证,应用PCR—DGGE法和DNA测序分析46例云南籍G6PD缺乏症患者基因突变类型和特点。结果：46例云南籍G6PD缺乏症样本中有30例经PCR—DGGE法分析G6PDexon12发现有异常电泳条带,DNA测序证实26例（56、52％）为nt-1388G→A,4例（8.7％）nt-1376G→T．而PCR—DGGE法分析G6PDexon2未发现有异常电泳条带的样本出现。结论：（1）nt-1388G→A（56．52％）、nt-1376G→T（8．7％）是云南省主要的基因突变型也是中国人中最常见的两种突变型,揭示中华民族有着共同的起源;（2）所检样本中未发现nt95A→G。（3）应用PCR—DGGE法结合DNA测序检测G6PD缺乏症患者的基因型,阳性检出率高,方法简便、快捷、灵敏、结果准确可靠。