Comparison of the substrate conformations in the active sites of papain, chymopapain, ficin and bromelain by resonance Raman spectroscopy |
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Authors: | P R Carey Y Ozaki A C Storer |
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Institution: | Division of Biological Sciences, National Research Council of Canada, Ottawa, Canada K1A 0R6 |
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Abstract: | The resonance Raman spectra of several enzyme-substrate intermediates of papain, chymopapain, ficin and bromelain are reported. The intermediates are dithioacyl enzymes formed during the catalyzed hydrolysis of N-acylglycine thionoester substrates. Interpretation of the resonance Raman spectra allows us to compare, for the first time, the substrate geometries in a series of functioning intermediates from different enzymes. The substrates assume essentially identical conformations for papain, chymopapain and ficin and a similar, but not identical, conformation in the active site of bromelain. Each dithioacyl enzyme population appears to be made up of a single homogeneous conformational state. This state has been characterised in earlier studies of dithioacyl papains. It is designated as conformer B and is characterized by an attractive contact between the substrate's glycinic N atom and the active site cysteine S atom. It is now apparent that conformer B is of general significance in the mechanism of cysteine proteases. |
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