Thioglycolate, competitive inhibitor of urocanase. |
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Authors: | D H Hug P S O'Donnell J K Hunter |
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Institution: | Bacteriology Research Laboratory Veterans Administration Hospital Department of Internal Medicine University of Iowa Iowa City, Iowa 52240 USA |
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Abstract: | Urocanase was inhibited by thioglycolate, 2-mercaptoethanol, dithioerythritol, and 3-mercaptopropionate. Thioglycolate inhibited competitively at low concentrations (Ki, 0.1 mM) and protected the active site from modification by sulfite. The inhibited enzyme was reactivated by dialysis. A difference spectrum peak of 328 nm for the thioglycolate-urocanase complex compared to the 327 nm absorption maximum of the NAD-thioglycolate adduct. Several nucleophiles are known to inhibit urocanase. We conclude that thioglycolate, as a nucleophilic agent, inhibits by forming an adduct with the tightly bound NAD of urocanase. These results provide indirect evidence that NAD may be the locus of substrate binding in urocanase. |
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