Metal ion requirement of bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosamine kinase from rat liver |
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Authors: | Stephan Hinderlich Anka Sonnenschein Werner Reutter |
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Institution: | (1) Institut fur Molekularbiologie und Biochemie, Freie Universitat Berlin, Berlin-Dahlem, Germany |
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Abstract: | The metal ion requirement for both enzymatic activitiesof the bifunctional UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase/N-acetylmannosaminekinase (E.C. 5.1.3.14/ 2.7.1.60), the key enzyme of N-acetylneuraminic acidbiosynthesis in ratliver, was investigated. UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase was active inimida-zole/HCl buffer in the complete absence of any metal ion. 200 mM Na + , K + , Rb + and Cs +activated enzymeactivity up to five-fold, whereas lower concentrations of thesemonovalent metal ions showed only a small effect on UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimeraseactivity. In sodium phosphate buffer the enzyme activitywas increased by 0.5 mM Mg , Sr , Ba and Mn , while in the presence of 200 mM NaCl UDP-N-acetyl-glucosamine2-epimerase activity showed astronger activation by these divalent metal ions. In imidazole/HClbuffer, UDP-N-acetylglucosamine2-epimerase activity was partially inhibited by 0.5 mM Be , Mg , Ba ,Mn , Sn and Fe , and completely inhibited by 0.5 mM Zn and Cd . Divalent metal ions were essen-tialforN-acetylmannosamine kinase activity, the most effective being Mg , followed byMn and Co .The optimal concentration of these metal ions was 3 mM. Less effective were Ni and Cd , whereas Ca ,Ba , Cu , Fe and Zn showed no effect on enzyme activity. |
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Keywords: | N-Acetylmannosamine kinase N-acetylneuraminic acid biosynthesis metal ion requirement UDP-N-acetylglucosamine 2-epimerase |
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