Some characteristics of Δ1-pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase in rat cerebellum

Δ¹-Pyrroline-5-carboxylate dehydrogenase (P5CDH) in rat cerebellum was assayed with a simple spectrophotometric method using high-speed supernatants of whole tissue homogenates. Kinetic analysis showed that the enzyme has K_m values of 0.83 ± 0.21 mM for Δ¹-pyrroline-5-carboxylate and 0.47 ± 0.02 mM for NAD⁺. Various cations inhibited P5CDH but only at relatively high concentrations. Several amino acids were strongly inhibitory in the order $\text{GABA}\text{>}\text{glycine}\text{>}\text{hydroxyproline}\text{>}\text{cysteine}\text{?}\text{proline}\text{>}\text{glutamine}\text{>}\text{glutamate}\text{>}\text{alanine}$.