Comparison of lactate and malate dehydrogenases: Fluorescence and thermodynamic properties |
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Authors: | John A. Rupley,Leslie S. Forster,Takao Torikata,Robert E. Johnson,Clifford C. O Neal |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biochemistry University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721 USA;2. Department of Chemistry, University of Arizona, Tucson AZ 85721 USA |
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Abstract: | Equilibrium, thermochemical, and time-resolved fluorescence measurements have been carried out in order to compare pig heart lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and cytoplasmic malate dehydrogenase (MDH). The differences in the thermodynamic parameters for binding of NADH and NAD+ show the same pattern for both enzymes. The stronger binding of NADH is entropy-based, which can be understood as reflecting electrostatic interactions. The tryptophan fluorescence of MDH and LDH differ for the free enzymes and in quenching by NADH. The differences can be accounted for in terms of a single long-lived tryptophan residue present in LDH and not in MDH. |
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