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Inactivation of E. coli RNA polymerase by pyridoxal 5′-phosphate: Identification of a low pKa lysine as the modified residue
Bull, Paulina; Zaldivar, Josefina; Venegas, Alejandro et al.
1975In Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 64 (4), p. 1152-1159
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Keywords :
E. coli RNA; pKa; 5′-phosphate; pyridoxal
Abstract :
[en] The inactivation of E. coli RNA polymerase (3.3 × 10−7M) by pyridoxal 5′-phosphate (1 × 10−4M to 5 × 10−4M) is a first order process with respect to the remaining active enzyme. Studies of the variation of the first order rate constant with the concentration of pyridoxal 5′-phosphate show that the inactivation reaction follows saturation kinetics. The formation of a reversible enzyme-inhibitor intermediate is postulated. Kinetic studies at different pH values indicate that the inactivation rate constant depends on the mole fraction of one conjugate base with pKa 7.9. The apparent equilibrium constant (association) for the inactivation reaction is independent of the pH and is 1.8 × 104 M−1. By electrophoretic and chromatographic analysis of enzyme hydrolyzates after pyridoxal 5′-phosphate and NaBH4 treatment only N-ε-pyridoxyllysine was found. It is postulated that a lysine ε-amino group with a low pKa is critical for the activity of the enzyme.
Disciplines :
Biochemistry, biophysics & molecular biology
Author, co-author :
Bull, Paulina;  Universidad Catolica de Chile
Zaldivar, Josefina;  Universidad Catolica de Chile
Venegas, Alejandro;  Universidad Catolica de Chile
Martial, Joseph ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences de la vie > GIGA-R : Biologie et génétique moléculaire
Valenzuela, Pablo;  Universidad Catolica de Chile
Language :
English
Title :
Inactivation of E. coli RNA polymerase by pyridoxal 5′-phosphate: Identification of a low pKa lysine as the modified residue
Publication date :
16 June 1975
Journal title :
Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications
ISSN :
0006-291X
eISSN :
1090-2104
Publisher :
Academic Press, San Diego, United States - California
Volume :
64
Issue :
4
Pages :
1152-1159
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
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