Conformational changes at the active site of pantetheine hydrolase during denaturation by guanidine hydrochloride. 1999

G Pitari, and A A D'Archivio, and L Di Leandro, and G Antonini, and A Panatta, and E Tettamanti, and S Duprè, and F Malatesta
Dipartimento di Biologia di Base e Applicata, University of L'Aquila, Italy. giusi.pitari@aquila.infn.it

Conformational changes at the active site of pantetheine hydrolase (EC3.5.1.-) during guanidine hydrochloride (GndHCl) denaturation were investigated by UV and circular dichroism spectroscopy and by electron spin resonance spectroscopy, following the spectral behaviour of the nitroxide radicals (N-(1-oxyl-2,2,5,5,-tetramethyl-3-pyrrolidinyl) iodacetamide) covalently linked to the two active site cysteine residues. At low denaturant concentrations (0.2 M) no conformational changes may be observed, whereas the catalytic activity, is strongly affected. The results indicate that the active site of pantetheine hydrolase is labile and unfolds under conditions in which no global tertiary structure modifications can be observed.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D011489 Protein Denaturation Disruption of the non-covalent bonds and/or disulfide bonds responsible for maintaining the three-dimensional shape and activity of the native protein. Denaturation, Protein,Denaturations, Protein,Protein Denaturations
D003497 Cyclic N-Oxides Heterocyclic compounds in which an oxygen is attached to a cyclic nitrogen. Heterocyclic N-Oxides,Cyclic N Oxides,Heterocyclic N Oxides,N Oxides, Cyclic,N-Oxides, Cyclic,N-Oxides, Heterocyclic,Oxides, Cyclic N
D004578 Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy A technique applicable to the wide variety of substances which exhibit paramagnetism because of the magnetic moments of unpaired electrons. The spectra are useful for detection and identification, for determination of electron structure, for study of interactions between molecules, and for measurement of nuclear spins and moments. (From McGraw-Hill Encyclopedia of Science and Technology, 7th edition) Electron nuclear double resonance (ENDOR) spectroscopy is a variant of the technique which can give enhanced resolution. Electron spin resonance analysis can now be used in vivo, including imaging applications such as MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING. ENDOR,Electron Nuclear Double Resonance,Electron Paramagnetic Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance,Electron Spin Resonance,Paramagnetic Resonance, Electron,Resonance, Electron Paramagnetic,Resonance, Electron Spin,Resonance, Paramagnetic
D000581 Amidohydrolases Any member of the class of enzymes that catalyze the cleavage of amide bonds and result in the addition of water to the resulting molecules. Amidases,Amidohydrolase
D001665 Binding Sites The parts of a macromolecule that directly participate in its specific combination with another molecule. Combining Site,Binding Site,Combining Sites,Site, Binding,Site, Combining,Sites, Binding,Sites, Combining
D013113 Spin Labels Molecules which contain an atom or a group of atoms exhibiting an unpaired electron spin that can be detected by electron spin resonance spectroscopy and can be bonded to another molecule. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Chemical and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Spin Label,Label, Spin,Labels, Spin
D058851 GPI-Linked Proteins A subclass of lipid-linked proteins that contain a GLYCOSYLPHOSPHATIDYLINOSITOL LINKAGE which holds them to the CELL MEMBRANE. GPI-Anchored Proteins,GPI-Linked Membrane Proteins,Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linked Proteins,GPI Anchored Proteins,GPI Linked Membrane Proteins,GPI Linked Proteins,Membrane Proteins, GPI-Linked,Proteins, GPI-Anchored,Proteins, GPI-Linked,Proteins, GPI-Linked Membrane,Proteins, Glycosylphosphatidylinositol Linked
D019791 Guanidine A strong organic base existing primarily as guanidium ions at physiological pH. It is found in the urine as a normal product of protein metabolism. It is also used in laboratory research as a protein denaturant. (From Martindale, the Extra Pharmacopoeia, 30th ed and Merck Index, 12th ed) It is also used in the treatment of myasthenia and as a fluorescent probe in HPLC. Guanidine Hydrochloride,Guanidinium,Guanidinium Chloride,Guanidine Monohydrate,Guanidine Monohydrobromide,Guanidine Monohydrochloride,Guanidine Monohydroiodine,Guanidine Nitrate,Guanidine Phosphate,Guanidine Sulfate,Guanidine Sulfate (1:1),Guanidine Sulfate (2:1),Guanidine Sulfite (1:1),Guanidium Chloride,Chloride, Guanidinium,Chloride, Guanidium,Hydrochloride, Guanidine,Monohydrate, Guanidine,Monohydrobromide, Guanidine,Monohydrochloride, Guanidine,Monohydroiodine, Guanidine,Nitrate, Guanidine,Phosphate, Guanidine,Sulfate, Guanidine

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