Magnesium-dependent ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolase activity in Herpetomonas muscarum muscarum. 2003

M Alves-Ferreira, and P M L Dutra, and A H C S Lopes, and A Ferreira-Pereira, and H M Scofano, and J R Meyer-Fernandes
Departamento de Bioquímica e Biologia Molecular, Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Fundaçao Oswaldo Cruz, Rio de Janeiro, RJ, 21045-900, Brazil.

In the present work we characterized the ecto-ATP diphosphohydrolase activity of the trypanosomatid parasite Herpetomonas muscarum muscarum. This parasite hydrolyzed ATP at a rate of 15.52 nmol Pi/mg protein/min and this activity reached a maximum at pH 7.5. Classical inhibitors of acid phosphatases, such as sodium orthovanadate (NaVO3), sodium fluoride (NaF), and ammonium molybdate presented no effect on this activity. MgCl2, ZnCl2, and MnCl2 stimulated the ATP hydrolysis by H. m. muscarum. The ecto-ATPase activity was insensitive to oligomycin and sodium azide, two inhibitors of mitochondrial Mg-ATPase, bafilomycin A1, a V-ATPase inhibitor, ouabain, a Na(+)+K+-ATPase inhibitor and to levamizole, an inhibitor of alkaline phosphatase. An extracellular impermeant inhibitor 4,4'-diisothiocyanostylbene 2',2'-disulfonic acid (DIDS) and a inhibitor of some ecto-ATPases, suramin, which is also a competitive antagonist of P2-purinergic receptors, promoted a great inhibition on the ATP hydrolysis. This enzyme is able to hydrolysis ATP, ADP, UTP, and UDP, but not GTP, GDP, CTP, or CDP. ADP inhibited the enzymatic activity in a concentration dependent manner, reaching 70% inhibition.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008274 Magnesium A metallic element that has the atomic symbol Mg, atomic number 12, and atomic weight 24.31. It is important for the activity of many enzymes, especially those involved in OXIDATIVE PHOSPHORYLATION.
D002413 Cations, Divalent Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms with a valence of plus 2, which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis. Divalent Cations
D004791 Enzyme Inhibitors Compounds or agents that combine with an enzyme in such a manner as to prevent the normal substrate-enzyme combination and the catalytic reaction. Enzyme Inhibitor,Inhibitor, Enzyme,Inhibitors, Enzyme
D004795 Enzyme Stability The extent to which an enzyme retains its structural conformation or its activity when subjected to storage, isolation, and purification or various other physical or chemical manipulations, including proteolytic enzymes and heat. Enzyme Stabilities,Stabilities, Enzyme,Stability, Enzyme
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001081 Apyrase A calcium-activated enzyme that catalyzes the hydrolysis of ATP to yield AMP and orthophosphate. It can also act on ADP and other nucleoside triphosphates and diphosphates. EC 3.6.1.5. ADPase,ATP-Diphosphatase,Adenosine Diphosphatase,ADP Phosphohydrolase,ATP Diphosphohydrolase,ATP-ADPase,ATP ADPase,ATP Diphosphatase,Diphosphatase, Adenosine,Diphosphohydrolase, ATP,Phosphohydrolase, ADP
D013379 Substrate Specificity A characteristic feature of enzyme activity in relation to the kind of substrate on which the enzyme or catalytic molecule reacts. Specificities, Substrate,Specificity, Substrate,Substrate Specificities
D013498 Suramin A polyanionic compound with an unknown mechanism of action. It is used parenterally in the treatment of African trypanosomiasis and it has been used clinically with diethylcarbamazine to kill the adult Onchocerca. (From AMA Drug Evaluations Annual, 1992, p1643) It has also been shown to have potent antineoplastic properties. Germanin,Moranil,Naganin,Naganol,Naphuride,Suramin Sodium,Suramin, Hexasodium Salt,Suramin, Monosodium Salt,Hexasodium Salt Suramin,Monosodium Salt Suramin,Salt Suramin, Hexasodium,Salt Suramin, Monosodium,Sodium, Suramin
D014344 Trypanocidal Agents Agents destructive to the protozoal organisms belonging to the suborder TRYPANOSOMATINA. Trypanocidal Drugs,Trypanocides,Trypanosomicidal Agents,Trypanosomicides,Agents, Trypanocidal,Agents, Trypanosomicidal,Drugs, Trypanocidal

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