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Uridine diphosphate glucose synthase from calf liver: determinants of enzyme activity in vitro. 1975

P J Roach, and K R Warren, and D E Atkinson

The reaction catalyzed by calf liver uridine diphosphate glucose synthase (pyrophosphorylase) (EC 2.7.7.9; UTP + glucose 1-phosphate = UDP-glucose + PPi) is an example of an enzymic reaction in which a nucleoside triphosphate other than ATP is the immediate source of metabolic energy. Kinetic properties of the enzyme, acting in the direction of UCP-glucose formation were investigated in vitro. The reaction was inhibited by UDP-glucose (0.072), Pi (11), UDP (1.6), UDP-xylose (0.87), UDP-glucuronate (1.3), and UDP-galacturonate (0.95). The numbers in parentheses indicate the concentration (mM) required for half-maximal inhibition under the conditions used. Other compounds tested, including ATP, ADP, and AMP, had no effect. Over a range of concentrations of UTP (0.04-0.8 MM) and UDP-glucose (0.05-0.03 mM), the reaction rate was more dependent on the concentration ratio [UDP-glucose]/[UTP] than on the absolute concentration of either compound. Comparison of the kinetic properties in vitro with estimates of metabolite levels in vivo suggests that (1) the enzyme operates in a range far from its maximal rate, and (2) the concentrations of glucose 1-phosphate and Pi and the ratio [UDP-glucose]/[UTP] may be the most important determinants of UDP-glucose synthase activity.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008099 Liver A large lobed glandular organ in the abdomen of vertebrates that is responsible for detoxification, metabolism, synthesis and storage of various substances. Livers
D009713 Nucleotidyltransferases A class of enzymes that transfers nucleotidyl residues. EC 2.7.7. Nucleotidyltransferase
D010710 Phosphates Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid. Inorganic Phosphate,Phosphates, Inorganic,Inorganic Phosphates,Orthophosphate,Phosphate,Phosphate, Inorganic
D011756 Diphosphates Inorganic salts of phosphoric acid that contain two phosphate groups. Diphosphate,Pyrophosphate Analog,Pyrophosphates,Pyrophosphate Analogs,Analog, Pyrophosphate
D002417 Cattle Domesticated bovine animals of the genus Bos, usually kept on a farm or ranch and used for the production of meat or dairy products or for heavy labor. Beef Cow,Bos grunniens,Bos indicus,Bos indicus Cattle,Bos taurus,Cow,Cow, Domestic,Dairy Cow,Holstein Cow,Indicine Cattle,Taurine Cattle,Taurus Cattle,Yak,Zebu,Beef Cows,Bos indicus Cattles,Cattle, Bos indicus,Cattle, Indicine,Cattle, Taurine,Cattle, Taurus,Cattles, Bos indicus,Cattles, Indicine,Cattles, Taurine,Cattles, Taurus,Cow, Beef,Cow, Dairy,Cow, Holstein,Cows,Dairy Cows,Domestic Cow,Domestic Cows,Indicine Cattles,Taurine Cattles,Taurus Cattles,Yaks,Zebus
D004305 Dose-Response Relationship, Drug The relationship between the dose of an administered drug and the response of the organism to the drug. Dose Response Relationship, Drug,Dose-Response Relationships, Drug,Drug Dose-Response Relationship,Drug Dose-Response Relationships,Relationship, Drug Dose-Response,Relationships, Drug Dose-Response
D005957 UTP-Glucose-1-Phosphate Uridylyltransferase An enzyme that catalyzes the formation of UDPglucose from UTP plus glucose 1-phosphate. EC 2.7.7.9. Glucosephosphate Uridylyltransferase,UDP Glucose Pyrophosphorylase,UDPG Pyrophosphorylase,Pyrophosphorylase, UDP Glucose,Pyrophosphorylase, UDPG,UTP Glucose 1 Phosphate Uridylyltransferase,Uridylyltransferase, Glucosephosphate,Uridylyltransferase, UTP-Glucose-1-Phosphate
D005958 Glucosephosphates
D000227 Adenine Nucleotides Adenine Nucleotide,Adenosine Phosphate,Adenosine Phosphates,Nucleotide, Adenine,Nucleotides, Adenine,Phosphate, Adenosine,Phosphates, Adenosine

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