N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase from Ascaris suum. 1991

Z Kyossev, and B Bergmann, and E Ossikovski, and R D Walter
Bulgarian Academy of Sciences, Central Laboratory of Helminthology, Sofia.

The occurrence of N-acetylglucosaminyltransferase, the initial step in the synthesis of the carbohydrate moiety of N-linked glycoproteins, is demonstrated in the microsomal fraction of the nematode Ascaris suum. Phosphatidylglycerol stimulated enzyme activity three- to six-fold without affecting the Km values of either substrates, uridinediphospho-N-acetylglucosamine or dolichylphosphate. The Km values were determined to be about 12 microM and 100 micrograms ml-1, respectively. The enzyme activity was strongly inhibited by tunicamycin acting as a competitive inhibitor with respect to the substrate uridinediphospho-N-glucosamine.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008861 Microsomes Artifactual vesicles formed from the endoplasmic reticulum when cells are disrupted. They are isolated by differential centrifugation and are composed of three structural features: rough vesicles, smooth vesicles, and ribosomes. Numerous enzyme activities are associated with the microsomal fraction. (Glick, Glossary of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, 1990; from Rieger et al., Glossary of Genetics: Classical and Molecular, 5th ed) Microsome
D010715 Phosphatidylglycerols A nitrogen-free class of lipids present in animal and particularly plant tissues and composed of one mole of glycerol and 1 or 2 moles of phosphatidic acid. Members of this group differ from one another in the nature of the fatty acids released on hydrolysis. Glycerol Phosphoglycerides,Monophosphatidylglycerols,Phosphatidylglycerol,Phosphatidyl Glycerol,Glycerol, Phosphatidyl,Phosphoglycerides, Glycerol
D004789 Enzyme Activation Conversion of an inactive form of an enzyme to one possessing metabolic activity. It includes 1, activation by ions (activators); 2, activation by cofactors (coenzymes); and 3, conversion of an enzyme precursor (proenzyme or zymogen) to an active enzyme. Activation, Enzyme,Activations, Enzyme,Enzyme Activations
D005260 Female Females
D005964 Glucosyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucose from a nucleoside diphosphate glucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. EC 2.4.1.-. Glucosyltransferase
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
D001200 Ascaris A genus of nematodes of the superfamily ASCARIDOIDEA whose species usually inhabit the intestine. Ascari
D014415 Tunicamycin An N-acetylglycosamine containing antiviral antibiotic obtained from Streptomyces lysosuperificus. It is also active against some bacteria and fungi, because it inhibits the glucosylation of proteins. Tunicamycin is used as tool in the study of microbial biosynthetic mechanisms.
D017351 N-Acetylglucosaminyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of N-acetylglucosamine from a nucleoside diphosphate N-acetylglucosamine to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. EC 2.4.1.-. N-Acetylglucosamine Transferases,N Acetylglucosamine Transferases,N Acetylglucosaminyltransferases,Transferases, N-Acetylglucosamine

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