AMP nucleosidase: kinetic mechanism and thermodynamics. 1986

W E DeWolf, and F A Emig, and V L Schramm

The kinetic mechanism of AMP nucleosidase (EC 3.2.2.4; AMP + H2O----adenine + ribose 5-phosphate) from Azotobacter vinelandii is rapid-equilibrium random by initial rate studies of the forward and reverse reactions in the presence of MgATP, the allosteric activator. Inactivation-protection studies have established the binding of adenine to AMP nucleosidase in the absence of ribose 5-phosphate. Product inhibition by adenine suggests a dead-end complex of enzyme, AMP, and adenine. Methanol does not act as a nucleophile to replace H2O in the reaction, and products do not exchange into substrate during AMP hydrolysis. Thus, the reactive complex has the properties of concerted hydrolysis by an enzyme-directed water molecule rather than by formation of a covalent intermediate with ribose 5-phosphate. The Vmax in the forward reaction (AMP hydrolysis) is 300-fold greater than that in the reverse reaction. The Keq for AMP hydrolysis has been experimentally determined to be 170 M and is in reasonable agreement with Keq values of 77 and 36 M calculated from Haldane relationships. The equilibrium for enzyme-bound substrate and products strongly favors the enzyme-product ternary complex ([enzyme-adenine ribose 5-phosphate]/[enzyme-AMP] = 480). The temperature dependence of the kinetic constants gave Arrhenius plots with a distinct break between 20 and 25 degrees C. Above 25 degrees C, AMP binding demonstrates a strong entropic effect consistent with increased order in the Michaelis complex. Below 20 degrees C, binding is tighter and the entropic component is lost, indicating distinct enzyme conformations above and below 25 degrees C.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D009699 N-Glycosyl Hydrolases A class of enzymes involved in the hydrolysis of the N-glycosidic bond of nitrogen-linked sugars. Glycoside Hydrolases, Nitrogen-linked,Hydrolases, N-Glycosyl,Nucleosidase,Nucleosidases,Nucleoside Hydrolase,Nitrogen-linked Glycoside Hydrolases,Nucleoside Hydrolases,Glycoside Hydrolases, Nitrogen linked,Hydrolase, Nucleoside,Hydrolases, N Glycosyl,Hydrolases, Nitrogen-linked Glycoside,Hydrolases, Nucleoside,N Glycosyl Hydrolases,Nitrogen linked Glycoside Hydrolases
D002250 Carbon Radioisotopes Unstable isotopes of carbon that decay or disintegrate emitting radiation. C atoms with atomic weights 10, 11, and 14-16 are radioactive carbon isotopes. Radioisotopes, Carbon
D000225 Adenine A purine base and a fundamental unit of ADENINE NUCLEOTIDES. Vitamin B 4,4, Vitamin B,B 4, Vitamin
D000249 Adenosine Monophosphate Adenine nucleotide containing one phosphate group esterified to the sugar moiety in the 2'-, 3'-, or 5'-position. AMP,Adenylic Acid,2'-AMP,2'-Adenosine Monophosphate,2'-Adenylic Acid,5'-Adenylic Acid,Adenosine 2'-Phosphate,Adenosine 3'-Phosphate,Adenosine 5'-Phosphate,Adenosine Phosphate Dipotassium,Adenosine Phosphate Disodium,Phosphaden,2' Adenosine Monophosphate,2' Adenylic Acid,5' Adenylic Acid,5'-Phosphate, Adenosine,Acid, 2'-Adenylic,Acid, 5'-Adenylic,Adenosine 2' Phosphate,Adenosine 3' Phosphate,Adenosine 5' Phosphate,Dipotassium, Adenosine Phosphate,Disodium, Adenosine Phosphate,Monophosphate, 2'-Adenosine,Phosphate Dipotassium, Adenosine,Phosphate Disodium, Adenosine
D001395 Azotobacter A genus of gram-negative, aerobic bacteria found in soil and water. Its organisms occur singly, in pairs or irregular clumps, and sometimes in chains of varying lengths.
D012267 Ribosemonophosphates Ribose substituted in the 1-, 3-, or 5-position by a phosphoric acid moiety.
D013816 Thermodynamics A rigorously mathematical analysis of energy relationships (heat, work, temperature, and equilibrium). It describes systems whose states are determined by thermal parameters, such as temperature, in addition to mechanical and electromagnetic parameters. (From Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, 12th ed) Thermodynamic

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