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Inactivation of rat muscle 5'-adenylate aminohydrolase by tyrosine nitration with tetranitromethane. 1981

M Ranieri-Raggi, and C Bergamini, and U Montali, and A Raggi

Reaction of rat muscle AMP deaminase with low molar excess of tetranitromethane results in a rapid loss of free thiol groups and a concomitant decrease in enzyme activity at high, but not at low, AMP concentration. This modification appears to be limited to the same non-essential thiol groups reactive towards specific reagents in non-denaturing conditions. On incubation with higher molar excess of tetranitromethane, a loss of enzyme activity is observed, which correlates with nitration of tyrosine residues. By amino acid analysis, approximately there tyrosine residues per subunit are estimated to be nitrated in the completely inactivated enzyme. The kinetic properties of the partially inactivated AMP deaminase reveal a negative co-operatively behaviour at approximately half saturation. This suggests that modification of tyrosine residues is also responsible for alteration of the binding properties of the hypothesized activating site of AMP deaminase.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008697	Methane	The simplest saturated hydrocarbon. It is a colorless, flammable gas, slightly soluble in water. It is one of the chief constituents of natural gas and is formed in the decomposition of organic matter. (Grant & Hackh's Chemical Dictionary, 5th ed)
D009132	Muscles	Contractile tissue that produces movement in animals.	Muscle Tissue,Muscle,Muscle Tissues,Tissue, Muscle,Tissues, Muscle
D009709	Nucleotide Deaminases	Catalyze the hydrolysis of nucleotides with the elimination of ammonia.	Deaminases, Nucleotide
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
D000659	AMP Deaminase	An enzyme that catalyzes the deamination of AMP to IMP. EC 3.5.4.6.	AMP Aminase,Adenylate Deaminase,5'-AMP Deaminase,AMP Aminohydrolase,Myoadenylate Deaminase,5' AMP Deaminase,Aminase, AMP,Aminohydrolase, AMP,Deaminase, 5'-AMP,Deaminase, AMP,Deaminase, Adenylate,Deaminase, Myoadenylate
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
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
D013774	Tetranitromethane	Corrosive oxidant, explosive; additive to diesel and rocket fuels; causes skin and lung irritation; proposed war gas. A useful reagent for studying the modification of specific amino acids, particularly tyrosine residues in proteins. Has also been used for studying carbanion formation and for detecting the presence of double bonds in organic compounds.
D014443	Tyrosine	A non-essential amino acid. In animals it is synthesized from PHENYLALANINE. It is also the precursor of EPINEPHRINE; THYROID HORMONES; and melanin.	L-Tyrosine,Tyrosine, L-isomer,para-Tyrosine,L Tyrosine,Tyrosine, L isomer,para Tyrosine