The reaction of choline acetyltransferase with sulfhydryl reagents. Methoxycarbonyl-CoA disulfide as an active site-directed reagent.
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The reaction of choline acetyltransferase with methoxycarbonyl alkyl disulfides leads to a progressive loss in enzyme activity as the size of the alkyl group increases from methyl to n-butyl. Reaction with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) or methoxycarbonyl coenzyme A (CoA) disulfide, leads to a total loss of enzyme activity. DTNB inactivation is biphasic (k1 = approximately 9 x 10(2) M-1 s-1, k2 = approximately 6 x 10(1) M-1 s-1) with the slow phase being diminished by acetyl-CoA. Methoxycarbonyl-CoA disulfide inactivation is also biphasic (k1 = approximately 2.1 x 10(3) M-1 s-1, k2 = approximately 6 x 10(1) M-1 s-1), with the rapid phase being diminished in the presence of acetyl-CoA. Inactivation by methoxycarbonyl methyl disulfide, ethyl disulfide, or hydroxyethyl disulfide, or by methyl methanethiosulfonate is not biphasic. Pretreatment of the enzyme with methyl methanethiosulfonate, which leads to a 25% loss in enzyme activity, abolishes the fast phase of DTNB inactivation, the slow phase of methoxycarbonyl-CoA disulfide inactivation, and any further inactivation by methoxycarbonyl ethyl disulfide. These results are interpreted to suggest that choline acetyltransferase contains two classes of reactive sulfhydryl groups, neither of which are required for enzyme activity.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- The Journal of biological chemistry
دوره 254 23 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1979