Acid-base chemical mechanism of homocitrate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
Acid-base chemical mechanism of homocitrate synthase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae.
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酿酒酵母高柠檬酸合酶的酸碱化学机制。
DOI:
10.1021/bi060889h
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发表时间:
2006
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影响因子:
2.9
通讯作者:
Cook,PaulF
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作者:
Qian,Jinghua;West,AnnH;Cook,PaulF
Homocitrate synthase (acetyl-coenzyme A:2-ketoglutarate C-transferase; E.C. 2.3.3.14) catalyzes the condensation of AcCoA and α-ketoglutarate to give homocitrate and CoA. The enzyme was found to be a Zn-containing metalloenzyme using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Dead-end analogues of α-ketoglutarate were used to obtain information on the topography of the α-ketoglutarate binding site. The α-carboxylate and α-oxo groups of α-ketoglutarate are required for optimum binding to coordinate to the active site Zn. Optimum positioning of the α-carboxylate, α-oxo, and γ-carboxylate of α-ketoglutarate is likely mimicked by the location in space of the 2-carboxylate, pyridine nitrogen, and 4 carboxylate of pyridine 2,4-dicarboxylate. The pH dependence of the kinetic parameters was determined to obtain information on the chemical mechanism of homocitrate synthase. TheVprofile is bell shaped with slopes of 1 and −1, giving pKavalues of 6.7 and 8.0, whileV/KAcCoAexhibits a slope of 2 on the acidic side with an average pKavalue of 6.6 and a slope of −2 on basic side of the profile with an average pKavalue of 8.2. TheV/Kα-KgpH−rate profile exhibits a single pKaof 6.9 on the acidic side and two on the basic side with an average value of 7.8. The pH dependence of theKifor glyoxylate, a competitive inhibitor vs α-ketoglutarate, gives a pKaof 7.1 for a group, required to be protonated for optimum binding. Data suggest a chemical mechanism for the enzyme in which α-ketoglutarate first binds to the active site Zn via its α-carboxylate and α-oxo groups, followed by acetyl-CoA. A general base then accepts a proton from the methyl of acetyl-CoA, and a general acid protonates the carbonyl of α-ketoglutarate in the formation of homocitryl-CoA. The general acid then acts as a base in deprotonating Zn-OH2in the hydrolysis of homocitryl-CoA to give homocitrate and CoA. A solvent deuterium kinetic isotope effect of 1 is measured for homocitrate synthase, while a small pH-independent primary kinetic deuterium isotope effect (∼1.3) is observed using deuterioacetyl-CoA. Data suggest rate-limiting condensation to form the alkoxide of homocitryl-CoA, followed by hydrolysis to give products.