Abstract
Gluconate is a commonly encountered nutrient, which is degraded by the enzyme gluconokinase to generate 6-phosphogluconate. Here we used isothermal titration calorimetry to study the properties of this reaction. ΔH, KM and kcat are reported along with substrate binding data. We propose that the reaction follows a ternary complex mechanism, with ATP binding first. The reaction is inhibited by gluconate, as it binds to an Enzyme-ADP complex forming a dead-end complex. The study exemplifies that ITC can be used to determine mechanisms of enzyme catalyzed reactions, for which it is currently not commonly applied.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 3548-3555 |
| Number of pages | 8 |
| Journal | FEBS Letters |
| Volume | 589 |
| Issue number | 23 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 30 Nov 2015 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.Other keywords
- Enzyme kinetics
- Gluconate (Glcn)
- Human gluconokinase (hGntK, IdnK)
- Human metabolism
- Isothermal titration calorimetry