Kinetic analysis of gluconate phosphorylation by human gluconokinase using isothermal titration calorimetry

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)3548-3555
Number of pages8
JournalFEBS Letters
Volume589
Issue number23
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 30 Nov 2015

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Publisher Copyright: © 2015 Federation of European Biochemical Societies.

Other keywords

  • Enzyme kinetics
  • Gluconate (Glcn)
  • Human gluconokinase (hGntK, IdnK)
  • Human metabolism
  • Isothermal titration calorimetry

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