Inhibition of tryptophan synthase by (1-fluorovinyl)glycine.
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| Abstract |
Tryptophan synthase (alpha 2 beta 2 complex) from Salmonella typhimurium catalyzes the formation of tryptophan from serine and indole. The enzyme is inactivated by (1-fluorovinyl)glycine. Concomitant with enzyme inactivation, the absorbance at 485 nm increases, indicating covalent modification of pyridoxal 5'-phosphate. It is proposed that inactivation involves elimination of HF to form an allene, which reacts with a nucleophile at the active site. The inactivation reaction involves an alpha,beta-elimination, as does the formation of tryptophan from indole and serine. The inactivation occurs with k(in) > 1.3 s-1, which is very close to k(cat) (6.4 s-1) for the formation of tryptophan from indole and serine. The inactive enzyme (alpha 2 beta 2) regains activity with k(off) = 0.005 min-1. Aminoacetone is formed during reaction, and pyridoxal 5'-phosphate is regenerated. Tryptophan synthase also catalyzes the dehydration of serine, or 3-fluoroalanine, to pyruvate in the absence of indole. This reaction involves an alpha,beta-elimination and the intermediate formation of an aminoacrylate adduct with pyridoxal 5'-phosphate, as does the formation of tryptophan. Pyruvate formation proceeds at less than 5% the rate of tryptophan formation. With [2-2H]serine an isotope effect (DVmax = 1.5) is observed. We propose that pyruvate formation is limited by the rate of hydration of the aminoacrylate intermediate and the rate of the abstraction of the serine alpha-hydrogen.
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| Authors | Y Xu, R H Abeles |
| Journal | Biochemistry (Biochemistry) Vol. 32 Issue 3 Pg. 806-11 (Jan 26 1993) ISSN: 0006-2960 [Print] United States |
| PMID | 8422385 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.) |
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