Kinetic mechanism and location of rate-determining steps for aspartase from Hafnia alvei
- 1 October 1984
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Chemical Society (ACS) in Biochemistry
- Vol. 23 (22) , 5168-5175
- https://doi.org/10.1021/bi00317a013
Abstract
Coupled spectrophotometric assays that monitor the formation of fumarate and NH2 in the direction of aspartate deamination and aspartate in the direction of fumarate amination were used to collect initial velocity data for the aspartase reaction. Data are consistent with rapid equilibrium ordered addition of Mg2+ prior to aspartate but completely random release of Mg2+, NH4+ or fumarate. In addition to Mg2+, Mn2+ can also be used as a divalent metal with Vmax 80% and a Kaspartate 3.5-fold lower than when Mg2+ is used. Monovalent cations such as Li+, K+, Cs+ and Rb+ are competitive vs. either aspartate or NH4+ but noncompetitive vs. fumarate. A primary deuterium isotope effect of .apprx. 1 on both V and V/Kaspartate is obtained with (3R)-L-aspartate-3-d, while a primary 15N isotope effect on V/Kaspartate of 1.0239 .+-. 0.0014 is obtained in the direction of aspartate deamination. A secondary isotope effect on V of 1.13 .+-. 0.04 is obtained with L-aspartate-2-d. A secondary isotope effect of 0.81 .+-. 0.05 on V is obtained with fumarate-d-2, while a value of 1.18 .+-. 0.05 on V is obtained by using (2S, 3S)-L-aspartate-2, 3-d2. These data are interpreted in terms of a 2 step mechanism with an intermediate carbanion in which C.sbd.N bond cleavage limits the overall rate and the rate-limiting transition state is intermediate between the carbanion and fumarate.This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
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