Involvement of arginine residues in the allosteric activation of Escherichia coli ADP-glucose synthetase

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Abstract
Inactivation of E. coli ADP-glucose synthetase (EC 2.7.7.27) by the arginine-specific reagents cyclohexanedione and phenylglyoxal resulted primarily from interference with normal allosteric activation. Partial modification by phenylglyoxal resulted in a lessened ability of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate (fructose-P2) to stimulate and of 5''-AMP (5''-adenylate) to inhibit enzymic activity. The apparent affinity for fructose-P2 and the Vmax at saturating fructose-P2 concentrations were decreased by the arginine modification. Fructose-P2, 5''-adenylate and several other allosteric effectors were able to partially protect the enzyme from inactivation. Catalytic activity was not decreased by arginine modification under conditions where the enzyme was assayed in the absence of fructose-P2. The 2 arginine-modifying reagents differed markedly in their reactivity with the enzyme. Cyclohexanedione inactivated the enzyme quite slowly and eventually reacted with at least 14 of the 32 arginines present/subunit. Phenylglyoxal was some 50-fold more effective in inactivation, but it modified only 1 arginine residue/subunit.