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Hugo Fraga1, Joaquim C G Esteves da Silva, Rui Fontes
1LAQUIPAI, Chemistry Department, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade do Porto, R. Campo Alegre 687, 4169-007, Porto, Portugal.
Abstract:
Previous results have shown that an oxidizing product of firefly luciferin, dehydroluciferyl-adenylate, is the main intermediate in the process of synthesis of dinucleoside polyphosphates catalyzed by firefly luciferase (EC 1.13.12.7). However, we have found that the pH effects on the luciferase oxidizing processes and on the synthesis of dinucleoside polyphosphate are opposite: acidic assay media enhance the synthesis of dinucleoside polyphosphate and inhibit the oxidizing processes. The reason for this apparent contradiction lies on the activation effect of low pH on the adenylate transfer reaction from dehydroluciferyl-adenylate to the acceptor nucleotide.
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