Effect of metal ions on the secondary structure and activity of calf intestine phosphatase
Fengjuan Chen1, Guoqi Liu, Zhihong Xu
1College of Chemistry and Chemical Engineering and State Key Laboratory of Applied Organic Chemistry, Lanzhou University, Lanzhou 730000, PR China.
Abstract:
Cobalt is an essential microelements in many biological processes involving enzymatic activity. We found that Zn2+ and Mg2+, which are in the active site of native calf intestine alkaline phosphatase (CIP), can be replaced by Co2+ directly in solution. The effect of Co2+ concentration on the substitution reaction was examined at ratios of [Co2+]/[CIP] from 0:1 to 8:1. The quantity of Zn2+ in CIP decreased progressively as the ratio was increased, but the amount of Mg2+ changed in irrregular fashion. A series of active site models of the reaction mechanism of CIP are proposed. Low pH was found to promote the replacement of Mg2+ by Co2+. To understand how the substitution affects the enzyme, we also solved the secondary structure of CIP after reaction with Co2+ in different conditions.
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