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Unraveling Entropic Rate Acceleration Induced by Solvent Dynamics in Membrane Enzymes
Published on: January 16, 2016
Series mechanism of enzyme deactivation. Characterization of intermediate forms
L Gianfreda1, G Marrucci, N Grizzuti
1Facoltà di Farmacia, Università di Napoli, Napoli, Italy.
Abstract:
Acid phosphatase (E.C. 3.1.3.2) undergoes complex thermal deactivation phenomena, as revealed by the two-slope pattern of the enzyme logarithmic-specific-activity versus time curves. The native enzyme first decays toward an equilibrium distribution of less, but still active, intermediate structures and these, in turn, undergo a final degradation to a completely inactive form. The effect of the experimental conditions at which the enzyme is kept during the deactivation process on the characteristics of these intermediate enzymatic structures has been investigated. The kinetic parameters of p-nitro-phenyl phosphate hydrolysis, as catalyzed by some of these intermediate forms, have been determined and the results compared to those obtained with the native enzyme.
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