[Kinetics of thermoinactivation of kidney Na+-,K+-ATPase]
Abstract:
The studies of Na+,K+-ATPase (the fraction of microsomes and highly active preparation) thermoinactivation in kidneys at 50, 55 and 60 degrees C under conditions of the different ionic composition of the medium has shown that 20 mM K+ protects the enzymic complex from the thermal denaturation more effectively than 182 mM Na+ does. An increase in the Mg2+ concentration in the medium from 1 to 5 mM decreases Na+,K+-ATPase resistance to thermoinactivation. The enzyme half-life becomes almost thrice as low in this case. The results obtained are discussed from the standpoint of specificity of ion-induced conformational states of Na+,K+-ATPase and regulatory role of cations in the process of its functioning.
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