The dephosphorylation of AMP and IMP by a soluble low Km 5'nucleotidase from human seminal plasma : some regulatory aspects

In this study, a soluble low Km 5'nucleotidase, dephosphorylating IMP with a Vmax/Km ratio 10-times higher than that of AMP, has been purified from human seminal plasma. The effect of inorganic phosphate (Pi) and adenylate energy charge variations on the activity of this enzyme has also been investigated. In the physiological range, with IMP as substrate, the activity of the enzyme does not change whereas the hydrolysis of AMP increases with decreasing energy charge values. In the presence of both the substrates, phosphate exerts an inhibitory effect on the enzyme activity with a similar concentration dependence pattern. The results show that AMP-hydrolysing activity responds to variations of energy charge by increasing the AMP degradation thus protecting the value of energy charge at the expense of a decrease in the total adenylate pool. In contrast, the dephosphorylation of IMP is not regulated by changes in energy charge. This data suggests that the degradation of IMP and AMP, although carried out by the same enzyme, is controlled by different regulatory mechanisms.

Medienart:

Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

1995

Erschienen:

1995

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:27

Enthalten in:

The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology - 27(1995), 10 vom: 28. Okt., Seite 1079-83

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Minelli, A [VerfasserIn]
Moroni, M [VerfasserIn]
Mezzasoma, I [VerfasserIn]

Themen:

131-99-7
2TN51YD919
415SHH325A
5'-Nucleotidase
5A614L51CT
61D2G4IYVH
8L70Q75FXE
Adenosine
Adenosine Diphosphate
Adenosine Monophosphate
Adenosine Triphosphate
EC 3.1.3.5
Hypoxanthine
Hypoxanthines
Inosine
Inosine Monophosphate
Journal Article
K72T3FS567
Phosphates

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 17.01.1996

Date Revised 20.09.2019

published: Print

Citation Status MEDLINE

Förderinstitution / Projekttitel:

PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM074736825