Inhibition of gill (Na+ + K+)-ATPase in rainbow trout (Salmo gairdneri) by a purinedisulfide analog of adenosine triphosphate.

The effect of the adenosine triphosphate analog, 6,6'-dithiobis(inosinyl imidodiphosphate), (sIMP-PNP)2, was tested on the ouabain-sensitive (Na+ + K+)-ATPase (ATP phosphohydrolase, EC 3.6.1.3) and the ouabain-insensitive Mg2+ - ATPase in microsomes prepared from gill tissue of sea water-adapted rainbow trout, Salmo gairdneri. The (Na+ + K+)-ATPase was completely inhibited by low concentrations of (sIMP-PNP)2 (6 micrometer) but the Mg2+ - ATPase was unaffected by the inhibitor at concentrations as high as 28 micrometer, supporting the suggestion that the two activities represent separate enzymes. The specificity of inactivation could be demonstrated both at a physiological temperature (13 degrees C) and at 37 degrees C. The rates of inactivation were similar at both temperatures. Inactivation of the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase by (sIMP-PNP)2 was reversed by dithiothreitol, suggesting that the inhibitor forms a mixed disulfide with sulfhydryl groups on the enzyme. The inability of substrate (either ATP or its analog, adenyl-5'-yl imidodiphosphate) to protect against inactivation suggests that (sIMP-PNP)2 is reacting with sulfhydryl groups which are not associated with the active site.