Carlberg I, Nordlund S
Department of Biochemistry, Arrhenius Laboratories for Natural Sciences, Stockholm University, Sweden.
Biochem J. 1991 Oct 1;279 ( Pt 1)(Pt 1):151-4. doi: 10.1042/bj2790151.
Glutamate synthase, a key enzyme in ammonia assimilation, has been purified from the photosynthetic bacterium Rhodospirillum rubrum. The purification procedure involves ion-exchange chromatography, affinity chromatography and gel filtration. The recovery in the procedure is high (62%) and the specific activity is 21 mumol of NADPH oxidized/min per mg. The enzyme is specific for its substrates, and no activity was demonstrated with NADH or NH4+ ions substituting for NADPH and glutamine respectively. The enzyme is composed of two dissimilar subunits with molecular masses of 53 and 152 kDa, and it is shown that Cl- ions have an effect on the aggregation of the enzyme. Km values for the substrates are: NADPH, 16 microM; 2-oxoglutarate, 10 microM; and glutamine, 65 microM. The enzyme is inhibited by amidotransferase inhibitors at micromolar concentrations. The role of the enzyme in the metabolic regulation of nitrogenase is discussed.
谷氨酸合酶是氨同化过程中的关键酶,已从光合细菌红螺菌中纯化出来。纯化过程包括离子交换色谱法、亲和色谱法和凝胶过滤法。该过程的回收率很高(62%),比活性为每毫克每分钟氧化21微摩尔NADPH。该酶对其底物具有特异性,用NADH或NH4+离子分别替代NADPH和谷氨酰胺时未表现出活性。该酶由两个分子量分别为53 kDa和152 kDa的不同亚基组成,并且表明Cl-离子对酶的聚集有影响。底物的Km值分别为:NADPH,16微摩尔;2-氧代戊二酸,10微摩尔;谷氨酰胺,65微摩尔。该酶在微摩尔浓度下会被酰胺转移酶抑制剂抑制。讨论了该酶在固氮酶代谢调节中的作用。