Sener A, Giroix M H, Dufrane S P, Malaisse W J
Biochem J. 1985 Sep 1;230(2):345-51. doi: 10.1042/bj2300345.
Conflicting data have been reported concerning the anomeric specificity of glucokinase. In the present study, liver hexokinase (Km for D-glucose 0.4 mM) displayed a higher affinity for but lower Vmax. with alpha- than with beta-D-glucose. The velocity of the reaction catalysed by liver glucokinase was higher with with beta- than with alpha-D-glucose, whatever the glucose concentration. The apparent Km of glucokinase was somewhat lower, however, with alpha- than with beta-D-glucose. Comparable results were obtained for the high-Km glucokinase-like enzymic activity present in normal pancreatic islets or insulin-producing tumoral cells. These results suggest that the anomeric specificity of glucokinase cannot account for the higher rate of glycolysis found in islets exposed to alpha- as distinct from beta-D-glucose.
关于葡萄糖激酶的异头物特异性,已报道了相互矛盾的数据。在本研究中,肝脏己糖激酶(对D-葡萄糖的Km为0.4 mM)对α-D-葡萄糖的亲和力较高,但Vmax较低,而对β-D-葡萄糖的亲和力较低。无论葡萄糖浓度如何,肝脏葡萄糖激酶催化的反应速度对β-D-葡萄糖比对α-D-葡萄糖更高。然而,葡萄糖激酶的表观Km对α-D-葡萄糖比对β-D-葡萄糖略低。对于正常胰岛或产生胰岛素的肿瘤细胞中存在的高Km葡萄糖激酶样酶活性,也获得了类似的结果。这些结果表明,葡萄糖激酶的异头物特异性不能解释在暴露于α-D-葡萄糖而非β-D-葡萄糖的胰岛中发现的较高糖酵解速率。