Weidman S W, Drysdale G R
Biochem J. 1979 Jan 1;177(1):169-74. doi: 10.1042/bj1770169.
Citrate synthase catalyses the formation in vitro of two diastereoisomers of methylcitrate from propionyl-CoA and oxaloacetate. The proportion of diastereoisomers produced is temperature-sensitive. In the presence of oxaloacetate and a thiol trap, the enzyme catalyses the exchange of both alpha-protons of propionyl-CoA with 2H2O. The pro-S-proton at the alpha-carbon atom is exchanged 15 times faster with 2H2O than is the pro-R-proton. The exchanges are over 1000 and 100 times faster respectively than Vmax. These results are interpreted in the light of recent reports that 2R,3S- and 2S,3S-methylcitrates are produced by the enzyme-catalysed condensation and also excreted by patients with propionic acidaemia.
柠檬酸合酶在体外催化由丙酰辅酶A和草酰乙酸形成柠檬酸甲酯的两种非对映异构体。所产生的非对映异构体的比例对温度敏感。在草酰乙酸和硫醇捕获剂存在的情况下,该酶催化丙酰辅酶A的两个α-质子与2H2O进行交换。α-碳原子上的前-S-质子与2H2O的交换速度比前-R-质子快15倍。这些交换分别比Vmax快1000倍和100倍以上。根据最近的报道,2R,3S-和2S,3S-甲基柠檬酸是由酶催化缩合产生的,并且丙酸血症患者也会排出这些物质,对这些结果进行了解释。