Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive ATPase in Halobacterium saccharovorum

Membranes from Halobacterium saccharovorum contained a cryptic ATPase which required Mg 2+ or Mn 2+ and was activated by Triton X-100. The optimal pH for ATP hydrolysis was 9–10. ATP or GTP were hydrolyzed at the same rate while ITP, CTP, and UTP were hydrolyzed at about half that rate. The products...

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Veröffentlicht in:Archives of biochemistry and biophysics 1985-09, Vol.241 (2), p.590-595
Hauptverfasser: Kristjansson, Hordur, Hochstein, Lawrence I.
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Zusammenfassung:Membranes from Halobacterium saccharovorum contained a cryptic ATPase which required Mg 2+ or Mn 2+ and was activated by Triton X-100. The optimal pH for ATP hydrolysis was 9–10. ATP or GTP were hydrolyzed at the same rate while ITP, CTP, and UTP were hydrolyzed at about half that rate. The products of ATP hydrolysis were ADP and phosphate. The ATPase required high concentrations (3.5 m) of NaCl for maximum activity. ADP was a competitive inhibitor of the activity, with an apparent K 1 of 50 μ m. Dicyclohexylcarbodiimide (DCCD) inhibited ATP hydrolysis. The inhibition was marginal at the optimum pH of the enzyme. When the ATPase was preincubated with DCCD at varying pH values, but assayed at the optimal pH for activity, DCCD inhibition was observed to increase with increasing acidity of the preincubation medium. DCCD inhibition was also dependent on time of preincubation, and protein and DCCD concentrations. When preincubated at pH 6.0 for 4 h at a protein:DCCD ratio of 40 ( w w ), ATPase activity was inhibited 90%.
ISSN:0003-9861
1096-0384
DOI:10.1016/0003-9861(85)90584-3