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lifeskim:mentions |
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pubmed:issue |
1
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pubmed:dateCreated |
2008-12-29
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pubmed:abstractText |
Clavulanic acid is a widely used beta-lactamase inhibitor whose key beta-lactam core is formed by beta-lactam synthetase. beta-Lactam synthetase exhibits a Bi-Ter mechanism consisting of two chemical steps, acyl-adenylation followed by beta-lactam formation. 32PPi-ATP exchange assays showed the first irreversible step of catalysis is acyl-adenylation. From a small, normal solvent isotope effect (1.38 +/- 0.04), it was concluded that beta-lactam synthesis contributes at least partially to kcat. Site-specific mutation of Lys-443 identified this residue as the ionizable group at pKa approximately 8.1 apparent in the pH-kcat profile that stabilizes the beta-lactam-forming step. Viscosity studies demonstrated that a protein conformational change was also partially rate-limiting on kcat attenuating the observed solvent isotope effect on beta-lactam formation. Adherence to Kramers' theory gave a slope of 1.66 +/- 0.08 from a plot of log(o kcat/kcat) versus log(eta/eta(o)) consistent with opening of a structured loop visible in x-ray data preceding product release. Internal "friction" within the enzyme contributes to a slope of > 1 in this analysis. Correspondingly, earlier in the catalytic cycle ordering of a mobile active site loop upon substrate binding was manifested by an inverse solvent isotope effect (0.67 +/- 0.15) on kcat/Km. The increased second-order rate constant in heavy water was expected from ordering of this loop over the active site imposing torsional strain. Finally, an Eyring plot displayed a large enthalpic change accompanying loop movement (DeltaH approximately 20 kcal/mol) comparable to the chemical barrier of beta-lactam formation.
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pubmed:language |
eng
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pubmed:journal |
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pubmed:citationSubset |
IM
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pubmed:chemical |
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pubmed:status |
MEDLINE
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pubmed:month |
Jan
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pubmed:issn |
0021-9258
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pubmed:author |
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pubmed:issnType |
Print
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pubmed:day |
2
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pubmed:volume |
284
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pubmed:owner |
NLM
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pubmed:authorsComplete |
Y
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pubmed:pagination |
207-17
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pubmed:dateRevised |
2010-9-21
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pubmed:meshHeading |
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pubmed:year |
2009
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pubmed:articleTitle |
Dissection of the stepwise mechanism to beta-lactam formation and elucidation of a rate-determining conformational change in beta-lactam synthetase.
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pubmed:affiliation |
Department of Chemistry, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21218, USA.
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pubmed:publicationType |
Journal Article,
Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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