Abstract
Ascaris suum mitochondrial malic enzyme catalyzes the divalent metal ion dependent conversion of l-malate to pyruvate and CO(2), with concomitant reduction of NAD(P) to NAD(P)H. In this study, some of the residues that form the adenosine binding site of NAD were mutated to determine their role in binding of the cofactor and/or catalysis. D361, which is completely conserved among species, is located in the dinucleotide-binding Rossmann fold and makes a salt bridge with R370, which is also highly conserved. D361 was mutated to E, A and N. R370 was mutated to K and A. D361E and A mutant enzymes were inactive, likely a result of the increase in the volume in the case of the D361E mutant enzyme that caused clashes with the surrounding residues, and loss of the ionic interaction between D361 and R370, for D361A. Although the K(m) for the substrates and isotope effect values did not show significant changes for the D361N mutant enzyme, V/E(t) decreased by 1400-fold. Data suggested the nonproductive binding of the cofactor, giving a low fraction of active enzyme. The R370K mutant enzyme did not show any significant changes in the kinetic parameters, while the R370A mutant enzyme gave a slight change in V/E(t), contrary to expectations....Continue Reading
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