Bovine Serum Albumin as a Catalyst. II. Characterization of the Kinetics

Ronald P. Taylor, Vincent Chau, Claudia Bryner, Sarah Berga

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    Abstract

    The accelerated decomposition of the Meisenheimer complex, 1,1-dihydro-2,4,6-trinitrocyclohexadienate, by bovine serum albumin (BSA) is reported in detail. In the pH range of 7-9 the BSA-catalyzed reaction is accelerated by a factor of about 104 relative to the rate of decomposition of the substrate alone. This catalysis requires an unprotonated base on the protein (pKa = 8.4) and can be stoichiometrically inhibited by binding of 1 equiv of pyridoxal phosphate (PP) to the protein. Chemical modification with acetic anhydride and fluorodinitrobenzene along with previous studies on the PP-BSA complex indicates that the active site of the molecule is rich in lysine and is probably coincident with a unique PP binding site in the protein. This unusual catalytic function has also been used as a sensitive probe to generate new information on some of the ligand-binding properties of the protein.

    Original languageEnglish (US)
    Pages (from-to)1934-1943
    Number of pages10
    JournalJournal of the American Chemical Society
    Volume97
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    StatePublished - Apr 1 1975

    All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

    • Catalysis
    • General Chemistry
    • Biochemistry
    • Colloid and Surface Chemistry

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