1999
The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †
Lewis J, Johnson K, Anderson K. The Catalytic Mechanism of EPSP Synthase Revisited †. Biochemistry 1999, 38: 7372-7379. PMID: 10353849, DOI: 10.1021/bi9830258.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH Keywords3-Phosphoshikimate 1-CarboxyvinyltransferaseAlkyl and Aryl TransferasesAmino Acid SubstitutionBinding SitesCatalysisChromatography, High Pressure LiquidEscherichia coliFreezingKineticsMutagenesis, Site-DirectedNuclear Magnetic Resonance, BiomolecularPhosphoenolpyruvateProtonsSubstrate SpecificityConceptsEPSP synthaseEnzyme intermediateKinetic competenceSingle-turnover experimentsSubstrate to productSolid-state NMRSolid-state NMR studiesEnzyme assaysEnzyme reaction pathwaySDS-PAGECatalytic mechanismDegrees CSpeciesEnzymeIntermediate speciesNMR studiesSide productsCharacterized reaction productsSample preparationDisappearance of substrateSynthaseReaction productsFormation of productsBreakdown productsReaction pathways
1998
Catalytic Mechanism of Kdo8P Synthase: Transient Kinetic Studies and Evaluation of a Putative Reaction Intermediate †
Liang P, Lewis J, Anderson K, Kohen A, D'Souza F, Benenson Y, Baasov T. Catalytic Mechanism of Kdo8P Synthase: Transient Kinetic Studies and Evaluation of a Putative Reaction Intermediate †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 16390-16399. PMID: 9819231, DOI: 10.1021/bi981374w.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransient kinetic studiesKDO8P synthaseRapid chemical quench experimentsIntermediate 2Chemical quench experimentsKinetic studiesBeta-pyranose formPutative reaction intermediatesChemical synthesisNMR spectroscopySynthetic 2Anomeric phosphatesReaction intermediatesCatalytic pathwayReaction pathwaysEnzyme catalysisCatalytic mechanismTurnover conditionsMechanistic pathwaysPutative reactionsReactionPhosphate hydrolysisSubstrate activityCorresponding control experimentsAlternate substratesKinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †
Liang P, Anderson K. Kinetic Reaction Scheme for the Dihydrofolate Reductase Domain of the Bifunctional Thymidylate Synthase−Dihydrofolate Reductase from Leishmania major †. Biochemistry 1998, 37: 12206-12212. PMID: 9724534, DOI: 10.1021/bi9803170.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsThymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseKinetic reaction schemeCatalytic activityDihydrofolate reductaseBifunctional enzymeReaction schemeBifunctional thymidylate synthase-dihydrofolate reductaseE. coli enzymeSynthase-dihydrofolate reductaseSteady-state turnoverDihydrofolate reductase domainState kinetic methodsSingle polypeptide chainEnzyme dihydrofolate reductaseSpecies of protozoaReaction pathwaysRelease of productsColi enzymeParasite Leishmania majorMonofunctional formsDihydrofolate reductase activityReductase domainConformational changesKinetic stepsPolypeptide chain
1997
Pre-Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of the Trichodiene Synthase Reaction Pathway †
Cane D, Chiu H, Liang P, Anderson K. Pre-Steady-State Kinetic Analysis of the Trichodiene Synthase Reaction Pathway †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 8332-8339. PMID: 9204880, DOI: 10.1021/bi963018o.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsChemical catalysisReaction pathwaysRapid chemical quench methodsActive siteSteady-state catalytic rateSingle turnover reactionsRate constant kcatEnzyme active siteNerolidyl diphosphateDeuterium isotope effectSingle-turnover experimentsSingle turnover rateState kinetic analysisTurnover reactionsDetection limitCatalytic rateOverall reactionSteady-state releaseIsotope effectRate-limiting stepState kineticsCatalysisReactionQuench methodSynthase reaction
1990
Observation by 13C NMR of the EPSP synthase tetrahedral intermediate bound to the enzyme active site.
Anderson K, Sammons R, Leo G, Sikorski J, Benesi A, Johnson K. Observation by 13C NMR of the EPSP synthase tetrahedral intermediate bound to the enzyme active site. Biochemistry 1990, 29: 1460-5. PMID: 2334707, DOI: 10.1021/bi00458a017.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEnzyme active siteTetrahedral intermediateFormation of pyruvateActive siteEnzyme sitesComparison of quenchingReaction of enzymeTime of incubationTetrahedral centerCompound giving riseReaction pathwaysEnzymatic hydrolysisPeak assignmentsEnzymeNMR experimentsTernary complexNMR measurementsSide productsRate of formationSpectroscopic probesLong time of incubationNMRSpeciesTriethylamineCovalent adducts