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
1995
Mechanism of Inhibition of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase by Nonnucleoside Inhibitors
Spence R, Kati W, Anderson K, Johnson K. Mechanism of Inhibition of HIV-1 Reverse Transcriptase by Nonnucleoside Inhibitors. Science 1995, 267: 988-993. PMID: 7532321, PMCID: PMC7526747, DOI: 10.1126/science.7532321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsActive site catalytic residuesPre-steady-state kinetic analysisNucleotide-induced conformational changesInterfere with nucleotide bindingPre-steady-state burstEnzyme-DNA complexPre-steady-stateReverse transcriptasePresence of saturating concentrationsCatalytic residuesNucleotide bindingNucleoside triphosphatesDNA polymerizationNucleotide analogsHydrophobic pocketMechanism of inhibitionNonnucleoside inhibitorsConformational changesNoncompetitive inhibitorInhibition of HIV-1 reverse transcriptaseKinetic analysisHIV-1 reverse transcriptaseSaturating concentrationsTranscriptaseInhibitors