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 substrates
1997
Detection and Identification of Transient Enzyme Intermediates Using Rapid Mixing, Pulsed-Flow Electrospray Mass Spectrometry †
Paiva A, Tilton R, Crooks G, Huang L, Anderson K. Detection and Identification of Transient Enzyme Intermediates Using Rapid Mixing, Pulsed-Flow Electrospray Mass Spectrometry †. Biochemistry 1997, 36: 15472-15476. PMID: 9398276, DOI: 10.1021/bi971883i.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTetrahedral intermediateElectrospray ionization ion trap mass spectrometerIon trap mass spectrometerNegative ion mass spectraElectrospray ionization mass spectrometryCollision-induced dissociationEnzyme intermediateIon mass spectraTrap mass spectrometerIonization mass spectrometryEnzyme reaction intermediatesElectrospray ionizationDaughter ionsSubsecond time scaleEnzyme active siteReaction intermediatesAtomic mass unitsMass spectraMass spectrometerChemical quench studiesQuenching studiesMass spectrometryRapid mixing deviceQuenching methodActive site