A tetrahedral intermediate in the EPSP synthase reaction observed by rapid quench kinetics.
Anderson K, Sikorski J, Johnson K. A tetrahedral intermediate in the EPSP synthase reaction observed by rapid quench kinetics. Biochemistry 1988, 27: 7395-406. PMID: 3061457, DOI: 10.1021/bi00419a034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPhosphoenol pyruvateBurst of product formationPre-steady-state burstQuantitation of reaction productsTransient-state kinetic analysisEnzyme-bound intermediateShikimate 3-phosphateSingle turnover experimentsPre-steady-stateSubstrate trapping experimentsRelease of substratesEquilibrium constantsSynthase reactionExcess enzymeBinding rateAbsence of phosphatePyruvateReverse reactionEnzymeTurnover experimentsEnzymatic reactionsKinetic competenceEnzyme concentrationFormation of productsConcentration of phosphate