Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ.
Brown E, Marquardt J, Lee J, Walsh C, Anderson K. Detection and characterization of a phospholactoyl-enzyme adduct in the reaction catalyzed by UDP-N-acetylglucosamine enolpyruvoyl transferase, MurZ. Biochemistry 1994, 33: 10638-45. PMID: 8075064, DOI: 10.1021/bi00201a010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUDP-N-acetylglucosamineUDP-GlcNAcAbsence of UDP-GlcNAcChemical quench analysisPresence of UDP-GlcNAcSingle-turnover conditionsBinding constantsPeptidoglycan biosynthesisSolution NMRC-2Enzyme nucleophilePeptide of molecular weightStoichiometric labelingConsistent with catalysisRemoval of small moleculesE. coliAdductsSmall moleculesMurZEnzyme adductNon-covalentlySDS-PAGEM ureaLabeled peptidesEnzyme