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 substrates
1994
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
1990
"Kinetic competence" of the 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase tetrahedral intermediate.
Anderson K, Johnson K. "Kinetic competence" of the 5-enolpyruvoylshikimate-3-phosphate synthase tetrahedral intermediate. Journal Of Biological Chemistry 1990, 265: 5567-5572. PMID: 2180929, DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(19)39398-6.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchObservation 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
1988
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