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  • Title: Differences in acidogenicity of S. sobrinus and S. rattus are linked to the catalytic efficiency of the glycolytic key enzyme phosphofructokinase.
    Author: Gansser G, Kneist S, Stösser L, Kaufmann M.
    Journal: Caries Res; 2000; 34(5):412-7. PubMed ID: 11014908.
    Abstract:
    This contribution describes the biochemical properties of two catalytically different phosphofructokinases (PFKs) purified from Streptococcus rattus LB 2 (PFK-rat) and Streptococcus sobrinus OMZ 65 (PFK-sob), respectively. Steady-state kinetics revealed K(M) = 0. 8 mM for PFK-rat and K(M) = 0.08 mM for PFK-sob for F-6-P as the substrate. The enzymes also differ in their pH profiles: whereas the highest activity of PFK-rat was measured at pH = 8.0, the optimum pH of PFK-sob was at pH = 7.0. In addition, compared to PFK-sob, PFK-rat was more sensitive against the allosteric inhibitor ATP. PFK catalyzes a committed step of glycolysis, the main acid producing catabolic pathway. Thus, the catalytically more efficient enzyme isolated from S. sobrinus OMZ 65, especially at low pH, could explain the comparably high acidogenicity of this strain.
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