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  • Title: Presence of gamma glutamyl transferase in Mycobacterium smegmatis.
    Author: Kumar S, Ojha V, Ganguly NK, Kohli KK.
    Journal: Biochem Int; 1990; 20(3):539-48. PubMed ID: 1971749.
    Abstract:
    The presence of gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) has been established in Mycobacterium smegmatis. The 10,000 x g supernatant demonstrated only hydrolase activity and did not exhibit any transpeptidase activity. Most of the transferase activity was recovered in 100,000 x g supernatant demonstrating that GGT is a cytosolic enzyme. Maximum activity of GGT was observed at two days of growth and the activity decreased significantly till the seventh day of growth when mycobacteria was grown as stationary culture. The km for gamma glutamyl-p-nitroanilide was found to be 0.074 mM and Vmax for the reaction approached 11.9 nmol per min per mg protein. L-serine + borate was found to be a competitive inhibitor (Ki 12.05 mM) for GGT activity. The pH optimum for GGT activity was observed between 7.5 to 8.5 and temperature above 35 degrees C rapidly inactivated the enzyme activity. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first report which unequivocally establishes the presence of GGT activity in 10,000 x g supernatant of M. smegmatis.
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