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  • Title: The kinetic properties of human placental choline acetyltransferase.
    Author: Morris D, Maneckjee A, Hebb C.
    Journal: Biochem J; 1971 Dec; 125(3):857-63. PubMed ID: 5145909.
    Abstract:
    1. Michaelis constants for human placental choline acetyltransferase were shown to be dependent on the concentration of the second substrate present. The primary plots indicate a sequential rather than a Ping Pong mechanism and are of the same type with 300mm- and 500mm-sodium chloride. 2. Similar results have been obtained with rabbit brain choline acetyltransferase. 3. Product inhibition of the forward reaction has been studied. CoA inhibits competitively with respect to acetyl-CoA and non-competitively with respect to choline. Acetylcholine inhibits competitively with respect to choline and non-competitively with respect to acetyl-CoA. No inhibition is given by acetylcholine when the enzyme is saturated with choline. 4. It is concluded that human placental choline acetyltransferase has an ordered mechanism of the Theorell-Chance type.
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