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  • Title: Diethylpyrocarbonate reactivity of Klebsiella aerogenes urease: effect of pH and active site ligands on the rate of inactivation.
    Author: Park IS, Hausinger RP.
    Journal: J Protein Chem; 1993 Feb; 12(1):51-6. PubMed ID: 8427633.
    Abstract:
    Reaction of Klebsiella aerogenes urease with diethylpyrocarbonate (DEP) led to a pseudo-first-order loss of enzyme activity by a reaction that exhibited saturation kinetics. The rate of urease inactivation by DEP decreased in the presence of active site ligands (urea, phosphate, and boric acid), consistent with the essential reactive residue being located proximal to the catalytic center. The pH dependence for the rate of inactivation indicated that the reactive residue possessed a pKa of 6.5, identical to that of a group that must be deprotonated for catalysis. Full activity was restored when the inactivated enzyme was treated with hydroxylamine, compatible with histidinyl or tyrosinyl reactivity. Spectrophotometric studies were consistent with DEP derivatization of 12 mol of histidine/mol of native enzyme. In the presence of active site ligands, however, approximately 4 mol of histidine/mol of protein were protected from reaction. Each protein molecule is known to possess two catalytic units; hence, we propose that urease possesses at least one essential histidine per catalytic unit.
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