Bioscience, Biotechnology, and Biochemistry 1998-07-01

ATP-dependent inactivation of Escherichia coli gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase by L-glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate.

M Katoh, J Hiratake, J Oda

Index: Biosci. Biotechnol. Biochem. 62 , 1455-1457, (1998)

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Abstract

Incubation of Escherichia coli gamma-glutamylcysteine synthetase with L-glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate and ATP caused slow but irreversible inhibition of the enzyme, and more than 90% activity was lost in three days. The enzyme was not inactivated when ATP was absent or L-aspartic acid beta-monohydroxamate was substituted for L-glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate, suggesting that the inactivation process reflected a mechanism-based reaction of L-glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate and ATP.