Purification and characterization of γ-glutamyl transpeptidase from Ascaris suum

γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase, which is of central importance in the degradation of glutathione, was purified from Ascaris suum to apparent homogeneity. The enzyme was found to be a predominantly membrane-bound protein and was solubilized by Triton X-100. The purified enzyme, which exhibits a specific a...

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Published in:Molecular and biochemical parasitology 1996-04, Vol.77 (1), p.41-47
Main Authors: Hussein, Ayman S., Walter, Rolf D.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acivicin
Amino Acids
Animals
antibiotics
Ascaris suum
Ascaris suum - enzymology
Cell Membrane - enzymology
Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose
Chromatography, Gel
Dipeptides
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
enzyme activity
enzyme inhibitors
Enzyme Inhibitors - pharmacology
gamma-glutamyltransferase
gamma-Glutamyltransferase - chemistry
gamma-Glutamyltransferase - isolation & purification
gamma-Glutamyltransferase - metabolism
Glutathione
inhibition
Isoxazoles - pharmacology
Kinetics
metabolism
Molecular Weight
Octoxynol
physicochemical properties
purification
Serine
Substrate Specificity
γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase
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Summary:γ-Glutamyl transpeptidase, which is of central importance in the degradation of glutathione, was purified from Ascaris suum to apparent homogeneity. The enzyme was found to be a predominantly membrane-bound protein and was solubilized by Triton X-100. The purified enzyme, which exhibits a specific activity of 1009 U (mg protein) −1, showed a molecular mass of 70 kDa and was found to be composed of two non-identical subunits of molecular mass 43 and 30 kDa. Concerning the kinetic properties of the enzyme, the data presented in this study showed that various amino acids and dipeptides with L-configuration served as acceptors for the γ-glutamyl moieties of the enzyme reaction products and showed K m-values in the mM range. The apparent K m-value for the γ-glutamyl donor L-glutamyl-γ-7-amido-4-methylcoumarin of the enzyme was found to be 0.03 mM. L- and D-serine in combination with borate ions were competitive inhibitors of the enzyme activity with K i-values of 0.30 and 0.61 mM, respectively. Acivicin was an irreversible inhibitor of the enzyme with a K i-value of 0.42 mM and with a pseudo-first-order kinetics ( k inact) of 0.18 min −1. In vitro treatment of the adult A. suum with acivicin resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of the enzyme activity and an increase of the glutathione levels. These findings indicate the physiological role of the γ-glutamyl transpeptidase of this parasitic nematode in the catabolism of glutathione.
ISSN:0166-6851
1872-9428
DOI:10.1016/0166-6851(96)02573-X