Brain pyridoxal kinase: photoaffinity labeling of the substrate-binding site.
4-Benzoylbenzoic acid inhibits pyridoxal kinase activity competitively with respect to pyridoxal. The Ki was determined to be 5 x 10(-5) M. Binding studies showed that 4-benzoylbenzoic acid bound to pyridoxal kinase at a 1:1 molar ratio and with a dissociation constant (Kd) of 5.9 x 10(-5) M. Photoirradiation of pyridoxal kinase in the presence of a 10-fold excess of 4-benzoylbenzoic acid at pH 6.5 resulted in an irreversible loss of enzymatic activity; this photoinactivation was prevented by the presence of pyridoxal. Amino acid analysis revealed that 1 tyrosine residue/subunit was modified during photoinactivation. The presence of a tyrosine residue at the active site of pyridoxal kinase was confirmed by reaction with tetranitromethane. In the presence of 1 x 10(-4) M tetranitromethane, a complete loss of the kinase activity was observed after incubation at 25 degrees C for 8 min, with modification of a total of 3 tyrosine residues. The second-order rate constant (K2) of the reaction between the tyrosine residues and tetranitromethane was determined to be 53.3 s-1 M-1.[1]References
- Brain pyridoxal kinase: photoaffinity labeling of the substrate-binding site. Scholz, G., Kwok, F. J. Biol. Chem. (1989) [Pubmed]
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