title: Adenylate cyclase in silkworm. Properties of the enzyme in pupal fat body.
abstract: Adenylate cyclase was assayed in a sonicated preparation of silkworm pupal fat body. The adenylate cyclase was found mostly in the particulate fraction. The activity depended upon either Mg2+ or Mn2+, and the degree of stimulation by Mn2+ was 2 times greater than that by Mg2+ compared at the saturating concentrations. In the presence of Mg2+, the enzyme was inhibited by both EGTA and high concentrations of Ca2+, showing biphasical response to Ca2+. The enzyme was stimulated several-fold by NaF. The enzyme exhibited typical Michaelis-Menten kinetics and Km values were 0.13 mM for MgATP and 0.086 mM for MnATP.
mesh_terms: D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases / Q000378:metabolism*; D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000201:enzymology*; D012831:Bombyx / Q000201:enzymology*; D002118:Calcium / Q000494:pharmacology; D004533:Egtazic Acid / Q000494:pharmacology; D005459:Fluorides / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008345:Manganese / Q000494:pharmacology; D011679:Pupa
chemical_list: D008345:Manganese; D004533:Egtazic Acid; D000262:Adenylyl Cyclases; D008274:Magnesium; D005459:Fluorides; D002118:Calcium