title: Nature of primary product(s) of D-glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction. 13C and 31P NMR study.
abstract: Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase catalyzes the oxidation of glucose 6-phosphate, resulting in the formation of 6-phosphogluconolactone. As this compound is unstable, it has not been characterized directly. NMR provides a way to directly monitor all components of a reaction and study their structure. Here we report some results on the glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase reaction using 31P and 13C-NMR. Our results indicate that two different lactones, namely gamma (1-4) and delta (1-5) 6-phosphogluconolactones, are formed as products in this reaction. This is in contrast to an earlier suggestion that glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase produces only the delta-lactone. On the basis of these results, a new mechanisms for dehydrogenation of the sugar phosphate is proposed.
authors.affiliation: Tata Institute of Fundamental Research, Colaba, Bombay, India.
authors.forename: G K
authors.initials: GK
authors.lastname: Jarori
authors.forename: P K
authors.initials: PK
authors.lastname: Maitra
mesh_terms: D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005958:Glucosephosphates / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007783:Lactones; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D009243:NAD / Q000378:metabolism; D012441:Saccharomyces cerevisiae / Q000201:enzymology
chemical_list: D005958:Glucosephosphates; D007783:Lactones; D009243:NAD; D005954:Glucosephosphate Dehydrogenase