title: Monofunctional chorismate mutase from Bacillus subtilis: kinetic and 13C NMR studies on the interactions of the enzyme with its ligands.
abstract: The interaction of the monofunctional chorismate mutase from Bacillus subtilis with chorismate and prephenate has been studied kinetically and by NMR spectroscopy with 13C specifically labeled substrates. Prephenate dominates the population of enzyme-bound species, and the "off" rate constant (approximately 60 s-1) obtained from line-broadening experiments is close to the value of kcat for chorismate (50 s-1) determined kinetically. The calculated "on" rate constant for prephenate (8 x 10(5) M-1 s-1) is similar to the value of kcat/Km for chorismate (5 x 10(5) M-1 s-1). The kinetic parameters of the Bacillus mutase are remarkably insensitive to pH over a wide range and display no solvent isotope effect. These results suggest that the enzyme-catalyzed reaction may be encounter controlled (slowed from the diffusion limit by some feature of the enzyme's active site) and that kcat for chorismate is determined by the product off rate. There is now no evidence to suggest that the skeletal rearrangement on the enzyme surface occurs by a pathway other than a pericyclic process.
authors: Department of Chemistry, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02138.
authors: J V
authors: JV
authors: Gray
authors: D
authors: D
authors: Eren
authors: J R
authors: JR
authors: Knowles
mesh_terms: D001412:Bacillus subtilis / Q000378:metabolism*; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000378:metabolism*; D002826:Chorismate Mutase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002827:Chorismic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids / Q000378:metabolism*; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D007700:Kinetics; D008024:Ligands; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D003509:Cyclohexanecarboxylic Acids; D053138:Cyclohexenes; D008024:Ligands; D002826:Chorismate Mutase; D002827:Chorismic Acid; C005550:prephenic acid