title: Hydrogenosomal ATP:AMP phosphotransferase of Trichomonas vaginalis.
abstract: 1. ATP:AMP phosphotransferase (adenylate kinase) is present in Trichomonas vaginalis, primarily with hydrogenosomal localization. 2. Adenylate kinase has been purified from hydrogenosome-enriched fractions by solubilization with Triton X-100 and KCl followed by affinity chromatography and gel filtration. 3. The enzyme has a Mr = 28,000, a broad pH optimum of pH 7-9, requirement for Mg2+ and specificity for adenine and deoxyadenine nucleotides. 4. The activity is competetively inhibited by P1,P5-di(adenosine-5') pentaphosphate (Ki 200 nM) and reversibly inactivated by 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate). 5. Catalytic properties of this enzyme are similar to those of enzymes from other organisms. Other properties indicate its uniqueness, however, since its molecular mass and Ki for P1,P5-di(adenosine-5'-)-pentaphosphate bring it closer to the mitochrondrial isoenzyme, while it shares a requirement for reduced thiol groups with the cytosolic isoenzyme.
authors.affiliation: Rockefeller University, New York, NY 10021.
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Declerck
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D009940:Organoids / Q000201:enzymology; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*; D013347:Subcellular Fractions / Q000201:enzymology; D014246:Trichomonas vaginalis / Q000201:enzymology*
chemical_list: D010770:Phosphotransferases; D000263:Adenylate Kinase