title: Purification and characterization of the F1-ATPase from Clostridium thermoaceticum.
abstract: The F1 portion of the H+-ATPase from Clostridium thermoaceticum was purified to homogeneity by solubilization at low ionic strength, ion-exchange chromatography, and gel filtration. The last indicated the Mr to be 370,000. Sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis of the pure enzyme revealed four bands with Mr corresponding to 60,000, 55,000, 37,000, and 17,000 in an apparent molar ratio of 3:3:1:1. The purified enzyme would bind to stripped membranes to reconstitute dicyclohexylcarbodiimide-sensitive ATPase activity. Phosphohydrolase activity, measured at 58 degrees C, was optimal at pH 8.5. In the presence of a 1 mM excess of Mg2+ over the concentration of ATP, the Km for ATP was 0.4 mM, and the Vmax was 6.7 mumol min-1 mg-1. Unlike the membrane-bound F1F0 complex, the F1-ATPase was relatively insensitive to the inhibitors dicyclohexylcarbodiimide and tributyltin chloride. Both the complex and the F1-ATPase were inhibited by quercetin, azide, 7-chloro-4-nitro-benz-2-oxa-1,3-diazole, and free magnesium, and both were stimulated by primary alcohols and sulfite. In whole cells, the F1F0-ATPase catalyzed the synthesis of ATP in response to a pH gradient.
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Ivey
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Ljungdahl
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000096:biosynthesis; D000438:Alcohols / Q000494:pharmacology; D003013:Clostridium / Q000201:enzymology*; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000494:pharmacology; D008970:Molecular Weight; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases / Q000032:analysis / Q000037:antagonists & inhibitors / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D000438:Alcohols; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D006180:Proton-Translocating ATPases; D008274:Magnesium