title: Intracellular localization of ATP:AMP phosphotransferase in Escherichia coli.
abstract: ATP and AMP were immediately converted into ADP by intact cells of Escherichia coli in the presence of Mg2+, while ADP was also rapidly converted into ATP and AMP under the same conditions. Adenylate kinase was released when E. coli cells were converted to spheroplasts by treatment with lysozyme-EDTA or osmotic shock. Adenylate kinase activities detected in the cytoplasm, periplasm and membrane fractions were approximately 58%, 36% and 6% of the total cellular activity, respectively. These results indicate that adenylate kinase in E. coli occurs in the periplasm as well as the cytoplasm.
mesh_terms: D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000263:Adenylate Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D002451:Cell Compartmentation; D003593:Cytoplasm / Q000201:enzymology; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000201:enzymology / Q000648:ultrastructure*; D010770:Phosphotransferases / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D000249:Adenosine Monophosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D010770:Phosphotransferases; D000263:Adenylate Kinase