title: Studies on Ca(II) binding to gamma-carboxyglutamic acid. Use of thermal decarboxylation to probe metal ion/gamma-carboxyglutamic acid interactions.
abstract: The thermal decarboxylation of N-benzyloxycarbonyl-L-gamma-carboxyglutamic acid alpha-methyl ester [Z)-L-Gla-OMe) has been studied. In the presence of increasing amounts of calcium or magnesium ions, lyophilized powders of (Z)-L-Gla-OMe exhibit a corresponding increase in thermal stability. Both magnesium and calcium form relatively tight, thermally stable complexes with (Z)-L-Gla-OMe at high metal ion concentrations. Differences between Ca(II) and Mg(II) binding are noted at low metal ion concentrations, where (Z)-L-Gla-OMe is in excess. Under these conditions, complex formation with Mg(II) apparently favors a 2:1 Gla-magnesium ion complex in which both Gla residues are unstable to thermal decarboxylation. Calcium ion complexes, however, are found to favor a 3:1 Gla-calcium ion complex in which 1 of the 3 Gla residues is thermally stable.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill 27514.
authors.forename: M R
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Lewis
authors.forename: D W
authors.initials: DW
authors.lastname: Deerfield
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Hoke
authors.forename: K A
authors.initials: KA
authors.lastname: Koehler
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Pedersen
authors.forename: R G
authors.initials: RG
authors.lastname: Hiskey
mesh_terms: D015055:1-Carboxyglutamic Acid / Q000378:metabolism*; D000465:Algorithms; D002118:Calcium / Q000378:metabolism*; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D019791:Guanidine; D006146:Guanidines / Q000378:metabolism; D006358:Hot Temperature; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006146:Guanidines; D015055:1-Carboxyglutamic Acid; D008274:Magnesium; D019791:Guanidine; D002118:Calcium