title: Determination of the stability constants of Mn2+ and Mg2+ complexes of the components of the NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase reaction by electron spin resonance.
abstract: 1. The stability constants (Ks) of Mn2+ and Mg2+ complexes of isocitrate, 2-oxoglutarate,  NADP and NADPH have been estimated by using electron spin resonance to measure free Mn2+ in ligand--metal-ion solutions. 2. The values of Ks for the Mn2+ complexes at 25 degrees C, in triethanolamine buffer containing NaCl, pH 7.0 and ionic strength 0.15 M, are 497 M-1 for isocitrate, 39 M-1 for 2-oxoglutarate, 467 M-1 for NADP and 943 M-1 for NADPH. 3. For the Mg2+ complexes under the same conditions, the Ks values are 357 M-1, 25 M-1, 133 M-1 and 179 M-1 respectively. The large difference between the stabilities of the isocitrate and 2-oxoglutarate complexes is thus largely responsible for the observed variation of the apparent equilibrium constant of the NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase reaction with magnesium ion concentration. 4. NADP-linked isocitrate dehydrogenase from bovine heart mitochondria binds Mn2+, and the stability constant of the complex is about 2.2 x 10(4) M-1. The formation of this complex may explain the inhibition of the enzyme-catalysed reaction observed with Mn2+ concentrations greater than 0.2 mM in initial rate measurements.
mesh_terms: D004355:Drug Stability; D004578:Electron Spin Resonance Spectroscopy; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase / Q000378:metabolism*; D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D007700:Kinetics; D008274:Magnesium / Q000378:metabolism*; D008345:Manganese / Q000378:metabolism*; D009249:NADP; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D011485:Protein Binding
chemical_list: D007656:Ketoglutaric Acids; D008345:Manganese; D009249:NADP; D007521:Isocitrate Dehydrogenase; D008274:Magnesium