title: Kinetic properties and functional role of creatine phosphokinase in glycerinated muscle fibers--further evidence for compartmentation.
abstract: The following phenomena were observed when relative contraction and relaxation effects of ATP and creatine phosphate (CP) were studied in rabbit psoas muscle glycerinated fiber bundles containing native creatine phosphokinase (CPK) and ATPase activities: (1) nucleotide was absolutely necessary for contraction; (2) in the presence of a small amount of ADP (250 microM), physiological concentration of CP (10 mM) produced faster and stronger contraction and faster, more complete, relaxation than equimolar or higher concentrations of ATP; (3) if the nucleotide was in the form of ATP, the nucleotide Km for contraction was about 1.5 mM; (4) if the nucleotide was in the form of ADP, the nucleotide Km for contraction at physiological concentration of CP (10 mM) was 0.076 to 1.18 mM depending upon the order of addition of ADP and CP; (5) the apparent Km for CP for contraction was 2.67 mM independent of sequence of addition of ADP and CP.
mesh_terms: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000378:metabolism; D000818:Animals; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000378:metabolism*; D005990:Glycerol / Q000494:pharmacology; D007700:Kinetics; D009119:Muscle Contraction; D009126:Muscle Relaxation; D009132:Muscles / Q000187:drug effects / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000502:physiology; D011817:Rabbits
chemical_list: D000244:Adenosine Diphosphate; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D003402:Creatine Kinase; D005990:Glycerol