title: Estimation of cytidylyl cyclase activity and monitoring of side-product formation by fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometry.
abstract: The enzyme cytidylyl cyclase catalyses the conversion of cytidine 5'-triphosphate into cytidine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, a third naturally occurring cyclic nucleotide currently under investigation to assign a biochemical function. Quantitation of the activity of this enzyme has been carried out by the positive-ion fast-atom bombardment mass spectrometric analysis of the enzyme incubation mixture after the reaction has been terminated. The data obtained are in good agreement with those obtained from the conventional radiometric and radioimmunoassays of the same enzyme preparations. The advantage of the mass spectrometer-based assay is the facility for multiple component monitoring. Thus, the production of the cytidine diphosphates and monophosphates, and the production of four cytidine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate analogues as side-products, were simultaneously estimated. The identities of two of the side-products, 2'-O-glutamyl- and 2'-O-aspartyl-cytidine-3',5'-cyclic monophosphate, and of the cytidine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate product, were confirmed by mass-analysed ion kinetic energy spectra from the collision-induced dissociation of the protonated molecules.
authors.affiliation: Biochemistry Group, School of Biological Sciences, University of Wales Swansea, Singleton Park, UK.
authors.forename: R P
authors.initials: RP
authors.lastname: Newton
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Groot
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: van Geyschem
authors.forename: P E
authors.initials: PE
authors.lastname: Diffley
authors.forename: T J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Walton
authors.forename: M A
authors.initials: MA
authors.lastname: Bayliss
authors.forename: F M
authors.initials: FM
authors.lastname: Harris
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Games
authors.forename: A G
authors.initials: AG
authors.lastname: Brenton
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001923:Brain Chemistry; D003563:Cyclic CMP / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate / Q000032:analysis / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000737:chemistry / Q000201:enzymology; D008190:Lyases / Q000378:metabolism*; D009206:Myocardium / Q000737:chemistry; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D051381:Rats; D016339:Spectrometry, Mass, Fast Atom Bombardment
chemical_list: D003563:Cyclic CMP; D003570:Cytidine Triphosphate; D008190:Lyases; D019761:Phosphorus-Oxygen Lyases; C019978:cytidylate cyclase