title: Substrate specificity of human glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase.
abstract: The nucleotide substrate specificity of human glycinamide ribonucleotide transformylase, a chemotherapeutic target, has been examined. The enzyme accepts the sarcosyl analog of glycinamide ribonucleotide, carbocyclic glycinamide ribonucleotide, and two phosphonate derivatives of carbocyclic glycinamide ribonucleotide with V/K values, relative to that obtained for beta-glycinamide ribonucleotide, of 1, 27, 1.4, and 2.9%, respectively. Several other analogs of carbocyclic glycinamide ribonucleotide, namely a truncated phosphonate and 2',3'-dideoxy- and 2',3'-dideoxy-2',3'-didehydro-carbocyclic glycinamide ribonucleotide, were inhibitors of the enzyme, competitive against glycinamide ribonucleotide, with Ki values approximately 100 times higher than the Km for -glycinamide ribonucleotide. Although the results of the present study parallel those obtained previously with the avian enzyme (V. D. Antle, D. Liu, B. R. McKellar, C. A. Caperelli, M. Hua, and R. Vince (1996) J. Biol. Chem. 271, 6045-6049), quantitative differences between the two enzyme species have been uncovered.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Pharmacy, University of Cincinnati Medical Center, Ohio 45267-0004, USA.
authors.forename: V D
authors.initials: VD
authors.lastname: Antle
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Donat
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Hua
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Vince
authors.forename: C A
authors.initials: CA
authors.lastname: Carperelli
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002645:Chickens; D004926:Escherichia coli / Q000235:genetics; D005998:Glycine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000737:chemistry; D006801:Humans; D019877:Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D066298:In Vitro Techniques; D007700:Kinetics; D015394:Molecular Structure; D051026:Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D013045:Species Specificity; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D011994:Recombinant Proteins; C018556:glycine amide; D019877:Hydroxymethyl and Formyl Transferases; D051026:Phosphoribosylglycinamide Formyltransferase; D005998:Glycine