title: The effect of pH and free Mg2+ on ATP linked enzymes and the calculation of Gibbs free energy of ATP hydrolysis.
abstract: The apparent equilibrium constants, K′, of biochemical reactions containing substrates which bind [Mg2+] unequally can be significantly altered by changes in free intracellular [Mg2+]. Intracellular free [Mg2+] can be estimated by measurements of [citrate]/[isocitrate], a ratio known to vary with tissue free [Mg2+]. The combined equilibrium constant for glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate dehydrogenase, phosphoglycerate kinase, and triose phosphate isomerase for the three reactions (K(GG-TPI)′) was corrected using new binding constants for dihydroxyacetone-phosphate and 3-phosphoglycerate. The result of this calculation is demonstrated in the calculation of the free energy of ATP hydrolysis. In addition, the dependence of the equilibrium constant for the glutamine synthetase reaction on pH and free [Mg2+] was demonstrated. Furthermore, a theory linking the ΔG′ value of mitochondrial complex I−II and the cytosolic ΔG′ value of ATP hydrolysis is discussed with evidence from previous publications.
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Metabolic Control, NIAAA, NIH, DHHS, 5625 Fishers Lane, Bethesda, Maryland 20892, USA.
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Bergman
authors.forename: Yoshihiro
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kashiwaya
authors.forename: Richard L
authors.initials: RL
authors.lastname: Veech
mesh_terms: D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate / Q000737:chemistry*; D042967:Electron Transport Complex I / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D004798:Enzymes / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D006868:Hydrolysis; D008274:Magnesium / Q000737:chemistry*; D013816:Thermodynamics
chemical_list: D004798:Enzymes; D000255:Adenosine Triphosphate; D042967:Electron Transport Complex I; D008274:Magnesium