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JBC, Vol. 252, Issue 4, 1320-1326, Feb, 1977

Mechanism of action of uridine diphoglucose dehydrogenase. Evidence for an essential lysine residue at the active site

A. B. Ordman and S. Kirkwood

The oxidation of UDP-glucose by the enzyme UDP-glucose dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.22) from beef liver has been shown to proceed via the enzyme-bound intermediate, UDP-alpha-D-glyco-hexodialdose. The enzyme does not release this aldehyde, nor can it be trapped by reaction with hydroxylamine, thiosemicarbazide, or cyanide. Tight binding of the intermediate aldehyde can be explained by the recent observation that the essential thiol group of the enzyme forms a thiohemiacetal with the aldehyde during the course of the reaction. However, an enzyme preparation with the essential thiol derivatized with cyanide will still not release the aldehyde, indicating an additional as yet unknown binding mechanism. Derivatization ([14C]formaldehyde, followed by NaBH4 reduction) of 6 of the approximately 168 lysine residues per enzyme molecule (of six catalytic subunits) results in destruction of 47% of the enzyme activity, suggesting the involvement of an essential reactive lysine in the mechanism. Preincubation of the enzyme with UDP-glucose decreases both the loss of activity and incorporation of the label, indicating that this lysine is in the vicinity of the active site. Acid hydrolysis of the labeled preparation, followed by paper chromatography, shows that the label has a mobility, in the system used, that is identical with lysine. Elution of this spot followed by chromatography on Aminex A-5 resin showed that it contained the expected mixture of epsilon-N-methyl lysines. When enzyme that has its essential thiol derivatized with cyanide is incubated with UDP-[14C]glucose and NAD+, and then reduced with NaB3H4, a stable enzyme complex is formed which contains both labels. Acid hydrolysis of this preparation, followed by either two-dimensional paper chromatography or separation in an amino acid analyzer, results in both labels appearing in the position of lysine. It is evident that the enzyme oxidizes the UDP-[14C]glucose to the corresponding aldehyde which occurs as the Schiff's base with an essential lysine. This is then reduced by the NaB3H4 to form a secondary amine which is stable toward hydrolysis and migrates with lysine in separation procedures. As would be predicted, the enzyme can be similarly labeled by treatment with UDP-alpha-D-gluco-hexodisidose alone, followed by NaB3H4 reduction. The same hydrolysis product results from this procedure, and it behaves identically with the product formed by treating alpha-N-acetyl lysine with UDP-alpha-D-gluco-hexodialdose, reducing with NaBH4, and then hydrolyzing. This substance appears to be N5-((5-formyl-2-furanyl)methyl)lysine. When chromatographed on Aminex A-5, both the model compound and enzyme hydrolysate gave peaks corresponding to free lysine and the proposed derivative. Evidence is presented that the oxidation of UDP-glucose to the aldehyde is a concerted reaction involving the formation of the Schiff's base, rather than the formation of the aldehyde with the subsequent formation of the Schiff's base...
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