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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 255, Issue 23, 11088-11090, Dec, 1980

Single turnover kinetic studies of guanosine triphosphate hydrolysis and peptide formation in the elongation factor Tu-dependent binding of aminoacyl-tRNA to Escherichia coli ribosomes

RC Thompson, DB Dix and JF Eccleston

The rates of GTP hydrolysis and peptide formation during the reaction of Phe-tRNA . elongation factor Tu . GTP complex with acetyl-Phe-tRNA polyuridylate-programmed ribosomes have been measured. The GTPase reaction is second-order up to reactant concentrations of 0.2 microM and has a rate constant of 5 X 10(6) M-1 s-1 at 5 degrees C and 5 mM Mg2+, pH 7.2. The formation of peptide shows a lag phase and has a rate constant of 0.4 S-1 under these conditions. The results of a series of experiments between 5 degrees C and 25 degrees C show that GTP hydrolysis and peptide formation have Arrhenius activation energies of 13.1 and 15.3 kcal mol-1, respectively. The results indicate that these reactions proceed in vitro at rates comparable to those observed for protein biosynthesis in vivo, and that peptide bond formation occurs after GTP hydrolysis.
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