Abstract
The stereochemical course of rabbit liver fructose bisphosphatase (EC 3.1.3.11) was determined by hydrolyzing the substrate analogue (SP)-[l-18O]fructose 1-phosphorothioate 6-phosphate in H217O, incorporating the chiral, inorganic phosphorothioate product into adenosine 5'-O-(2-thiotriphosphate) (ATPβS), and analyzing the isotopic distribution of 18O in ATPβS by 31P NMR. The result indicates that the 1-phosphoryl group is transferred with inversion of configuration. A series of single-turnover experiments ruled out an acyl phosphate intermediate in the hydrolysis. Consequently, fructose bisphosphatase catalyzes the hydrolysis of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate via a direct transfer of the phosphoryl moiety to water.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1623-1628 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Biochemistry |
Volume | 24 |
Issue number | 7 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 1 1985 |
All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes
- Biochemistry