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Literature summary for 2.7.4.1 extracted from

  • Muhammed, A.
    Studies on biosynthesis of polymetaphosphate by an enzyme from Corynebacterium xerosis (1961), Biochim. Biophys. Acta, 54, 121-132.
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General Stability

General Stability Organism
dialysis against 100 mM NaCl or 25 mM Tris-HCl buffer, pH 7.4 at 0-2°C for 15 h completely inactivates, phosphate, boiled cell extract or complex salt mixture does not restore activity Corynebacterium xerosis

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
(NH4)2SO4 40 mM, almost complete inhibition Corynebacterium xerosis
ADP
-
Corynebacterium xerosis
AMP at high concentrations Corynebacterium xerosis
additional information not inhibited by NaCl Corynebacterium xerosis

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
Mg2+ required for activity Corynebacterium xerosis
Mg2+ maximal activity at 12-13 mM Corynebacterium xerosis

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Corynebacterium xerosis
-
-
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
protamine sulfate, alumina gel, acetone Corynebacterium xerosis

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
0.15
-
-
Corynebacterium xerosis

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-15°C, 6-8 weeks, no loss of activity Corynebacterium xerosis

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
ATP + (phosphate)n
-
Corynebacterium xerosis ADP + (phosphate)n+1
-
ir

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
37
-
assay at Corynebacterium xerosis

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7.4
-
-
Corynebacterium xerosis

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
6.8 8.8 approx. half-maximal activity at pH 6.8 and pH 8.8 Corynebacterium xerosis