B-type enzymes

Fig. 9. The coupling of electron and proton flow in succinate iquinone oxidoreduc-tases in aerobic (a,c) and anaerobic respiration (b,d), respectively. Positive and negative sides of the membrane are as described for Fig. 1. (a) and (b) Electroneutral reactions as catalyzed by C-type SQR enzymes (a) and D-type E. coli QFR (b). (c) Utilization of a transmembrane electrochemical potential Ap as possibly catalyzed by A-type and B-type enzymes, (d) Electroneutral fumarate reduction by B-type QFR enzymes with a proposed compensatory E-pathway. ...

Figure 4.14 Examples of different types of open twisted a/p structures. Both schematic and topological diagrams are given. In the topological diagrams, arrows denote strands of p sheet and rectangles denote a helices, (a) The FMN-binding redox protein flavodoxln. (b) The enzyme adenylate kinase, which catalyzes the reaction AMP +...

The primary site of action of OPs is AChE, with which they interact as suicide substrates (see also Section 10.2.2 and Chapter 2, Figure 2.9). Similar to other B-type esterases, AChE has a reactive serine residue located at its active site, and the serine hydroxyl is phosphorylated by organophosphates. Phosphorylation causes loss of AChE activity and, at best, the phosphorylated enzyme reactivates only slowly. The rate of reactivation of the phosphorylated enzyme depends on the nature of the X groups, being relatively rapid with methoxy groups (tso 1-2 h), but slower with larger... 

The feature of xanthine oxidase which is no doubt of the greatest chemical interest, is the presence of several non-protein components. Much effort has been expended in attempting to elucidate the respective roles of iron, flavin and molybdenum in the various enzyme catalysed reactions. Numerous studies of the iron constituent have been made of late (45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50), it having been found to be of the iron-sulphur (51 a, 51 b) type. Neither iron (19) nor molybdenum (31) can be removed reversibly from the enzyme, though the FAD can be (52, see below). 

The hydrolysis of the amide bond in chloramphenicol (4.26), which liberates dichloroacetic acid (4.27) and the primary amine (4.28), has been shown in bacteria, rodents, and humans [13-15]. In the microsomal fraction of guinea pig liver, moreover, the enzyme responsible for hydrolysis has been identified as one of the B-type carboxylesterase isoenzymes [16]. 

Figure 3.8 — (A) Biosensors used in different FI manifolds to perform reaction-rate measurements (I) stopped-flow manifold (II) iterative flow-reversal system (III) open-closed configuration S sample B buffer P pump IV injection valve PC personal computer IMEC immobilized enzyme cell D detector W waste SV switching valve. (B) Types of recordings obtained by using the three types of biosensors and measurements to be performed on them in order to develop reaction-rate methods. (Reproduced from [50] with permission of Elsevier Science Publishers).

B. Most enzymes are proteins, which are grouped according to the six types of reactions they catalyze (Table 3-2). 

The enzyme creatine kinase (CK) is formed of two subunits that can either be of the brain (B) type or the muscle (M) type, and different combinations of these types lead to isozymes that predominate in the brain (BB), skeletal muscle (MM), and heart muscle (MB). 

Mechanism of Action An antiparkinson agent that irreversibly inhibits the activity of monoamine oxidase type B, the enzyme that breaks down dopamine, thereby increasing dopaminergic action. Therapeutic Effect Relieves signs and symptoms of Parkinson s disease. 

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