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Journal of Bacteriology, February 2006, p. 1155-1158, Vol. 188, No. 3
0021-9193/06/$08.00+0 doi:10.1128/JB.188.3.1155-1158.2006
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Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pennsylvania 16802-4500
Received 15 September 2005/ Accepted 14 November 2005
Phosphotransacetylase (EC 2.3.1.8) catalyzes the reversible transfer of the acetyl group from acetyl phosphate to coenzyme A (CoA), forming acetyl-CoA and inorganic phosphate. A steady-state kinetic analysis of the phosphotransacetylase from Methanosarcina thermophila indicated that there is a ternary complex kinetic mechanism rather than a ping-pong kinetic mechanism. Additionally, inhibition patterns of products and a nonreactive substrate analog suggested that the substrates bind to the enzyme in a random order. Dynamic light scattering revealed that the enzyme is dimeric in solution.
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