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Literature summary for 6.3.2.12 extracted from

  • Pongsamart, S.; Ho, R.I.; Corman, L.; Foye, W.O.
    Characterization and inhibition of dihydrofolate synthetase from Neisseria gonorrhoeae (1984), Mol. Cell. Biochem., 59, 165-171.
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Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
7,8-dihydrofolate noncompetitive with respect to dihydropteroate, competitive with respect to L-Glu Neisseria gonorrhoeae
p-hydroxymercuribenzoate
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
PCMB
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.035
-
7,8-dihydropteroate
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
0.65
-
L-Glu
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
K+ maximal activity at 80 mM Neisseria gonorrhoeae
K+ monovalent cation requirement is satisfied by K+ or NH4+ Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mg2+ divalent cation required, Mg2+ or Mn2+ Neisseria gonorrhoeae
Mn2+ divalent cation required Neisseria gonorrhoeae
NH4+ monovalent cation required, K+ or NH4+, maximal activity at 20 mM Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Neisseria gonorrhoeae
-
-
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
additional information
-
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-60°C, stable Neisseria gonorrhoeae
4°C, 50% loss of activity after 6 weeks Neisseria gonorrhoeae

Substrates and Products (Substrate)

Substrates Comment Substrates Organism Products Comment (Products) Rev. Reac.
ATP + 7,8-dihydropteroate + L-Glu
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae ADP + phosphate + 7,8-dihydrofolate
-
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pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
9.3
-
-
Neisseria gonorrhoeae

pH Range

pH Minimum pH Maximum Comment Organism
8 9.5 8: about 25% of maximal activity, 9.5: about 85% of maximal activity Neisseria gonorrhoeae