6.5.1.3 Mg2+ required 1910, 1983, 1995 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ divalent cation required 1985 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ - 1987, 1997 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ Km: 0.4 mM, inhibition above 10 mM 1995 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ requires metal ions for structure and catalysis 650172 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ only marginal activity 650172 6.5.1.3 additional information no detectable activity with Ca2+, Sr2+, Ba2+, Zn2+, Co2+, Cd2+, Pb2+, Co(NH3)6 3+, or spermine 650172 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ nucleotidyl transfer Mg2+ dependent 652246 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ optimum activity at 5 mM 653392 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ optimum activity at 1 mM 653392 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ Mg2+ or Mn2+ required 662241 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ Mg2+ or Mn2+ required 662241 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ magnesium ion interacts with the beta and gamma-phosphate groups and is almost perfectly octahedrally coordinated by six phosphate and water oxygen atoms 662636 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ activates, optimum: 5-10 mM 662976 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ activates, showing slightly higher activity than Mg2+ 662976 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ the active site contains two metal ions, consistent with the two-magnesium ion catalytic mechanism 674568 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ L1 ligase is an obligate metalloenzyme that is highly specific for Mg2+. It is selected in the presence of 60 mM MgCl2 and functions optimally in Mg2+ concentrations as high as 100 mM 677128 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ dependent on 747437 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ the enzyme prefers manganese as the metal cofactor for nick sealing 749172 6.5.1.3 Mg2+ enzyme activity is optimal at 5 mM Mg2+ 749277 6.5.1.3 Mn2+ enzyme activity is optimal at 2.5 mM Mn2+ 749277 6.5.1.3 additional information calcium, cobalt, copper, cadmium, nickel, and zinc are ineffective 749277