| Literature DB >> 1872800 |
E L Weitkamp1, H B Dixon, A R Khomutov, R M Khomutov.
Abstract
[2-(Amino-oxy)ethyl](5'-deoxyadenosin-5'-yl)(methyl)sulphonium+ ++, the amino-oxy analogue of decarboxylated S-adenosylmethionine, is a potent irreversible inhibitor of Escherichia coli S-adenosylmethionine decarboxylase [Khomutov, Zavalova, Syrku, Artamonova & Khomutov (1983) Bioorg. Khim. 9, 130-131; Artamonova, Zavalova, Khomutov & Khomutov (1986) Bioorg. Khim. 12, 206-212]. We have shown that Mg2+ ions are required for the irreversible inhibition of the decarboxylase, and that S-adenosylmethionine protects against this inhibition.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1872800 PMCID: PMC1151290 DOI: 10.1042/bj2770643
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Biochem J ISSN: 0264-6021 Impact factor: 3.857