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      Kinetic mechanism of tRNA nucleotidyltransferase from Escherichia coli.

      The Journal of Biological Chemistry
      Adenosine Diphosphate, pharmacology, Adenosine Triphosphate, Diphosphates, Escherichia coli, enzymology, Hydrogen-Ion Concentration, Kinetics, Magnesium, RNA Nucleotidyltransferases, antagonists & inhibitors, metabolism, RNA, Transfer

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          A kinetic analysis of the incorporation of AMP into tRNA lacking the 3'-terminal residue by tRNA nucleotidyltransferase (EC 2.2.7.25) from Escherichia coli is presented. Initial velocity studies demonstrate that the mechanism is sequential and that high concentrations of tRNA give rise to substrate inhibition which is noncompetitive with respect to ATP. In addition, the substrate inhibition is more pronounced in the presence of pyrophosphate, which suggests the formation of an inhibitory enzyme-pyrophosphate-tRNA complex. Noncompetitive product inhibition is observed between all possible pairs of substrates and products. ADP and alpha,beta-methylene adenosine triphosphate are competitive dead end inhibitors of ATP, while the latter is a noncompetitive dead end inhibitor of the tRNA substrate. A nonrapid equilibrium random mechanism is proposed which is consistent with these data and offers an explanation for the noncompetitive substrate inhibition by tRNA.

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