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. 1980 Jun 1;187(3):727–732. doi: 10.1042/bj1870727

Thermodynamics and stoicheiometry of the binding of substrate analogues to uricase.

T G Conley, D G Priest
PMCID: PMC1162457  PMID: 6821367

Abstract

The subunit composition, metal content, substrate-analogue binding and thermal stability of Aspergillus flavus uricase were determined. A. flavus uricase is a tetramer and contains no copper, iron or any other common prosthetic group. Analytical-gel-filtration and equilibrium-dialysis experiments showed one binding site per subunit for urate analogues. The free energy of xanthine binding was -30.5 kJ (-7.3 kcal)/mol of subunit by equilibrium dialysis and -30.1 kJ (-7.2 kcal)/mol of subunit by microcalorimetry. The enthalpy change for xanthine binding was -15.9 kJ (-3.8 kcal)/mol of subunit when determined from the temperature-dependence of the equilibrium constant and -18.0 kJ (-4.3 kcal)/mol of subunit when measured microcalorimetrically. The thermal inactivation rate of A. flavus uricase increases as protein concentration is decreased. This concentration-dependent instability is not due to subunit dissociation.

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