Abstract
The lipoic acid residues covalently bound to the transacetylase component of the pyruvate dehydrogenase multienzyme complex of Escherichia coli were selectively modified by reaction with 4-maleimido-2,2,6,6-tetramethylpiperidino-oxyl. The electron-spin-resonance spectrum of the spin-labelled enzyme indicates that the bound nitroxide groups have high mobilities relative to the protein molecule. This physicochemical evidence is consistent with the view that the dithiolane ring of a lipoyl residue is capable of rapid migration between the active sites of the component enzymes in the catalytic mechanism.
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