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. 1987 Aug;169(8):3696–3700. doi: 10.1128/jb.169.8.3696-3700.1987

Kinetics and inhibition studies of catechol O-methyltransferase from the yeast Candida tropicalis.

J Veser
PMCID: PMC212453  PMID: 3611026

Abstract

The Kms for esculetin and S-adenosyl-L-methionine for catechol O-methyltransferase from the yeast Candida tropicalis were 6.2 and 40 microM, respectively. S-Adenosyl-L-homocysteine was a very potent competitive inhibitor with respect to S-adenosyl-L-methionine, with a Ki of 6.9 microM. Of the catechol-related inhibitors, purpurogallin, with a Ki of 0.07 microM, showed the greatest inhibitory effect. Sulfhydryl group-blocking reagents, such as thiol-oxidizing 2-iodosobenzoic acid and mercaptide-forming p-chloromercuribenzoic acid, provided evidence for sulfhydryl groups in the active site of the enzyme. Yeast catechol O-methyltransferase is a metal-dependent enzyme and requires Mg2+ for full activity. Zn2+ and Mn2+ but not Ca2+ were able to substitute for Mg2+. Mn2+ showed optimal enzyme activation at concentrations 50- to 100-fold lower than those of Mg2+.

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