FIGURE 4.
PRA formation assay is dependent on TrpD, IlvA, PRPP and threonine. A standard assay for PRA formation included threonine, IlvA, PRPP, TrpD, cofactors, [14C]glycine, and PurD, as described under “Experimental Procedures.” PRA formation was determined as a function of [14C]GAR production. Lane 1, all reaction components present; lane 2, IlvA omitted; lane 3, TrpD omitted; lane 4, threonine omitted; lane 5, PRPP omitted. A, quantification of [14C]GAR produced under each condition, using [14C]glycine standards of known concentrations. Error bars represent the S.D. of two replicates. B, representative phosphorimage of [14C]GAR spots after separation from [14C]glycine by thin-layer chromatography.
