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Chromate, molybdate, tungstate and vanadate behave as substrates of yeast diadenosine 5',5'''-p1,p4-tetraphosphate alpha, beta-phosphorylase.

Diadenosine 5',5'''-p1,p4-tetraphosphate (Ap4A) alpha, beta-phosphorylase from yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae catalyzes two reactions: Ap4A cleavage and nucleoside diphosphate--phosphate (NDP-Pi) exchange. In both reactions phosphate can be substituted by arsenate, chromate, molybdate, tungstate or vanadate. In the presence of each anion, nucleoside 5'-monophosphate (NMP) always accumulates as a product of the reaction. This indicates that an unstable NMP anion is formed as an intermediate.

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Effect of oxyanions of the early transition metals on rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylase.

The differential effects of the oxyanions of the early transition metals ions V(V), W(VI), and Mo(VI) on the catalytic activity and coenzyme binding of rabbit skeletal muscle phosphorylase are studied. The oligoanions of V(V), W(VI), and Mo(VI) are potent inhibitors of phosphorylase. Kinetic studies revealed that oligovanadates inhibit pyridoxal-reconstituted phosphorylase b by competing with both the substrate, glucose 1-phosphate, and the activator, phosphite, with K1 values of 4 microM and 6 microM, respectively. Oligovanadates in the millimolar concentration range inhibit phosphorylases a and b by competing with glucose 1-phosphate binding. The polymeric decavanadate and paratungstates caused time-dependent inactivation of phosphorylase. Spectral studies with tungstate and phosphorylase b revealed that the inactivation is due to deformation of the coenzyme site. Kinetic studies and the protective effects of substrate and effectors on inactivation and deformation by tungstate or vanadate suggest that deformation and inactivation is caused by a primary binding of the oligoanions at the glucose 1-phosphate site. Nuclear magnetic resonance (NMR) studies of vanadate-phosphorylase complexes and vanadate solutions under different conditions were carried out to ascertain the nature of vanadate ions interacting with functional groups in phosphorylase. The results suggest that decavanadate is the major protein-bound species. NMR studies also showed that guanidino groups react with decavanadate and suggest that arginine residues in phosphorylase are potential functional groups that can interact with decavanadate.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

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Non-Template-Centered, Closed Tetravanadium Phosphate and Phosphonate Clusters.

Tetranuclear V(III) complexes, [HB(pz)(3)](4)V(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)OPO(3))(4) (I), its acetonitrile solvate (I.4CH(3)CN), and [HB(pz)(3)](4)V(4)(&mgr;-O(2)NC(6)H(4)OPO(3))(4).4C(7)H(8).H(2)O (II), and tetranuclear vanadyl complexes, (t-Bupz)(4)V(4)O(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)PO(3))(4).2H(2)O (III) and (t-Bupz)(5)V(4)O(4)(&mgr;-C(6)H(5)PO(3))(4).4CH(3)CN.0.6 H(2)O (IV), have been prepared and characterized by spectroscopic, magnetic, and electrochemical methods (pz = pyrazole, t-Bupz = tert-butylpyrazole). The use of organic solvents and bulky organic groups as ancillary ligands leads to formation of neutral species instead of the anionic clusters commonly found in the hydrothermal synthesis of vanadium organophosphate/phosphonate systems. Complexes I.4CH(3)CN and IV have also been characterized by single-crystal X-ray diffraction. Crystal data: I.4CH(3)CN, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 15.495(3) Å, b = 17.000(3) Å, c = 17.949(4) Å, alpha = 89.17(3) degrees, beta = 86.00(3) degrees, gamma = 78.60(3) degrees, Z = 2; IV, triclinic, P&onemacr;, a = 15.541(3) Å, b = 16.340(2) Å, c = 19.069(5) Å, alpha = 83.58(2) degrees, beta = 79.67(2) degrees, gamma = 63.68(1) degrees, Z = 2. Both are closed clusters, the core structure of the first consisting of a cubane-like arrangement of metal octahedra and phosphate tetrahedra and the core structure of the second consisting of a distorted, collapsed variant of the first. Unlike other vanadium phosphate clusters, these compounds form in the absence of a central, templating agent. As such they represent the simplest form of a closed cluster in which steric forces and cluster connectivity requirements play the primary role in organizing the cluster framework.

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Oxovanadium(IV) complexes of salicyl-L-aspartic acid and salicylglycyl-L-aspartic acid.

The dipeptide and tripeptide analogues salicyl-L-aspartic acid (Sal-L-Asp) and salicylglycyl-L-aspartic acid (SalGly-L-Asp) were synthesized and their protonation and complex formation with V(IV)O2+ were studied in aqueous solution through the use of pH-potentiometry and spectroscopic (UV-Vis, CD and EPR) techniques. The phenolate terminus proved to be a good anchoring site to promote (i) the metal ion-induced deprotonation and subsequent coordination of the peptide amide group(s) in the pH range 4-5 for the dipeptide analogue, (ii) and in the pH range 5-6 in a very cooperative way for the tripeptide analogue. The results suggest that the presence of good anchoring donors on both sides of the amide groups is responsible for the cooperative deprotonation of the two amide-NH groups.

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In vitro synthesis of the iron-molybdenum cofactor of nitrogenase.

Molybdate- and ATP-dependent in vitro synthesis of the iron-molybdenum cofactor (FeMo-co) of nitrogenase requires the protein products of at least the nifB, nifN, and nifE genes. Extracts of FeMo-co-negative mutants of Klebsiella pneumoniae and Azotobacter vinelandii with lesions in different genes can be complemented for FeMo-co synthesis. Both K. pneumoniae and A. vinelandii dinitrogenase (component I) deficient in FeMo-co can be activated by FeMo-co synthesized in vitro. Properties of the partially purified dinitrogenase activated by FeMo-co synthesized in vitro were comparable to those of dinitrogenase from the wild-type organism; e.g., ratios of acetylene- to nitrogen-reduction activities, as well as those of acetylene reduction activities to EPR spectrum peak height at g = 3.65, were very similar. A. vinelandii mutants UW45 and CA30 have mutations in a gene functionally equivalent to nifB of K. pneumoniae.

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L-Glutamic acid gamma-monohydroxamate. A potentiator of vanadium-evoked glucose metabolism in vitro and in vivo.

We report that the vanadium ligand L-Glu(gamma)HXM potentiates the capacity of free vanadium ions to activate glucose uptake and glucose metabolism in rat adipocytes in vitro (by 4-5-fold) and to lower blood glucose levels in hyperglycemic rats in vivo (by 5-7-fold). A molar ratio of two L-Glu(gamma)HXM molecules to one vanadium ion was most effective. Unlike other vanadium ligands that potentiate the insulinomimetic actions of vanadium, L-Glu(gamma)HXM partially activated lipogenesis in rat adipocytes in the absence of exogenous vanadium. This effect was not manifested by D-Glu(gamma)HXM. At 10-20 microM L-Glu(gamma)HXM, lipogenesis was activated 9-21%. This effect was approximately 9-fold higher (140 +/- 15% of maximal insulin response) in adipocytes derived from rats that had been treated with vanadium for several days. Titration of vanadium(IV) with L-Glu(gamma)HXM led to a rapid decrease in the absorbance of vanadium(IV) at 765 nm, and (51)V NMR spectroscopy revealed that the chemical shift of vanadium(IV) at -490 ppm disappeared with the appearance of a signal characteristic to vanadium(V) (-530 ppm) upon adding one equivalent of L-Glu(gamma)HXM. In summary, L-Glu(gamma)HXM is highly active in potentiating vanadium-activated glucose metabolism in vitro and in vivo and facilitating glucose metabolism in rat adipocytes in the absence of exogenous vanadium probably through conversion of trace intracellular vanadium into an active insulinomimetic compound. We propose that the active species is either a 1:1 or 2:1 L-Glu(gamma)HXM vanadium complex in which the endogenous vanadium(IV) has been altered to vanadium(V). Finally we demonstrate that L-Glu(gamma)HXM- and L-Glu(gamma)HXM.vanadium-evoked lipogenesis is arrested by wortmannin and that activation of glucose uptake in rat adipocytes is because of enhanced translocation of GLUT4 from low density microsomes to the plasma membrane.

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Induction of metallothionein in rat primary hepatocyte cultures: evidence for direct and indirect induction.

The ability of a number of metals and organic chemicals to induce metallothionein (MT) synthesis in primary cultures of rat hepatocytes was tested to determine whether MT induction in vivo results from a direct effect of the agent on the liver or as a result of an indirect, physiologic response to the agent. Hepatocytes were exposed to metals [zinc (Zn), cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), manganese (Mn), lead (Pb), cobalt (Co), nickel (Ni), and vanadium (V)] or organic compounds [ethanol, urethane, L-2-oxothiozolidine 4-carboxylate (L-OTCA), or dexamethasone] and were assayed for metallothionein by the Cd/hemoglobin radioassay. Cell viability was monitored by protein synthesis activity and cellular K+ concentration. Increases in MT concentrations were noted for Zn (22-fold), Hg (6.4-fold), Cd (4.8-fold), Co (2.4-fold), Ni (2.2-fold), and dexamethasone (4.5-fold). However, even at maximum tolerated concentrations, Mn, Pb, V, ethanol, urethane, and L-OTCA did not increase MT. The results indicate that Zn, Cd, Hg, Co, Ni and dexamethasone induce MT in vitro and thus are direct inducers of MT synthesis in hepatic tissue. In contrast, Mn, Pb, ethanol, urethane and L-OTCA, which did not increase the MT content of hepatocytes, apparently do so in vivo by an indirect mechanism.

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Chemical excitation of Limulus photoreceptors. I. Phosphatase inhibitors induce discrete-wave production in the dark.

Molybdate, tungstate, fluoride, vanadate, and GTP-gamma-S [guanosine-5'-0-(3-thiotriphosphate)] were injected into Limulus ventral photoreceptors by ionophoresis from microelectrodes. All of these drugs induce discrete waves of depolarization similar in waveform to, but smaller in amplitude than, those normally elicited by dim light. As for light-evoked waves, the amplitude of drug-induced waves decreases with light adaptation. For the compounds examined so far (fluoride, vanadate, GTP-gamma-S), the drug-induced waves share a reversal potential with light-induced discrete waves at about +15 mV. The induction of discrete waves by fluoride, vanadate, and molybdate was found to be reversible, whereas the induction of waves by GTP-gamma-S was not. Unlike fluoride and vanadate, which induce waves when added to the bath, molybdate appears to be ineffective when applied extracellularly. Because of the similarity of the drug-induced waves to light-induced discrete waves, we conclude that the drug-induced waves arise from a process similar or perhaps identical to visual excitation of the photoreceptor. However, the smaller size of drug-induced waves suggests that they arise at a stage of phototransduction subsequent to the isomerization of rhodopsin. On the basis of the chemical properties and action of the drugs, we suggest that discrete waves may arise through the activation of a GTP-binding protein.

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Pressure-induced superconductivity in beta- Na (0.33) V(2)O(5) beyond charge ordering.

We report the discovery of a new superconducting phase in highly correlated 3d electron systems. The compound is beta-vanadium bronze, beta- Na0.33V 2O5, in which the charge-ordered phase collapses under hydrostatic high pressure and a pressure-induced superconducting phase appears around T(S C)=8 K, P=8 GPa. This report presents the first observation not only of superconductivity in vanadium oxides but also of a phase transition from charge ordered to superconducting on a pressure-temperature (P- T) plane. The phase diagrams seem to have universal aspects across the classes of materials. This indicates a profound physics of superconductivity in highly correlated electron systems.

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Biochemical studies on a novel vanadate- and molybdate-sensitive acid phosphatase from human epidermis.

A novel vanadate- and molybdate-sensitive human skin epidermal acid phosphatase was purified and characterized. The enzyme was extracted from epidermal sheets with a 0.1% Triton X-100 solution buffered at pH 7.0. The purification procedure consisted of molecular permeation chromatography on Sephadex G-200 followed by chromatography on hydroxylapatite using an ammonium sulfate gradient. The molecular weight of the enzyme was 82,000 and the isoelectric point was at pH 5.6. At the optimum pH (5.1) the enzyme hydrolyzed most rapidly 1-naphthyl phosphate (Km = 0.28 mM) and 4-nitrophenyl phosphate (Km = 0.28 mM). In general, the best substrates had an aromatic leaving group. Fluoride (Ki = 39 microM; noncompetitive) and phosphate (competitive) inhibited by binding to different binding sites of the enzyme. The most potent inhibitors were vanadate (Ki = 1.9 X 10(-6)M), tungstate (Ki = 1.4 X 10(-7)M), and molybdate (Ki = 2.0 X 10(-9)M). Chemical modification and kinetic experiments suggested that the activity of the enzyme is based on imidazole, tyrosyl, and carboxyl groups. Benzoyl peroxide was a relatively potent inhibitor (Ki = 5.0 X 10(-5)M; noncompetitive). This enzyme resembled the prostatic acid phosphatase with regard to substrate specificity, inhibition characteristics, and functional groups.

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Isolation and characterization of phosphatases from vascular smooth muscle.

Actomyosin preparations of the carotid arteries of cattle contain a soluble phosphatase activity, which can be removed from the contractile proteins by repeated washings. This enzyme activity is lowered by high ionic strength, potassium fluoride, zinc acetate, ammonium molybdate, and vanadate. Magnesium ions enhance the enzyme activity. The phosphatase activity shows a maximum between pH 5.5 and 6.0 and a plateau of pH 7-9. By means of gel filtration on Sepharose 6B the phosphate activity is separated into three peaks, which are characterized with respect to their inhibition by potassium fluoride, ammonium molybate, and vanadate and their dependence on pH.

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Effect of skeletal alkaline phosphatase inhibitors on bone cell proliferation in vitro.

Chicken skeletal alkaline phosphatase is subject to competitive inhibitions by vanadate (Ki = 0.38 mM in carbonate, Ki = 0.08 mM in Tris, both at pH 7.4) and phenylphosphonate (Ki = 15 mM in carbonate, Ki = 1.3 mM in Tris, both at pH 7.4), and uncompetitive inhibition by levamisole (Ki = 0.08 mM in carbonate, Ki = 0.10 mM in Tris, both at pH 7.4). The competitive inhibitors were more effective in Tris buffer because nonreactive ternary complexes were formed between alkaline phosphatase, the inhibitor and Tris. The effects of vanadate, phenylphosphonate and levamisole on the proliferation of embryonic chick calvarial cells in vitro were biphasic. Low doses of each agent stimulated 3H-thymidine incorporation into TCA-insoluble material; higher doses were inhibitory. Neither effect could be attributed to inhibition of alkaline phosphatase activity (e.g. 20 microM vanadate should inhibit alkaline phosphatase by 3% but stimulated cell proliferation by 187%; 50 microM vanadate should inhibit alkaline phosphatase by 7% but inhibited 3H-thymidine incorporation by 90%). None of the alkaline phosphatase inhibitors tested affected the cellular concentration of the enzyme during the 24-hour incubation. These studies indicate that alkaline phosphatase inhibitors can have nonspecific effects on bone cells in culture, and that for cells in the osteoblast cell line, an inhibition of alkaline phosphatase activity is not consistently related to a decrease in cell proliferation.

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