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PubMed1993

Inactivation of pancreatic lipases by amphiphilic reagents 5-(dodecyldithio)-2-nitrobenzoic acid and tetrahydrolipstatin. Dependence upon partitioning between micellar and oil phases.

We have reported previously that Cys103 (SHII) of human pancreatic lipase (HPL), unlike the nonessential Cys181 (SHI), was buried and inaccessible to classical water-soluble sulfhydryl reagents. The lipolytic activity of HPL was lost after the labeling of the above two SH groups with the amphiphilic sulfhydryl reagent, 5-(dodecyldithio)-2-nitrobenzoic acid (C12-TNB), suggesting that the SHII residue may play an important role in the hydrolytic process [Gargouri, Y., Cudrey, C., Medjoub, H., & Verger, R. (1992) Eur. J. Biochem. 204, 1063-1067]. For the present experiments, we selected dog pancreatic lipase (DPL), purifying it for the first time, and recombinant guinea pig pancreatic lipase (r-GPL), which both contain a buried SHII group but no accessible SHI group. The single SHII of DPL and r-GPL reacted only with the amphiphilic SH reagent (C12-TNB), and its labeling was correlated with a rapid lipase inactivation. Although it is spatially remote from the catalytic triad, the SHII group of pancreatic lipases, when chemically labeled, was found to be responsible for the loss of their lipolytic activity. The presence of a bulky dodecyl chain, linked by a disulfide bond to the SHII, may have prevented the critical beta-5 loop (residues 76-85) movement by steric hindrance and consequently disturbed the formation of the oxyanion hole. Thus, pancreatic lipase inactivation by the amphiphilic sulfhydryl reagent can be said to be due to the prevention of a productive induced fit. Tetrahydrolipstatin (THL) is an amphiphilic inactivator reacting with the essential serine of the lipase active site.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Amino Acid Sequence↗
PubMed1986

Phenomenological analysis of the kinetics of the production of interchain disulfide cross-links in two-chain, coiled-coil proteins by reaction with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate).

In parallel, registered, two-chain coiled-coil proteins such as tropomyosin, paramyosin, or myosin rods, a cysteine may appear at the same level on each chain. These may be cross-linked by reaction with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoate) (NbS2). This technique is useful in several types of studies of such proteins. It is generally accepted that the NbS2, ordinarily at high molar concentration relative to protein, first reacts in a pseudo-first-order process with one cysteine, blocking it by formation of a mixed disulfide (NbS-S-protein); then, the second cysteine either reacts similarly, producing a doubly blocked site, or attacks the mixed disulfide in a sulfhydryl-disulfide interchange to produce an interchain cross-link. Here, the coupled differential equations for such a system are first set up and solved for a molecule with one such cross-linkable site on the assumption that the condition of one sulfhydryl (blocked or unblocked) does not alter the kinetics of its neighbor. Solutions are presented, giving the concentrations of all species as a function of time and of the rate constants for blocking and for cross-linking. It is also shown how nonreducing sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis experiments on the products allow a determination of the ratio of the two rate constants. The theory is applied to illustrative data on tropomyosin and shown to fit well. Values of both rate constants emerge. A similar analysis is made for the case where two independent cross-linkable sites exist per molecule. The equations are applied to extent data on short subunit 2 of myosin rod.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Disulfides↗
PubMed1986

Inactivation of Escherichia coli glycerol kinase by 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) and N-ethylmaleimide: evidence for nucleotide regulatory binding sites.

Glycerol kinase (EC 2.7.1.30, ATP:glycerol 3-phosphotransferase) from Escherichia coli is inactivated by 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) and by N-ethylmaleimide (NEM) in 0.1 M triethanolamine at pH 7 and 25 degrees C. The inactivation by DTNB is reversed by dithiothreitol. In the cases of both reagents, the kinetics of activity loss are pseudo first order. The dependencies of the rate constants on reagent concentration show that while the inactivation by NEM obeys second-order kinetics (k2app = 0.3 M-1 s-1), DTNB binds to the enzyme prior to the inactivation reaction; i.e., the pseudo-first-order rate constant shows a hyperbolic dependence on DTNB concentration. Complete inactivation by each reagent apparently involves the modification of two sulfhydryl groups per enzyme subunit. However, analysis of the kinetics of DTNB modification, as measured by the release of 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoate, shows that the inactivation is due to the modification of one sulfhydryl group per subunit, while two other groups are modified 6 and 15 times more slowly. The enzyme is protected from inactivation by the ligands glycerol, propane-1,2-diol, ATP, ADP, AMP, and cAMP but not by Mg2+, fructose 1,6-bisphosphate, or propane-1,3-diol. The protection afforded by ATP or AMP is not dependent on Mg2+. The kinetics of DTNB modification are different in the presence of glycerol or ATP, despite the observation that the degree of protection afforded by both of these ligands is the same.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Adenine Nucleotides↗
PubMed1989

Trypsinolysis promotes disulfide formation between 21- and 50-kilodalton segments of myosin subfragment 1 during reaction with 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid).

The reaction of 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) with S1 and tryptic S1 has been examined to identify the sites of mixed and intramolecular disulfides formed in the initial and final stages of the reaction in these two forms of S1. With undigested S1, the two mixed disulfide bonds initially formed were found to be in the 21-kDa segment. The intramolecular disulfide bond, formed in the subsequent slow phase of the reaction, was also found to be mainly confined to the 21-kDa segment although a small fraction arose from disulfide formation between the 21-kDa and 50-kDa segments. Only 35% of the light chain was modified in undigested S1 after 24 h. For tryptic S1, the initial reaction also led to the formation of mixed disulfides in the 21-kDa segment. However, in the second slower phase, the formation of the intramolecular disulfide occurred primarily between thiols in the 21-kDa and 50-kDa fragments, and in this case, the light chain was labeled to about 60% after 24 h. The enhanced formation of disulfide links between 21-kDa and 50-kDa domains in tryptic S1 points to an increase in flexibility between the thiol-containing regions of these segments.

Animals↗
PubMed2001

Mild and selective sodium azide mediated cleavage of p-nitrobenzoic esters.

[reaction: see text] A mild and selective cleavage of p-nitrobenzoic esters by sodium azide in methanol is reported. This new methodology is mild enough for use with acid- or base-sensitive compounds. No elimination byproducts are formed. Fmoc- and trifluoroacetyl-amino protecting groups, benzyl esters, and ethyl esters remain unaffected. Less reactive compounds are discussed in terms of steric factors, and yields are increased by altering the azide solvation.

Amino Acids↗
PubMed2004

5-(2-Aminoethyl)dithio-2-nitrobenzoate as a more base-stable alternative to Ellman's reagent.

[reaction: see text] 5-(2-Aminoethyl)dithio-2-nitrobenzoate (ADNB) reacts with free thiols with kinetics similar to those of Ellman's reagent but has dramatically improved stability under alkaline conditions, making it an excellent alternative to Ellman's reagent for the quantitation of thiol contents and enzymatic assays under basic pH conditions.

Hydrogen-Ion Concentration↗
PubMed2003

Application of polymer-bound 4-(bromomethyl)-3-nitrobenzoic acid for synthesis of trisubstituted 1,4-benzodiazepine-2,3-diones.

A method utilizing polymer-bound 4-(bromomethyl)-3-nitrobenzoic acid as a key precursor leading to 1,4-benzodiazepin-2,3-dione scaffold is described. It involves a four-step sequence including nucleophilic displacement, acylation, simultaneous reduction-cyclization and alkylation, providing rapid access to the title compounds in excellent yield and purity.

Acylation↗
PubMed1983

A marked gradation in active-centre properties in the cysteine proteinases revealed by neutral and anionic reactivity probes. Reactivity characteristics of the thiol groups of actinidin, ficin, papain and papaya peptidase A towards 4,4'-dipyridyl disulphide and 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) dianion.

1. The kinetics of the reactions of the catalytic-site thiol groups of actinidin (the cysteine proteinase from Actinidia chinensis), ficin (EC 3.4.22.3), papain (EC 3.4.22.2) and papaya peptidase A (the other monothiol cysteine proteinase component of Carica papaya) with 4,4'-dipyridyl disulphide (4-Py-S-S-4-Py) and with 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoate) dianion (Nbs22-) were studied in the pH range approx. 6-10. These studies provided the pH-independent second-order rate constants (k) for the reactions of the two probe reagents with the catalytic-site thiolate anions each in the environment of a neutral histidine side chain where an active-centre carboxy group would be ionized. 2. The ratio R equal to kNbs22-/k4-Py-S-S-4-Py provides an index of the catalytic-site solvation properties of the four cysteine proteinases and varies markedly from one enzyme to another, being 0.80 for papaya peptidase A (0.86 for the model thiol, 2-mercaptoethanol), 29 for actinidin, 0.18 for ficin and 0.015 for papain. These differences appear to derive mainly from the response of the enzyme to the negative charge on Nbs22-. 3. Possible implications of these results for (a) mechanisms of cysteine proteinase catalysis and (b) the possibility of using series of functionally related enzymes in the study of mechanism are discussed.

Anions↗
PubMedDate not supplied

P-Nitrobenzoic acid alpha2u nephropathy in 13-week studies is not associated with renal carcinogenesis in 2-year feed studies.

The objective of this study was to characterize the renal toxicity and carcinogenicity of p-nitrobenzoic acid in F344 rats. Dose levels in 13-week and 2-year studies ranged from 630-10,000 ppm and 1,250-5,000 ppm, respectively. At 13 weeks, renal lesions included minimal to mild hyaline droplet accumulation in male rats and karyomegaly in male and female rats. At 2 years, renal lesions included proximal tubule epithelial cell hyperplasia in male rats and oncocytic hyperplasia in high-dose male and female rats, and a decreased severity of nephropathy in males and females. The hvaline droplets in renal tubular epithelial cells of male rats at 13 weeks were morphologically similar to those described in alpha2u-globulin nephropathy. Using immunohistochemical methods, alpha2u-globulin accumulation was associated with the hyaline droplets. In addition, at 13 weeks, cell proliferation as detected by PCNA immunohistochemistry was significantly increased in males exposed to 5,000 and 10,000 ppm when compared to controls. Cytotoxicity associated with alpha2U-globulin nephropathy such as single-cell necrosis of the P2 segment epithelium or accumulation of granular casts in the outer medulla did not occur in the 13-week study. In addition, chronic treatment related nephrotoxic lesions attributed to accumulation of alpha2u-globulin such as linear foci of mineralization within the renal papilla, hyperplasia of the renal pelvis urothelium and kidney tumors were not observed. Although there was histologic evidence of alpha2u-globulin accumulation in male rats at 13 weeks, the minimal severity of nephropathy suggests that the degree of cytotoxicity was below the threshold, which would contribute to the development of renal tumors at 2 years.

Administration, Oral↗
PubMed2006

Hydrogen-bonded chains of rings in methyl 4-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]-3-nitrobenzoate and hydrogen-bonded sheets in methyl 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate.

Molecules of methyl 4-[(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)amino]-3-nitrobenzoate, C12H12N4O4, (I), exhibit a polarized (charge-separated) structure in the nitroaniline portion. The molecules are linked into chains of edge-fused R(2)2(16) and R(2)2(22) rings by a combination of N-H...O(carbonyl) and C-H...O(nitro) hydrogen bonds. Methyl 1-(5-methyl-1H-pyrazol-3-yl)-1H-benzimidazole-5-carboxylate, C13H12N4O2, (II), which is readily formed from (I) by reduction followed by ring formation, crystallizes with Z' = 2 in the space group P-1. Each of the two independent molecular types is linked into sheets of R(4)4(28) rings by a combination of N-H...N and C-H...O(carbonyl) hydrogen bonds.

Benzimidazoles↗
PubMed1995

4-(Acetylamino)-3-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid.

The 4-(acetylamino)-3-hydroxy-5-nitrobenzoic acid molecule, C9H8N2O6, a designed inhibitor for the influenza virus neuraminidase protein, crystallizes as hydrogen-bonded dimers. The dihedral angles of the substituent groups with respect to the planar phenyl moiety are 5.0 (3) degrees for the carboxyl group, 45.0 (2) degrees for the nitro group and 37.3 (1) degrees for the acetylamino substituent. The crystal structure is stabilized by intermolecular hydrogen bonding.

Antiviral Agents↗
PubMed1982

Crosslinking by thiol disulfide interchange of 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid)-treated light chain and heavy chain of rabbit skeletal myosin.

Interchain disulfide crosslinks between the heavy-chain fragment in heavy meromyosin and myosin light chain 2, generated by 5,5'-dithiobis(2-nitrobenzoic acid (Nbs2), are formed under appropriate ionic conditions at neutral pH as revealed by liberation of the chromogenic 2-nitro-5-thiobenzoic acid. The presence of the original or of a slightly digested light chain 2 reduces the rate of the reaction of heavy meromyosin with Nbs2-modified light chain 2 by 32 - 39%, if Ca2+ is present. Dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in absence of reducing agents shows that Nbs2-modified light chain 2 attaches to the heavy chain in the region of the 21-kDa fragment of heavy meromyosin, which contains the essential thiol groups and which has been located at the subfragment 1/subfragment 2 junction of myosin [Balint, M., Wolf, I., Tarcsafalvi, A., Gergely, J. and Sreter, F. A. (1978) Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 190, 793-799]. Modification of thiol-1 groups with iodoacetamide as well as crosslinking the thiol-1 and thiol-2 groups by the bifunctional reagent p-N,N'-phenylenedimaleimide prior to incubation with Nbs2-modified light chain 2 has no substantial effect on the crosslinking reaction. This indicates that other thiol groups are involved in the binding of Nbs2-modified light chain 2 to the heavy chain. An examination of K+, Ca2+, Mg2+ and actin-activated Mg2+ ATPase activities of heavy meromyosin that had been crosslinked with Nbs2-modified light chain 2 shows only a slight change in comparison with intact heavy meromyosin, indicating that crosslinking had not altered significantly the hydrolytic site. Crosslinking of Nbs2-modified light chain 2 to light-chain-2-deficient heavy meromyosin restored the original light-chain-2-dependent Ca2+ sensitivity of the tryptic fragmentation of heavy meromyosin, suggesting that crosslinking takes place at the proper binding site for light 2.

Animals↗
PubMed1992

Inactivation of human pancreatic lipase by 5-dodecyldithio-2-nitrobenzoic acid.

Both thiol groups of native human pancreatic lipase can react with the new hydrophobic sulfhydryl reagent 5-dodecyldithio-2-nitrobenzoic acid (Dod-S-NbS) in the absence of a denaturing agent. Here we describe for the first time the covalent and stoichiometric modification of the inaccessible SHII group of native pancreatic lipase, using a 16-fold molar excess of this hydrophobic sulfhydryl reagent. A direct correlation was found to exist between the covalent modification of this SHII group and the loss of lipase activity. The question has not yet been answered, however, as to how Dod-S-NbS reaches the SHII-containing residue, whereas classical hydrophilic sulfhydryl reagents are unable to do so. This difference in reactivity may be attributable to the hydrophobic character of Dod-S-NbS and its potential capacity to form aggregates inducing a conformational change in the lipase molecule.

Binding Sites↗
PubMed1985

Effects of 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) on opiate binding to both the membrane-bound receptor and the partially purified opiate receptor.

Pretreatment of partially purified opiate receptor from rat brains with 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB) decreased opiate agonist binding more effectively than that of antagonist. This agent, at a concentration that inhibits only 3H-agonist binding, increases the IC50 values of agonists but not those of antagonists. We also observed similar effects of DTNB on opiate binding to the membrane-bound receptor that are in good agreement with the published data. Moreover, there was an excellent correlation between the IC50 values of the two different preparations. However, opiate binding to the partially purified receptor was about a thousandfold more sensitive to DTNB than binding to this membrane-bound receptor. Dithiothreitol, a sulfide bond reducing agent, reversed the effects of DTNB on the opiate binding.

Animals↗
PubMed1978

Kinetics of biodegradation of p-nitrobenzoate and inhibition by benzoate in a pseudomonad.

The degradation of p-nitrobenzoate (p-NBA) by domestic sewage was inhibited by benzoate, and a model for this behavior was found in a soil isolate. The isolate, a pseudomonad, utilized p-NBA and benzoate by separate adaptive enzyme pathways. In oxygen uptake experiments, the degradation of p-NBA was competitively inhibited by benzoate, but the degradation of benzoate was not affected by the presence of p-NBA. 4-Nitrocatechol was not implicated in the inhibition. p-Hydroxybenzoate, which is the p-NBA degradation pathway, also had a decreased rate od degradation when benzoate was present. The growth rate of the isolate on the aromatic substrates and on glucose autoclaved in the medium was 0.3 h-1. When glucose was autoclaved separately, the growth rate was less, about 0.2 h-1. The apparent Km in oxygen uptake experiments was 25 micrometer for p-NBA and benzoate and 5 micrometer for p-hydroxybenzoate.

Benzoates↗
PubMed2003

Prokaryotic homologs of the eukaryotic 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase and 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde decarboxylase in the 2-nitrobenzoate degradation pathway of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain KU-7.

The 2-nitrobenzoic acid degradation pathway of Pseudomonas fluorescens strain KU-7 proceeds via a novel 3-hydroxyanthranilate intermediate. In this study, we cloned and sequenced a 19-kb DNA locus of strain KU-7 that encompasses the 3-hydroxyanthranilate meta-cleavage pathway genes. The gene cluster, designated nbaEXHJIGFCDR, is organized tightly and in the same direction. The nbaC and nbaD gene products were found to be novel homologs of the eukaryotic 3-hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-dioxygenase and 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde decarboxylase, respectively. The NbaC enzyme carries out the oxidation of 3-hydroxyanthranilate to 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde, while the NbaD enzyme catalyzes the decarboxylation of the latter compound to 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde. The NbaC and NbaD proteins were overexpressed in Escherichia coli and characterized. The substrate specificity of the 23.8-kDa NbaC protein was found to be restricted to 3-hydroxyanthranilate. In E. coli, this enzyme oxidizes 3-hydroxyanthranilate with a specific activity of 8 U/mg of protein. Site-directed mutagenesis experiments revealed the essential role of two conserved histidine residues (His52 and His96) in the NbaC sequence. The NbaC activity is also dependent on the presence of Fe(2+) but is inhibited by other metal ions, such as Zn(2+), Cu(2+), and Cd(2+). The NbaD protein was overproduced as a 38.7-kDa protein, and its specific activity towards 2-amino-3-carboxymuconate-6-semialdehyde was 195 U/mg of protein. Further processing of 2-aminomuconate-6-semialdehyde to pyruvic acid and acetyl coenzyme A was predicted to proceed via the activities of NbaE, NbaF, NbaG, NbaH, NbaI, and NbaJ. The predicted amino acid sequences of these proteins are highly homologous to those of the corresponding proteins involved in the metabolism of 2-aminophenol (e.g., AmnCDEFGH in Pseudomonas sp. strain AP-3). The NbaR-encoding gene is predicted to have a regulatory function of the LysR family type. The function of the product of the small open reading frame, NbaX, like the homologous sequences in the nitrobenzene or 2-aminophenol metabolic pathway, remains elusive.

3-Hydroxyanthranilate 3,4-Dioxygenase↗
PubMed2001

Cloning and characterization of the pnb genes, encoding enzymes for 4-nitrobenzoate catabolism in Pseudomonas putida TW3.

Pseudomonas putida strain TW3 is able to metabolize 4-nitrotoluene via 4-nitrobenzoate (4NBen) and 3, 4-dihydroxybenzoic acid (protocatechuate [PCA]) to central metabolites. We have cloned, sequenced, and characterized a 6-kbp fragment of TW3 DNA which contains five genes, two of which encode the enzymes involved in the catabolism of 4NBen to PCA. In order, they encode a 4NBen reductase (PnbA) which is responsible for catalyzing the direct reduction of 4NBen to 4-hydroxylaminobenzoate with the oxidation of 2 mol of NADH per mol of 4NBen, a reductase-like enzyme (Orf1) which appears to have no function in the pathway, a regulator protein (PnbR) of the LysR family, a 4-hydroxylaminobenzoate lyase (PnbB) which catalyzes the conversion of 4-hydroxylaminobenzoate to PCA and ammonium, and a second lyase-like enzyme (Orf2) which is closely associated with pnbB but appears to have no function in the pathway. The central pnbR gene is transcribed in the opposite direction to the other four genes. These genes complete the characterization of the whole pathway of 4-nitrotoluene catabolism to the ring cleavage substrate PCA in P. putida strain TW3.

Ammonia-Lyases↗
PubMed1979

The reactions of Escherichia coli citrate synthase with the sulfhydryl reagents 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) and 4,4'-dithiodipyridine.

Citrate synthase of Escherichia coli reacts rapidly with 1 equivalent of Ellman's reagent, 5,5'-dithiobis-(2-nitrobenzoic acid) (DTNB), per subunit, losing completely its sensitivity to the allosteric inhibitor, NADH. When the enzyme is treated instead with 4,4'-dithiodipyridine (4,4'-PDS), all activity is lost. Certain evidence in this paper is consistent with the belief that the sulfhydryl group modified by DTNB, and that whose modification by 4,4'-PDS inactivates the enzyme, are the same. (i) Both reagents abolish NADH fluorescence enhancement by the enzyme. (ii) Saturating levels of NADH and some other adenylic acid derivatives inhibit the reactions with both reagents. (iii) When the enzyme is modified with one equivalent of DTNB or 4,4'-PDS, subsequent reactivity toward the other reagent is greatly decreased. (iv) Following modifications, the DTNB and 4,4'-PDS derivatives spontaneously lose thionitrobenzoate (TNB) or pyridine-4-thione (PT), respectively, in reactions which are thought to involve displacement of TNB or PT by a second enzyme sulfhydryl group, so that an enzyme disulfide is introduced. The introduction of the disulfide bond, if this is what occurs, does not lead to cross-linking of citrate synthase polypeptide chains, as judged by sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under nonreducing conditions. Certain evidence has also been found, however, that the sites of modification by DTNB and 4,4'-PDS are not the same. (i) DTNB modification desensitizes to NADH but does not inactivate, while 4,4'-PDS inactivates at least 99.9%. (ii) The presumed disulfide from elimination of TNB is also active, while that from PT modification is no more active than the original 4,4'-PDS modified product. (iii) Prior modification of the enzyme with DTNB affords no protection against later inactivation by 4,4'-PDS. The studies therefore indicate a close relationship between the DTNB desensitization and 4,4'-PDS inactivation, but they are unable to identify it exactly. Other properties of the DTNB reaction are also described, and a hypothesis is offered to explain quantitatively the finding that desensitization lags behind modification during the modification of citrate synthase by DTNB.

Binding Sites↗