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Direct photoaffinity labeling of individual cytosolic domains of adenylyl cyclase by [32P]2'-deoxy-3'-AMP and [alpha-32P]5'-ATP.

The susceptibility of purines to form a covalent attachment with proteins upon exposure to UV irradiation was applied to adenylyl cyclase by use of [32P]2'-d-3'-AMP, a dead-end inhibitor that binds to the post-transition configuration of the enzyme. [32P]2'-d-3'-AMP was synthesized enzymatically. It and [alpha-32P]5'-ATP were used for direct photocross-linking to individually expressed cytosolic domains of adenylyl cyclase. Both the C1 domain of the type V isozyme (VC1) and the C2 domain of the type II isozyme (IIC2) were labeled, whether alone or combined, upon photolysis of [32P]2'-d-3'-AMP in the presence of acetone. Labeling of VC1 and IIC2 was greatly enhanced in the presence of PPi, was almost completely suppressed by 50 microM 2',5'-dideoxy-3'-ATP, the most potent reported P-site inhibitor of adenylyl cyclases, but was partially suppressed by 1 mM 3'-IMP, a ligand that does not inhibit the enzyme via the P-site. Neither 3':5'-cAMP nor 5'-ATP had a major effect on labeling by [32P]2'-d-3'-AMP. Direct cross-linking of VC1 with [alpha-32P]5'-ATP was substantially suppressed by 2', 5'-dideoxy-3'-ATP and partially suppressed by 2'-d-3'-AMP, whereas cross-linking of IIC2 was less affected by the 3'-triphosphate. The data imply that either cytosolic domain can interact directly with either substrate or P-site ligand and that subunit interaction modifies the susceptibility of each domain to UV-induced covalent modification by either [alpha-32P]5'-ATP or [32P]2'-d-3'-AMP.

Acetone↗

Modes of binding of 2'-AMP to RNase T1. A computer modeling study.

The modes of binding of adenosine 2'-monophosphate (2'-AMP) to the enzyme ribonuclease (RNase) T1 were determined by computer modelling studies. The phosphate moiety of 2'-AMP binds at the primary phosphate binding site. However, adenine can occupy two distinct sites--(1) The primary base binding site where the guanine of 2'-GMP binds and (2) The subsite close to the N1 subsite for the base on the 3'-side of guanine in a guanyl dinucleotide. The minimum energy conformers corresponding to the two modes of binding of 2'-AMP to RNase T1 were found to be of nearly the same energy implying that in solution 2'-AMP binds to the enzyme in both modes. The conformation of the inhibitor and the predicted hydrogen bonding scheme for the RNase T1-2'-AMP complex in the second binding mode (S) agrees well with the reported x-ray crystallographic study. The existence of the first mode of binding explains the experimental observations that RNase T1 catalyses the hydrolysis of phosphodiester bonds adjacent to adenosine at high enzyme concentrations. A comparison of the interactions of 2'-AMP and 2'-GMP with RNase T1 reveals that Glu58 and Asn98 at the phosphate binding site and Glu46 at the base binding site preferentially stabilise the enzyme-2'-GMP complex.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Human T lymphocyte "E" rosette function. I. A process modulated by intracellular cyclic AMP.

The capacity of normal human T lymphocytes to form rosettes with sheep red blood cells can be inhibited by drugs or agents which induce elevations in intracellular levels of cyclic AMP. The effect is early in the presence of agents which elicit rapid elevations in intracellular cyclic AMP (isoproterenol, aminophylline) and occurs later in the presence of cholera toxin which induces a dalayed increase in endogenous cyclic AMP. Dibutyryl cyclic AMP is inhibitory, and the effects of dibutyryl cyclic AMP and the adenyl cyclase stimulators are potentiated by inhibition of phosphodiesterase. These data provide substantial evidence that elevation of intracellular cyclic AMP diminishes E rosette function of lymphocytes.

Aminophylline↗

Prevalence of use study for amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (MAMP), 3,4-methylenedioxy-amphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxy-methamphetamine (MDMA), and 3,4-methylenedioxy-ethylamphetamine (MDEA) in military entrance processing stations (MEPS) specimens.

The Roche Abuscreen Onlinetrade mark Amphetamine immunoassay (IA), modified to include sodium periodate, and the Microgenics DRI Ecstasy IA were used to determine the prevalence of amphetamine (AMP), methamphetamine (MAMP), 3,4-methylenedioxyamphetamine (MDA), 3,4-methylenedioxymethamphetamine (MDMA), and 3,4-methylenedioxyethylamphetamine (MDEA) in urine specimens from applicants seeking to join the United States Armed Forces. Over a 4-month period, a total of 85,658 specimens were IA screened using the Department of Defense 500 ng/mL administrative cutoff level for AMP and MDMA. All presumptively positive specimens were confirmed using a solid-phase extraction procedure coupled with simultaneous analysis of AMP, MAMP, MDA, MDMA, and MDEA by fast gas chromatography-mass spectrometry using the same cutoff levels as the IA. The Roche Online Amphetamine IA identified 216 specimens as presumptively positive; of these, 70 specimens confirmed positive for AMP and 87 specimens confirmed positive for AMP and/or MAMP, resulting in a confirmation rate of 73%. The Microgenics DRI Ecstasy IA identified eight specimens as presumptively positive; of these, five specimens confirmed positive for MDMA and/or MDA, resulting in a confirmation rate of 63%. The total use prevalence for AMP, MAMP, MDA, MDMA, and/or MDEA in military entrance processing stations specimens over the testing period was determined to be 0.19%.

Amphetamines↗

HLAMP--a conjugate of hippuryllysine and AMP which contains a phosphoamide bond--stimulates chemotaxis in Dictyostelium discoideum.

A conjugate of hippuryllysine (HP) and adenylic acid was synthesized and purified. The structure of the conjugate, hippuryllysyl(N-epsilon-5'-phospho)adenosine (HLAMP) was established using 31P nuclear magnetic resonance, UV spectroscopy, acid/base lability, and enzyme digestion with AMP deaminase, alkaline phosphatase, 5'-nucleotidase, and a phosphoamidase activity recently identified in Dictyostelium discoideum. The results indicate that HLAMP contains a phosphoamide bond between the phosphate of AMP and the epsilon amino group of HL. Employing a microdroplet assay to assess chemotactic activity, HLAMP was found to be a potent chemoattractant of 7-h developing amoebae of D. discoideum. Other conjugates, including lysine-AMP (LAMP), tuftsin-AMP (TAMP) and avidin-AMP (AVAMP), as well as the degradation products of HLAMP (HL, AMP, and lysine) exhibited no chemotactic activity. The molecular structure of HLAMP is compared to that of other known chemoattractants of the cellular slime molds, and possible chemotactic receptors for HLAMP are considered.

Chemotaxis↗

Self-association and protonation of adenosine 5'-monophosphate in comparison with its 2'- and 3'-analogues and tubercidin 5'-monophosphate (7-deaza-AMP).

The concentration dependence of the chemical shifts of the protons H-2, H-8 and H-1' for 2'-, 3'- and 5'-AMP2- and of the protons H-2, H-7, H-8 and H-1' for tubercidin 5'-monophosphate (= 7-deaza-AMP2-; TuMP2-) has been measured in D2O at 27 degrees C to elucidate the self-association of the nucleoside monophosphates (NMPs). The results are consistent with the isodesmic model of indefinite non-cooperative stacking; the association constants for all four NMPs are very similar: K approximately 2 M-1. These 1H-NMR measurements and those on the dependence of the chemical shifts on the pD of the solutions indicate that the NMP2- species exist predominately in the anti conformation. Comparison of the shift data for 5'-TuMP and 5'-AMP shows that no hydrogen bonding between N-7 and -PO3H- occurs; hence, the previously observed and confirmed 'wrongway' chemical shift [Martin, R. B. (1985) Acc. Chem. Res 18, 32] connected with the deprotonation of the -PO3H- group most probably results from the anisotropic properties of the phosphate group which is in the anti conformation close to N-7. From the dependence between the chemical shift and the pD of the solutions the acidity constants were calculated for the four protonated NMPs, and for adenosine and D-ribose 5'-monophosphate. The measurements also allow an estimation of the first acidity constant of H3(5'-AMP)+ (pKDD3(AMP) = 0.9 and pKHH3(AMP) = 0.4). The values for pKHH2(NMP) and pKHH(NMP) were also determined from potentiometric pH titrations in aqueous solution (I = 0.1 M, NaNO3; 25 degrees C). The agreement of the results obtained by the two methods is excellent. The position of the phosphate group at the ribose moiety and the presence of N-7 in the base moiety influence somewhat the acid-base properties of the mentioned NMPs. Measurements with 5'-AMP in 50% (v/v) aqueous dioxane show that lowering of the solvent polarity facilitates removal of the proton from the H+(N-1) site while the -PO2-3 group becomes more basic; this increases the pH range in which the monoprotonated H(5'-AMP)- species is stable and which is now also extended into the physiological pH region. Some consequences of this observation for biological systems are indicated.

Adenine Nucleotides↗

Regulation by dibutyryl cyclic AMP of carnosine synthesis in astroglia-rich primary cultures kept in serum-free medium.

The synthesis of carnosine (beta-Ala-His) by astroglia-rich primary cultures was much higher if the cells were cultivated in Ham's nutrient mixture F-12 than if they were grown in Dulbecco's modified Eagle's medium. Carnosine synthesis was not affected by the presence of insulin, transferrin, phorbol myristate acetate, or dexamethasone. However, dibutyryl cyclic AMP and other agents that can, directly or indirectly, activate cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinases strongly lower the rate of carnosine synthesis. The depression of carnosine synthesis was dependent on the concentration of dibutyryl cyclic AMP. The effect was maximal (approximately 80% inhibition) in cultures preincubated with 1 mM dibutyryl cyclic AMP for 4 days. The adenylate cyclase activator forskolin, the phosphodiesterase inhibitor 3-isobutyl-1-methylxanthine, and 8-bromo-cyclic AMP caused the same depression as dibutyryl cyclic AMP, whereas neither butyrate nor dibutyryl cyclic GMP elicited any effect.

1-Methyl-3-isobutylxanthine↗

Mathematical simulations of the effects of altered AMP-kinase activity on I and the action potential in rat ventricle.

INTRODUCTION: Alterations in the activity of a so-called "metabolic switch" enzyme, adenosine monophosphate-activated protein kinase (AMP kinase), in mammalian heart contribute to the conduction abnormalities and rhythm disturbances in the settings of Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome and ventricular pre-excitation. A recent study by Light et al. has shown that augmented AMP kinase activity can alter the biophysical properties of mammalian cardiac sodium currents. These experiments involved an electrophysiological analysis following heterologous expression of human Na(v)1.5 in tsA201 cells. Constitutive activation of AMP kinase followed by co-transfection caused: (i) a hyperpolarizing shift in the activation curve for I(Na), (ii) a small change in the voltage dependence of steady-state inactivation, and (iii) a significant slowing in the rate of inactivation of I(Na). METHODS AND RESULTS: We have attempted to simulate these results using our mathematical model of the membrane action potential of the adult rat ventricular myocyte. The changes in I(Na) produced by AMP kinase activation and/or overexpression can be reconstructed mathematically by altering two rate constants in a Markovian model that governs the I(Na) kinetics. Simulated macroscopic I(Na) records in which a fraction (10-100%) of the Na(+) channels had the appropriate rate constants for two state-dependent transitions increased by a factor of 100-fold exhibited: (i) slowed inactivation, (ii) a shift in steady-state activation to more hyperpolarized membrane potentials, and (iii) a very small change in the voltage dependence of steady-state inactivation. SUMMARY: Thus, straightforward modifications of a previously published kinetic scheme for the time and voltage dependence of mammalian heart I(Na), when incorporated into a mathematical model for the rat ventricular action potential can reproduce the main features of these AMP kinase-induced modifications in I(Na) in mammalian ventricle. Ongoing mathematical simulations are directed toward developing formulations that mimic the molecular mechanisms for the AMP kinase effects, e.g., changes in the kinetics of I(Na) resulting from selective phosphorylation/dephosphorylation of sites on the alpha or beta subunits which comprise human Na(v)1.5. Thereafter, incorporation of these changes into a mathematical model for the action potential of the human ventricular myocyte is planned.

Action Potentials↗

Effects of isoprenaline and dibutyryl-C-AMP on the electrical and mechanical activity of the rabbit myometrium.

Mechanical and electrical responses of spontaneously contracting muscle strips from oestrogen dominated rabbit uterus were investigated by the sucrose gap method. The effects of isoprenaline and dibutyryl-c-AMP in the presence and absence of propranolol were tested. It has been shown previously that the beta-adrenoceptor agonist isoprenaline inhibits the spontaneously contracting uterus even in the presence of the beta-blocker propranolol. The rise in c-amp which is caused by isoprenaline, is, however, blocked by propranolol. The aim of this investigation was to study further the role of c-AMP in the isoprenaline-induced relaxation of the uterus. Isoprenaline (10(-6) M) consistently abolished spikes and mechanical contractions, usually accompanied by hyperpolarization. Propranolol (3 X 10(-6) M) markedly reduced the incidence of hyperpolarization, but did not affect the other actions of isoprenaline. Hyperpolarization does not seem to be a prerequisite for inhibition of uterine contraction. Dibutyryl-c-AMP mimicked the actions of isoprenaline. No positive evidence to support a hypothesis of a c-AMP-independent mechanism was found. Therefore a possible explanation of the results could be that isoprenaline increases c-AMP in a small intracellular pool, mediating electrical and mechanical responses but not influenced by propranolol.

Adrenergic alpha-Antagonists↗

Histamine release upon adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) nasal provocation in allergic subjects.

BACKGROUND: Nasal provocation with adenosine 5'-monophosphate (AMP) elicits nasal symptoms in subjects with rhinitis. Histamine released from mast cells may play a part in AMP induced nasal responses. METHODS: Symptoms of rhinitis were recorded and histamine release in the fluid obtained by nasal lavage after AMP, guanosine 5'-monophosphate (GMP), and placebo instillations was measured in nine subjects with allergic rhinitis and nine non-allergic controls in a double blind, randomised, placebo controlled study. RESULTS: No symptoms or significant increases in histamine were observed after GMP and placebo challenge. Significantly higher levels of histamine were seen in the nasal lavage fluids of allergic subjects following AMP challenge than in nonallergic controls, the median (range) histamine concentration increasing from the baseline value of 1.62 (0.44-6.99) ng/ml to 6.45 (0.81-16.17) ng/ml at three minutes. No increase in histamine levels was seen in the non-allergic subjects in whom the median histamine concentration was 1.13 (0.29-4.25) ng/ml at baseline and 0.97 (0.31-5.89) ng/ml three minutes after AMP challenge. CONCLUSIONS: AMP elicits an immediate rise in histamine levels in the nasal lavage fluid of allergic subjects compared with non-allergic individuals. These findings indicate that the exaggerated nasal response to adenosine may reflect mast cell priming in vivo, thus supporting its application as a potential new marker of allergic inflammation.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Attenuation of oxidant stress during reoxygenation by AMP 579 in cardiomyocytes.

AMP 579, an adenosine A(1)/A(2) receptor agonist, has a strong anti-infarct effect when administered just before reperfusion. Because oxidative stress has been proposed to contribute to myocardial reperfusion injury, we tested whether AMP 579 can reduce the production of reactive oxidant species (ROS) during reoxygenation in cultured chick embryonic cardiomyocytes. The intracellular fluorescent probe 2',7'-dichlorofluorescin diacetate (DCFH) was used to detect ROS. The cells were subjected to 60 min of simulated ischemia, followed by either 15 min or 3 h of reoxygenation. AMP 579 (0.5 and 1 microM), when started 10 min before reoxygenation, significantly reduced ROS generation from 4.86 +/- 0.30 (arbitrary units) in untreated cells to 2.72 +/- 0.31 and 1.85 +/- 0.14, respectively (P < 0.05). Cell death that was assessed by propidium iodide uptake was markedly reduced by AMP 579 (49.6 +/- 4.7% of control cells vs. 25.4 +/- 2.4%, P < 0.05). In contrast, adenosine did not alter ROS generation or cell death. Attenuation of ROS production by AMP 579 was completely prevented by simultaneous exposure of cells to the selective adenosine A(2) antagonist 8-(13-chlorostyryl) caffeine. These results indicate that AMP 579 directly protects cardiomyocytes from reperfusion injury by a mechanism that attenuates intracellular oxidant stress. Furthermore, adenosine could not duplicate these effects.

Adenosine↗

A novel ATP regeneration system using polyphosphate-AMP phosphotransferase and polyphosphate kinase.

Polyphosphate-AMP phosphotransferase (PAP) and polyphosphate kinase (PPK) were used for designing a novel ATP regeneration system, named the PAP-PPK ATP regeneration system. PAP is an enzyme that catalyzes the phospho-conversion of AMP to ADP, and PPK catalyzes ATP formation from ADP. Both enzymes use inorganic polyphosphate [poly(P)] as a phosphate donor. In the PAP-PPK ATP regeneration system, ATP was continuously synthesized from AMP by the coupling reaction of PAP and PPK using poly(P). Poly(P) is a cheap material compared to acetyl phosphate, phosphoenol pyruvate and creatine phosphate, which are phosphate donors used for conventional ATP regeneration systems. To achieve efficient synthesis of ATP from AMP, an excessive amount of poly(P) should be added to the reaction solution because both PAP and PPK consume poly(P) as a phosphate donor. Using this ATP generation reaction, we constructed the PAP-PPK ATP regeneration system with acetyl-CoA synthase and succeeded in synthesizing acetyl-CoA from CoA, acetate and AMP. Since too much poly(P) may chelate MG2+ and inhibit enzyme activity, the Mg2+ concentration was optimized to 24 mM in the presence of 30 mM poly(P) in the reaction. In this reaction, ATP was regenerated 39.8 times from AMP, and 99.5% of CoA was converted to acetyl-CoA. In addition, since the PAP-PPK ATP regeneration system can regenerate GTP from GMP, it could also be used as a GTP regeneration system.

Journal Article↗

Enhancement by dibutyryl cyclic AMP of voltage-dependent Ca2+ and K+ currents in the guinea-pig vas deferens.

This study was designed to investigate a possible role for intracellular cyclic AMP involved in agonist-induced changes in electrical activity of smooth muscle of the guinea-pig vas deferens. The action of dibutyryl adenosine 3', 5'-phosphate (dibutyryl cyclic AMP) (up to 30 microM) was examined in current- and voltage-clamp, using the double sucrose gap method. Under current-clamp, dibutyryl cyclic AMP clearly shortens the duration of action potential by hastening the rates of depolarization and of repolarization and increases the peak amplitude. Under voltage-clamp, dibutyryl cyclic AMP enhances the maximum ICa by increasing the conductance (ga), but without affecting its reversal potential (Ea) and kinetics in preparations in normal Krebs solution as well as in preparations in tetraethylammonium chloride loading solution. In normal Krebs solution, dibutyryl cyclic AMP also enhances the peak (Ib') and late outward K+ currents (Ib) by increasing the conductances (gb') and (gb), respectively. These results indicate that in vas deferens smooth muscle intracellular cyclic AMP may be of functional significance for activation of voltage-dependent peak and late IK channels as well as activation of voltage-dependent ICa channel.

Action Potentials↗

Naturalistic assessment of functional performance in school settings: reliability and validity of the School AMPS scales.

The School Assessment of Motor and Process Skills (School AMPS) is an assessment tool designed to be used by occupational therapists to measure the effectiveness of a student's ability to perform school tasks in naturalistic classroom settings. Rater reliability, internal scale validity, and person response validity of the School AMPS was investigated by examining the goodness-of-fit of raters, motor and process skill items, and students to the many-faceted Rasch model used in the development of the School AMPS. Five of six raters demonstrated acceptable goodness-of-fit (MnSq < or = 1.4 and z < 2). All 36 motor and process skill items demonstrated acceptable goodness-of-fit. Of the 208 students in the study, 93.7% demonstrated acceptable goodness-of-fit on the School AMPS motor scale and 88.9% demonstrated acceptable goodness-of-fit on the School AMPS process scale. The results of this study support the rater reliability, scale validity, and person response validity for the School AMPS as a tool to be used to evaluate the effectiveness of student performance of school tasks in the classroom setting.

Activities of Daily Living↗

[The inducibility of Amp C enzyme of Enterobacter cloacae and its susceptibility to enzyme inhibitor].

OBJECTIVE: To study the inducibility of Amp C enzyme of Enterobacrter cloacae and its susceptibility to enzyme inhibitor. METHODS: The in vitro activities of the fourth generation cephalosporins-cefepime, the third generation cephalosporins-cefuroxime, cefotaxime, ceftazidime combined with beta-lactamase inhibitor sulbactam against 10 strains of ceftazidime resistant Enterobacter cloacae selected from the hospitals was studied with agar two fold dilution method. The inducibility of beta-lactam antibiotics in common use clinically to Amp C enzyme and the inhibitory action of 3 inhibitors to Amp C enzyme were studied with ultraviolet spectrophotometry and RTPCR. RESULTS: Sulbactam can not enhance the activity of ceftazidime against Enterobacter cloacae. Cefepime has a strong activity against ceftazidime resistant Enterobacter cloacae. Imipenem has a strong inductive action to Amp C enzyme. Ro481220 has a strong inhibitory action to Amp C enzyme. CONCLUSION: Infections caused by Enterobacter cloacae producing Amp C enzyme can be treated by cefepime.

Bacterial Proteins↗

The interaction of monovalent cations with fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase modified by N-ethylmaleimide and its relation with AMP inhibition.

The relationship between derivatization of reactive cysteine residues with N-ethylmaleimide and a partial desensitization of fructose 1,6-bisphosphatase to AMP inhibition was studied. AMP desensitization of the enzyme was found to be dependent on the activity assay conditions used. When the assay was performed in the presence of high levels of monovalent cations (150 mM), the AMP affinity of the enzyme decreased with the chemical modification. The apparent loss of sensitivity toward AMP was accompanied by an uptake of 1 mole of N-ethylmaleimide/mole of enzyme subunit. However, the modified enzyme did not show alteration in AMP inhibition in the absence of K+. Evidence was obtained that K+ induces a conformational change on the enzyme derivative, which hinders AMP interaction with the protein. The results point to the importance of selecting suitable conditions for the study of the regulatory properties in allosteric enzymes.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP increase the affinity of the Ascaris suum phosphofructokinase for fructose 6-phosphate in a process separate from the relief of ATP inhibition.

Kinetic data have been collected suggesting that heterotropic activation by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP is a result not only of the relief of allosteric inhibition by ATP but is also the result of an increase in the affinity of phosphofructokinase for fructose 6-phosphate. Modification of the Ascaris suum phosphofructokinase at the ATP inhibitory site produces a form of the enzyme that no longer has hysteretic time courses or homotropic positive (fructose 6-phosphate) cooperativity or substrate inhibition (ATP) (Rao, G.S. J., Wariso, B.A., Cook, P.F., Hofer, H.W., and Harris, B.G. (1987a) J. Biol. Chem. 262, 14068-14073). This form of phosphofructokinase is Michaelis-Menten in its kinetic behavior but is still activated by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP and by phosphorylation using the catalytic subunit of cyclic AMP-dependent protein kinase (cAPK). Fructose 2,6-bisphosphate activates by decreasing KF-6-P by about 15-fold and has an activation constant of 92 nM, while AMP decreases KF-6-P about 6-fold and has an activation constant of 93 microM. Double activation experiments suggest that fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP are synergistic in their activation. The desensitized form of the enzyme is phosphorylated by cAPK and has an increased affinity for fructose 6-phosphate in the absence of MgATP. The increased affinity results in a change in the order of addition of reactants from that with MgATP adding first for the nonphosphorylated enzyme to addition of fructose 6-phosphate first for the phosphorylated enzyme. The phosphorylated form of the enzyme is also still activated by fructose 2,6-bisphosphate and AMP.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗

Inhibition of fructose-1,6-biphosphatase by the photoaffinity AMP analog, 8-azidoadenosine 5'-monophosphate.

Inhibition studies with the photoreactive AMP analog, 8-azidoadenosine 5'-monophosphate (8-azido-AMP), demonstrate that this compound is, like AMP, an allosteric inhibitor of pig kidney and muscle fructose-1,6-biphosphateses. Photolysis of a mixture of purified pig kidney fructose-1,6-biphosphate and 8-azido-[14C]AMP results in the loss of enzyme activity and the reagent is incorporated to the protein. The incorporation of reagent linearly correlates with the loss of enzyme activity. Extrapolation to zero activity correlates with the incorporation of 3.7 mol of reagent/mol of enzyme (i.e. 0.9 per subunit). Thus, 8-azido-AMP appears to be a photoaffinity label for the allosteric AMP binding site of fructose-1,6-biphosphatase.

Adenosine Monophosphate↗