ADENOSINE-TRIPHOSPHATE CONSUMPTION BY BACTERIAL ARGINYL-TRANSFER RIBONUCLEIC-ACID SYNTHETASES

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GODEAU, JM [1 ]
CHARLIER, J [1 ]
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[1] VRIJE UNIV BRUSSEL,FAK WETENSCHAPPEN,BIOCHEM,B-1050 BRUSSELS,BELGIUM
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10.1042/bj1790407
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Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
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ATP consumption by arginyl-tRNA synthetases from Escherichia coli and Bacillus stearothermophilus has been investigated by the firefly luciferin--luciferase assay. Arginyl-tRNA synthetase from E. coli utilizes ATP only for aminocylation of tRNA with a 1:1 stoicheiometry. In contrast, we have shown an adenosine triphosphatase activity of arginyl-tRNA synthetase from B. stearothermophilus in the absence of tRNAArg. Dowex chromatography revealed the formation of ADP by the thermophile enzyme; under aminoacylation conditions, AMP was also formed in amounts stoicheiometric with arginyl-tRNA formation.
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