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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 261, Issue 25, 11663-11666, 09, 1986

Rate-determining step in phospholipase A2 mechanism. 18O isotope exchange determined by 13C NMR

D Lombardo, T Fanni, A Pluckthun and EA Dennis

H2(18)O isotope exchange into specifically 13C-labeled substrate was used to obtain information on the rate-limiting step in the action of the phospholipase A2 from the venom of the Indian cobra (Naja naja naja). Incorporation of 18O was detected by the effect of 18O on 13C chemical shifts in 13C NMR. The enzymatic hydrolysis of a micellar phosphatidylcholine analogue of platelet-activating factor 1-alkyl-2-[1- 13C]lauroyl-sn-glycero-3-phosphorylcholine proceeds by an O-acyl cleavage of the sn-2 ester bond. The reaction was examined for simultaneous 18O incorporation into the substrate. No exchange was found, suggesting that the hydrolytic step is not followed by a higher energy transition state and that it or a step before it appears to be rate-limiting. Previous experiments on phosphatidylethanolamine activation indicate that kcat is altered but that the km remains the same upon activation, suggesting that the binding steps occurring before the hydrolytic step are not affected. This strongly suggests that the hydrolytic step is in fact the rate-limiting step under these conditions. The 13C, 18O NMR technique should be generally applicable to mechanistic questions of this type.
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