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J. Biol. Chem., Vol. 263, Issue 36, 19498-19504, 12, 1988

Syncatalytic inactivation of prolyl 4-hydroxylase by synthetic peptides containing the unphysiologic amino acid 5-oxaproline

V Gunzler, D Brocks, S Henke, R Myllyla, R Geiger and KI Kivirikko
Department of Medical Biochemistry, University of Oulu, Finland.

Peptides containing the unphysiological amino acid 5-oxaproline (Opr) in the sequence R1-Xaa-Opr-Gly-OR2 were found to inactivate prolyl 4- hydroxylase from chick and human origins. Of the substances investigated, compounds with aromatic substituents R1 and R2 were particularly effective when compared with those with an aliphatic group or without a C-terminal blocking group. Both affinity of the individual peptides for the enzyme and partition ratio contributed to the differences in efficiency. Benzylcarbonyl-Phe-Opr-Gly-benzyl ester was the most effective substance tested, its concentration giving 50% inactivation in 1 h being 0.8 microM. Inactivation was only observed in the presence of 2-oxoglutarate and Fe2+. The Opr peptides enhanced the decarboxylation of 2-oxoglutarate by prolyl 4-hydroxylase, the Vmax values obtained with the individual peptides being positively correlated with their inactivating efficiency. Inactivation was prevented by high concentrations of peptide substrate and ascorbate. Lineweaver-Burk kinetics experiments suggested noncompetitive inhibition with respect to peptide substrate and ascorbate. Lysyl hydroxylase was not affected by Opr peptides in concentrations of up to 1.5 mM in either the presence or absence of prolyl 4-hydroxylase. The results suggest that the oxaproline compounds are specific syncatalytic inactivators of prolyl 4-hydroxylase.
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