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Characterization of four arginine kinases in the ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia: Investigation on the substrate inhibition mechanism.
International journal of biological macromolecules - 1 Aug 2017
Yano Daichi, Suzuki Takaya, Hirokawa Saki, Fuke Kyoko, Suzuki Tomohiko
Abstract excerpt
The ciliate Paramecium tetraurelia contains four arginine kinase genes (AK1-4). We detected cDNA for only three of the AKs (AK1-3) via PCR. Recombinant AK1-4 were expressed in Escherichia coli and their kinetics parameters determined. AK3 showed typical substrate inhibition toward arginine, and enzymatic activity markedly decreased when arginine concentration increased. This is the first example of substrate...
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