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Metabolism and Enzymology

Some Properties of Pea Mitochondrial Phospho-Pyruvate Dehydrogenase-Phosphatase ¹

Biochemistry Department, 322A Chemistry Building, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65211

Reactivation of the pea mitochondrial pyruvate dehydrogenase complex was the result of dephosphorylation catalyzed by phospho-pyruvate dehydrogenase-phosphatase, an intrinsic component of the complex. Phosphatase activity was dependent upon divalent metal ions, with Mg²⁺ more effective than Mn²⁺ or Co²⁺. The Michaelis constants for Mg²⁺, Mn²⁺, and Co²⁺ were 3.8, 1.7, and 1.4 millimolar, respectively. Neither the rate nor the extent of activation of the phosphatase by Mg²⁺ or Mn²⁺ was effected by up to 100 units per assay of megamodulin. Calcium ions did not activate pea mitochondrial phospho-pyruvate dehydrogenase-phosphatase, and low concentrations of Ca²⁺ antagonized activation by other divalent cations. Phosphatase activity was inhibited by fluoride and ortho-phosphate but not by molybdate or vanadate. Krebs cycle intermediates, adenylates, polyamines, amino acids, and phosphoamino acids were without effect upon pea mitochondrial phospho-pyruvate dehydrogenase-phosphatase activity in vitro.

¹ Supported by National Science Foundation Grant PCM-8104569, and a fellowship to J. A. Miernyk from Monsanto Co. This is journal report 10,097 from the Missouri State Agricultural Experiment Station.

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