Porcine cytosolic aspartate aminotransferase reconstituted with [4'-13C]pyridoxal phosphate. pH- and ligand-induced changes of the coenzyme observed by 13C NMR spectroscopy.
1991
Apoenzyme samples of aspartate aminotransferase (AspAT) purified from the cytosolic fraction of pig heart were reconstituted with (4{prime}-{sup 13}C)pyridoxal 5{prime}-phosphate (pyridoxal-P). The {sup 13}C NMR spectra of AspAT samples thus generated established the chemical shift of 165.3 ppm for C4{prime} of the coenzyme bound as an internal aldimine with lysine 258 of the enzyme at pH 5. In the absence of ligands the chemical shift of C4{prime} was shown to be pH dependent, shifting 5 ppm upfield to a constant value of 160.2 ppm above pH 8, the resulting pK{sub a} of 6.3 in agreement with spectrophotometric titrations. The addition of the competitive inhibitor succinate to the internal aldimine raises the pK{sub a} of the imine to 7.8, consistent with the theory of charge neutralization in the active site. In the presence of saturating concentrations of 2-methylaspartic acid the C4{prime} signal of the coenzyme was shown to be invariant with pH and located at 162.7 ppm, midway between the observed chemical shifts of the protonated and unprotonated forms of the internal aldimine. Finally, the line widths of the C4{prime} resonance under the various conditions were measured and qualitatively compared. The results are discussed in terms of the current mechanism andmore » molecular models of the active site of AspAT.« less
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