Reactivities of neutral and cationic forms of 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide towards thiolate anions. Detection of differences between the active centres of actinidin, papain and ficin by a three-protonic-state reactivity probe

The second-order rate constants (k) for the reactions of 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide (pKa2,45) with 2-mercaptoethanol (pKa9.6) and with benzimidazol-2-ylmethanethiol (pKa values 5.6 and 8.3) were determined at 25 degrees C at I 0.1 by stopped-flow spectral analysis over a wide range of pH. These...

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Published in:Biochemical journal 1979-11, Vol.183 (2), p.233-238
Main Authors: Brocklehurst, K, Stuchbury, T, Malthouse, J P
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
2,2'-Dipyridyl - analogs & derivatives
Benzimidazoles
Binding Sites
Chemical Phenomena
Chemistry
Disulfides
Endopeptidases
Ficain
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Kinetics
Mercaptoethanol
Papain
Plants - enzymology
Pyridines - analogs & derivatives
Sulfhydryl Compounds
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Summary:The second-order rate constants (k) for the reactions of 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide (pKa2,45) with 2-mercaptoethanol (pKa9.6) and with benzimidazol-2-ylmethanethiol (pKa values 5.6 and 8.3) were determined at 25 degrees C at I 0.1 by stopped-flow spectral analysis over a wide range of pH. These were used to calculate the pH-independent second-order rate constants (k) for the reactions of neutral 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide and of its monocation with the 2-mercaptoethanol thiolate anion (associated pKa9.6) and with the benzimidazol-2-ylmethanethiol zwitterion (associated pKa5.6). For both thiolate ions, the rate-enhancement factor (kmonocation/kneutral disulphide) is about 1.5x10(3). The dependence on pH in acidic media of k for the reaction of 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide with actinidin, the thiol proteinase from Actinidia chinensis, was shown to differ from the forms of pH-dependence observed for the analogous reactions with papain (EC 3.4.22.2) and ficin (3.4.22.3). The reactivity of the 2,2'-dipyridyl disulphide dication and its apparent sensitivity to the presence and location of a positive charge in the attacking thiol are discussed.
ISSN:0264-6021
1470-8728
DOI:10.1042/bj1830233