Factors Affecting the Activity of the Lactate Dehydrogenase of Streptococcus cremoris
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- 1 August 1972
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Bacteriology
- Vol. 111 (2), 397-403
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jb.111.2.397-403.1972
Abstract
Studies with partially purified extracts of the nicotinamide adenine dinucleotide-linked l(+)-lactate dehydrogenase of Streptococcus cremoris US3 showed that fructose-1,6-diphosphate (FDP) was essential for the catalytic reduction of pyruvate in the pH range 5.0 to 7.0, outside of which the organism does not grow. In the absence of FDP, enzyme activity was observed only in the region of pH 8.0. The optimal pH for the oxidation of lactate was approximately 8.0 in the presence and absence of FDP. The FDP-activated enzyme was markedly inhibited by inorganic phosphate. The enzyme lost activity on standing at 5 C in alkaline triethanolamine, was quite stable at pH 6.0 to 6.5, and underwent irreversible denaturation below pH 5.0. Inorganic phosphate or FDP increased the stability of the enzyme in alkaline buffers. Some distinguishing properties of individual lactate dehydrogenases, activated by FDP, are discussed.Keywords
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