A Kinetic Approach to Characterize the Electrostatic Environments of Thiol Groups in Proteins
作者:Hao Zhang、Min Le、Gary E. Means
DOI:10.1006/bioo.1998.1112
日期:1998.12
In this study, we synthesized a zwitterionic DTNB derivative, 5-(2-aminoethyl)-dithio-2-nitrobenzoate (ADNB), and characterized its reactions with several cationic, anionic, and neutral thiols. Reactions with ADNB, unlike those with DTNB, are relatively insensitive to electrostatic environments and ionic strengths. At relatively low ionic strength, rate ratios, k(ADNB)/k(DTNB), varied from 0.22 for reactions with low-molecular-weight cationic thiols to 3.0 for those with low-molecular-weight anionic thiols. A k(ADNB)/k(DTNB) ratio of similar to 200 for Cys-34 of BSA appears to reflect a very anionic environment. k(ADNB)/k(DTNB) ratios of similar to 6 and similar to 1, respectively, for canine and equine serum albumins, which have Glu-82 -->, Asp and Glu-82 -->, Ala substitutions suggest Glu-82 is the most important anionic residues affecting the reactivity of Cys-34 in BSA. k(ADNB)/k(DTNB) ratios appear to be useful for characterizing electrostatic environments of thiol groups in proteins. (C) 1998 Academic Press.