The binding of glucose to yeast hexokinase monomers is independent of ionic strength

Biochem J. 1982 May 1;203(2):523-5. doi: 10.1042/bj2030523.

Abstract

Hoggett & Kellett [Eur. J. Biochem. 66, 65-77 (1976)] have reported that the binding of glucose to the monomer of hexokinase PII isoenzyme is independent of ionic strength, in contrast to the subsequent claim of Feldman & Kramp [Biochemistry 17, 1541-1547 (1978)] that the binding is strongly dependent on ionic strength. Since measurements with native hexokinase P forms are complicated by the fact that the enzyme exists in a monomer-dimer association-dissociation equilibrium, we have now studied the binding of glucose to the proteolytically-modified S forms which are monomeric. At pH 8.5, the affinity of glucose for both SI and SII monomers is independent of salt concentration over the range of KCl concentrations 0-1.0 mol . dm-3 and is in good agreement with that of the corresponding P forms in both low and high salt. These observations confirm that the binding of glucose to hexokinase P monomers is independent of ionic strength and that the affinity of glucose for the hexokinase PII monomer is about an order of magnitude greater than that for the dimer.

MeSH terms

  • Binding Sites
  • Glucose / metabolism*
  • Hexokinase / metabolism*
  • Isoenzymes / metabolism*
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Osmolar Concentration
  • Potassium Chloride / pharmacology
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology*
  • Spectrometry, Fluorescence

Substances

  • Isoenzymes
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Potassium Chloride
  • Hexokinase
  • Glucose