How does the reaction catalyzed by GAPDH from T. tenax presented here differ from the reaction carried out in E. coli?
How does the reaction catalyzed by GAPDH from T. tenax presented here differ from the reaction carried out in E. coli?
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How does the reaction catalyzed by GAPDH from T. tenax presented here differ from the reaction carried out in E. coli?

Transcribed Image Text:Introduction: Carbohydrate metabolism in the thermophilic archaeum Thermoproteus
tenax is peculiar compared to the types of organisms usually studied in biochemistry. For
example, the phosphofructokinase reaction in T. tenax is reversible, and is dependent on
pyrophosphate (PP;) rather than isoenzymes. One is well known, and, although it requires
NADP as a cofactor instead of NAD*, it resembles the GAPDH enzyme studied in class,
and is referred to as the "phosphorylating GAPDH”.
In contrast, the second isoenzyme is irreversible and requires NAD*, and is referred to as
the "nonphosphorylating GAPDH". In this case study, we will consider the properties of
this latter enzyme. The balanced equation of the reaction catalyzed by the
nonphosphorylating NAD*-dependent GAPDH is:
H
-H
-C-OHDO al
CHO
NAD*
of Glyceraldehyde-3-phosphate bedw
GAPDH
T. tenax
-0-6
H-C-OH
H₂C-0-
3-phosphoglycerate
+ NADH + H*
-0
T. tenax stores energy in the form of glycogen, which is converted to glucose-1-
phosphate. The G1P is then converted to glucose-6-phosphate and enters the glycolytic
pathway. The two GAPDH enzymes are probably differently regulated in T. tenax. The
authors of this study propose that the phosphorylating, NADP-dependent GAPDH is
involved in efficient ATP production, whereas the non-phosphorylating, NAD*-
dependent GAPDH is somewhat involved in ATP production but is also involved in
providing intermediates for cellular biosynthetic reactions.
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