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Literature summary for 1.5.1.3 extracted from

  • Johnson, S.J.; Gupta, S.V.; Stevenson, K.J.; Freisheim, J.H.
    Purification and characterization of dihydrofolate reductase from Walker 256 carcinosarcoma (1982), Can. J. Biochem., 60, 1132-1142.
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Activating Compound

Activating Compound Comment Organism Structure
KCl 3 to 5fold increase in activity Rattus norvegicus
additional information no activation by NaCl, Na2SO4, MgCl2, Li2SO4, CaCl2, MgSO4 Rattus norvegicus
Urea slight activation Rattus norvegicus

General Stability

General Stability Organism
4°C, without urea, 50% loss of activity Rattus norvegicus

Inhibitors

Inhibitors Comment Organism Structure
aminopterin
-
Rattus norvegicus
chaotrophes e.g. guanidine-HCl Rattus norvegicus
Guanidine-HCl above 0.25 M Rattus norvegicus
methotrexate
-
Rattus norvegicus
N10-formylaminopterin
-
Rattus norvegicus
Triazinate
-
Rattus norvegicus

KM Value [mM]

KM Value [mM] KM Value Maximum [mM] Substrate Comment Organism Structure
0.022
-
7,8-dihydrofolate
-
Rattus norvegicus
0.029
-
NADPH
-
Rattus norvegicus

Metals/Ions

Metals/Ions Comment Organism Structure
K+ stimulation Rattus norvegicus

Molecular Weight [Da]

Molecular Weight [Da] Molecular Weight Maximum [Da] Comment Organism
21500
-
sedimentation equilibrium ultracentrifugation Rattus norvegicus
22500
-
Walker 256 carcinoma cells, meniscus depletion method Rattus norvegicus

Organism

Organism UniProt Comment Textmining
Rattus norvegicus
-
carcinoma Walker 256
-

Purification (Commentary)

Purification (Comment) Organism
Walker 256 carcinosarcoma cells Rattus norvegicus

Source Tissue

Source Tissue Comment Organism Textmining
LLC-WRC 256 cell tumor cell line Rattus norvegicus
-
Walker carcinoma 256 cell
-
Rattus norvegicus
-

Specific Activity [micromol/min/mg]

Specific Activity Minimum [µmol/min/mg] Specific Activity Maximum [µmol/min/mg] Comment Organism
28
-
pH 7.3 Rattus norvegicus

Storage Stability

Storage Stability Organism
-65°C, frozen tissue, 4 months Rattus norvegicus

Subunits

Subunits Comment Organism
monomer 1 * 21500, SDS-PAGE Rattus norvegicus

Temperature Optimum [°C]

Temperature Optimum [°C] Temperature Optimum Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
22
-
assay at Rattus norvegicus

Temperature Stability [°C]

Temperature Stability Minimum [°C] Temperature Stability Maximum [°C] Comment Organism
60
-
half-life: 2 min Rattus norvegicus

pH Optimum

pH Optimum Minimum pH Optimum Maximum Comment Organism
7
-
-
Rattus norvegicus

Cofactor

Cofactor Comment Organism Structure
NADPH
-
Rattus norvegicus