NAD+observational2002

Unusual enzymatic hydrolysis of NAD by solubilized form of NAD(+) glycohydrolase.

Chemical & pharmaceutical bulletin

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Key findings

Solubilized NADase cleaves NAD at the adenosine P-O bond yielding novel products, unlike membrane-bound enzyme; enzymatic mechanism study.

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Sample size
N/A
Population
In vitro enzymatic assay (porcine brain NAD+ glycohydrolase)
Dosing
N/A
Duration
N/A
Route
in vitro
Blinding
not_reported
Controls
none
Drug class
coenzyme
Full abstract

Using solubilized form (sNADase) of membrane-bound porcine brain NAD(+) glycohydrolase (pNADase), the NADase-catalyzed hydrolysis and transglycosidation reactions of NAD (1) were examined. Unexpectedly, products in the reactions were found to be nicotinamide (5'-O-diphosphono)-beta-D-ribofuranoside (4) and adenosine (5). Adenosine 5'-diphosphate (ADP)-ribose (2) and nicotinamide (3) as well as a transglycosylated product, which are formed in a usual NAD/pNADase reaction system, were scarcely produced in the NAD/sNADase system. Setting aside the mechanical aspects of this unusual cleaving, it is quite interesting that the sNADase-catalyzed hydrolytic reaction of NAD resulted in the selective cleavage of the P-O bond of the adenosine side without the appreciable hydrolysis of the labile quaternary nicotinamide-ribose pyridinium linkage.

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