Reversible enzymatic synthesis of flavin-adenine dinucleotide

J Biol Chem. 1950 Feb;182(2):795-803.

Abstract

An enzyme has been partially purified from brewer's yeast which catalyzes the reversible reaction between riboflavin phosphate and adenosine triphosphate (ATP) on the one hand and flavin-adenine dinucleotide (FAD) and inorganic pyrophosphate on the other in the presence of magnesium ions. ATP could not be replaced by adenosine diphosphate or adenosine-5-phosphate, and in the reverse reaction, inorganic pyrophosphate could not be replaced by ortho- or metaphosphate. With riboflavin and ATP a slight amount of FAD formation was observed.

MeSH terms

  • Adenosine Diphosphate*
  • Adenosine Monophosphate*
  • Adenosine Triphosphate / metabolism*
  • Enzyme Stability*
  • Flavin Mononucleotide*
  • Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / biosynthesis*
  • Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration*
  • Inorganic Pyrophosphatase / metabolism*
  • Magnesium / chemistry*
  • Pyrophosphatases / metabolism*
  • Riboflavin / metabolism*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae / enzymology*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / chemistry*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / isolation & purification*
  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins / metabolism*

Substances

  • Saccharomyces cerevisiae Proteins
  • Flavin-Adenine Dinucleotide
  • Adenosine Monophosphate
  • Adenosine Diphosphate
  • Flavin Mononucleotide
  • Adenosine Triphosphate
  • Pyrophosphatases
  • Inorganic Pyrophosphatase
  • nucleotide pyrophosphatase
  • Magnesium
  • Riboflavin