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Journal of Andrology, Vol 5, Issue 5 361-368, Copyright © 1984 by The American Society of Andrology

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Bovine sperm adenylate cyclase. Inhibition by adenosine and adenosine analogs

M. A. Brown and E. R. Casillas

Since both adenosine and cAMP affect sperm motility and metabolism, the authors have studied the mode of interaction of adenosine with the adenylate cyclase activity in either the presence or the absence of 15 mM caffeine. In general, structural analogs of adenosine containing alterations of the purine structure produce little or no inhibition, whereas analogs containing alterations of the ribose structure are effective inhibitors. Cyclic AMP and caffeine also inhibit the enzyme activity. The kinetics of the adenosine inhibition most closely resemble the linear noncompetitive type. Adenosine is a more effective inhibitor of adenylate cyclase activity in the presence of Mn2+ rather than Mg2+, and is more effective at higher metal ion concentrations. These observations are consistent with a P-site interaction of adenosine with adenylate cyclase.




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