Relationship between the physicochemical parameters and biological activity of sulfosuccinic acid ester surfactants.

The effect of 11 sulfosuccinic acid ester surfactants on the abiotrophic developmental forms of the asexual spores of Plasmopara halstedii was determined. The strength and the selectivity of the effect was separated by the spectral mapping technique and the relationship between the biological activities and physico-chemical parameters of anionic surfactants was elucidated by stepwise regression analysis. It was established that the plasmalemma of cell wall less zoospores showed the highest and the resting zoosporangia the lowest average sensitivity toward the surfactants. The biological efficacy of surfactants was highly different the di-n-octyl ester being the most effective. Calculations proved that both the strength and selectivity of the biological activity mainly depends on the lipophilicity of the molecule and, to a lesser extent, on the electronic parameters.

Relationship between hydrophobicity parameters and the strength and selectivity of phytotoxicity of sulfosuccinic acid esters.

The strength and selectivity of the phytotoxicity of 11 sulfosuccinic acid ester surfactants were determined on the leaves of Tradescantia bicolor, and the data were evaluated by multivariate mathematical-statistical methods. Spectral mapping technique combined with stepwise regression analysis indicated that both the strength and the selectivity of the effect depend significantly on the specific hydrophobic surface area of the anionic surfactants determined in the presence of ions. The significant relationship between this hydrophobicity parameter and phytotoxic activity suggests the involvement of apolar (hydrophobic) forces in the plant-surfactant interaction. It was assumed that the apolar alkyl chains of the surfactants may insert in the hydrophobic part of the phospholipid bilayers causing membrane disorder and malfunction.

Primary biodegradation of a series of alkyl sulfosuccinates by mixed bacterial culture.

A mixed bacterial culture capable of primary biodegradation of sodium alkyl sulfosuccinates R1-OOC-CH(SO3Na)-CH2-COO-R2 was obtained from soil microorganisms by enrichment cultivation and adaptation in the presence of mono-n-dodecyl sulfosuccinate. Gram-negative psychrophilic bacteria with proteolytic, lipolytic and ammonifying activities were prevalent in the culture. The process of primary biodegradation of alkyl sulfosuccinates can be described by first-order reaction kinetics. The rate constants for linear esters were ascending in the order C4 < C5 < C6 (45 mumol/min per g cell protein) and further descending with increasing length of the carbon chain C6 > C8 >> C13. Substitution of cyclohexyl for n-hexyl group resulted in fourfold decrease in biodegradation rate. Terminal branching of alkyl chain does not affect the rate of primary biodegradation.

Ca(2+)-induced inhibition of sodium pump: noncompetitive inhibition in respect of magnesium and sodium cations.

Calcium inhibits the activity of the (Na+/K+)-ATPase from dog kidney in a dose-dependent manner. Other 2A group cations of the periodic table such as Sr2+ and Ba2+ were able to inhibit the ATPase activity but to a lesser degree. Any considerable competition between Ca2+ (Ba2+, Sr2+) ions and magnesium or sodium ions could not be detected using enzyme kinetic analysis. Thus, the above three inhibitory acting ions depress the ATPase activity of sodium pump by interaction with loci distant from the sodium and potassium binding sites. This suggests that the (Na+/K+)-ATPase molecule contains an inhibitory acting binding site for calcium. This putative binding site could recognize magnesium ions as well as calcium, strontium and barium ions. The specificity of the binding site may describe herein be secured by a structure complementary to the coordination structure of Ca2+, Ba2+ and Sr2+ ions characterized by coordination number 8. Mg2+ ions can form coordination structure with a maximum coordination number 6, and do not interact specifically with this binding site.

Competitive inhibition of (Na/K)-ATPase by furylethylenes with respect to potassium ions.

The effects of newly synthetized derivatives of furylethylene: i) 1-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-furylcarbonyl ethylene (FE1), ii) 1-(5-phenylsulfonyl-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-furylcarb onyl ethylene (FE2), iii) 1-(5-phenylsulfonyl-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-tienocarb onyl ethylene (FE3), on the reaction kinetics of the dog kidney (Na/K)-ATPase were tested. Besides the conjugated triene moiety of the furylethylene skeleton, the groups responsible for the reaction with nucleophilic groups, the formyl group that connects the second furyl ring in FE1 and FE2 and the formyl group that connects the thienyl ring to the furylethylene moiety in FE3. Among the furylethylenes tested, only FE1 was found to react effectively with beta-mercaptoethanol (beta ME) and glycine (GLY) as model substances containing nucleophilic groups, and also exhibit an inhibitory interaction with the (Na/K)-ATPase. A suppression of the reactivity of the formyl group due to the replacement of the furyl ring with the more aromatic thienyl ring in FE3 did not induce any significant change in the reactivity of the compound with the model substances or with (Na/K)-ATPase. On the other hand, replacement of the NO2 group on the furylethylene moiety (in FE1) by the less electron-attracting phenylsulfonyl group (in FE2 and FE3) yielded a considerable suppression of the inhibitory effect on (Na/K)-ATPase. Moreover, in comparison to FE1, FE2 and FE3 were found to react less potently with the model nucleophilic substances. The results indicated that the conjugated triene moiety on the furylethylene part of the molecule of FE1 may be made responsible for the inhibitory interaction with the nucleophilic aminoacid residue on the (Na/K)-ATPase molecule. FE1 interfered competitively with the (Na/K)-ATPase activation by increasing amounts of potassium. This was manifested by a significant increase in the apparent K0.5App value and a decrease in the apparent cooperativity constant, nApp, for potassium ions, but had no influence on the apparent VmaxApp value for potassium. With respect to the activation of the enzyme with sodium ions and ATP, only FE1 decreased the VmaxApp values while having no considerable influence on the other kinetic variables. It was concluded that FE1 inhibits the (Na/K)-ATPase by selective interaction with some essential nucleophilic (probably SH and/or NH2) aminoacid residues located in, or closed to the potassium binding site of the enzyme molecule.

Inhibition of (Na/K)-ATPase by electrophilic substances: functional implications.

The effect of electrophilic substances: p-bromophenylisothiocyanate (PBITC); fluoresceinisothiocyanate (FITC); [4-isothiocyanatophenyl-(6-thioureidohexyl)-carbamoylmethyl] -ATP (ATPITC); 2,4,6-trinitrobezenesulfonic acid (TNBS); 1-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-furylcarbonyl ethylene (FE1); 1-(5-phenylsulfonyl-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-furylcarb onyl ethylene (FE2) and 1-(5-phenylsulfonyl-2-furyl)-2-phenylsulfonyl-2-tienocarb onyl ethylene (FE3) on the sarcolemmal (Na/K)-ATPase isolated from guinea-pig hearts was studied. FITC and PBITC were found to inhibit competitively the activation of (Na/K)-ATPase by ATP. Being for the enzyme inhibitor and substrate at the same time ATPITC does not offered clear kinetic behavior. However, the activation of (Na/K)-ATPase by sodium and potassium ions was inhibited non-competitively by all three isothiocyanates. These data indicated that isothiocyanates may interact predominantly in the ATP-binding site of the enzyme molecule. In contrary to isothiocyanates TNBS and FE1 (FE2 and FE3 were ineffective) inhibited the activation of (Na/K)-ATPase by ATP non-competitively i.e., their interaction in the ATP-binding site seemed to be improbable. Nevertheless, TNBS and FE1 both manifested affinities to that moiety of (Na/K)-ATPase molecule which is binding potassium. More specific was the effect of FE1 that showed clearly competitive inhibition of potassium-stimulation of the enzyme activity. FE1 exerted also an ouabain-like effect on the mechanical activity of isolated perfused guinea-pig heart. This result indicates that FE1 seems to exert a selective inhibition of the (Na/K)-ATPase not only in vitro but also in integrated cardiac tissue.

Inhibition of (Na/K)-ATPase by NFE induces an increase in mechanical activity of perfused guinea-pig heart.

The effect of 1-(5-nitro-2-furyl)-2-(phenylsulfonyl)-2-(furylcarbonyl)- ethylene (NFE) on stimulation of (Na/K)-ATPase by sodium and potassium ions was tested in isolated, partially purified sarcolemmal preparation from guinea-pig hearts. NFE inhibited competitively the stimulation of the enzyme by increasing concentrations of potassium. This inhibition was characterized by a significant (p < 0.001) increase of the K0.5 value, a considerable decrease of the Hill's cooperativity constant n as well as by an insignificant diminution of the Vmax value. Contrary to the effect on stimulation by potassium, NFE inhibited non-competitively the stimulation of the ATPase by sodium ions with a significant (p < 0.001) depression of Vmax but without any considerable effect on the K0.5 and n values. These results indicated that NFE may interact with the molecule of (Na/K)-ATPase in a locus close to or identical with the potassium binding site of the enzyme, i.e., in a similar mode as it was well documented for ouabain. This possibility was strongly supported by the finding that NFE administered at the concentration of 0.1 mumol/l in the perfusion medium increased significantly (p < 0.01) the mechanical activity of isolated perfused guinea-pig heart (Langendorff preparation). Nevertheless, it also caused some adverse effects such as a slight increase in coronary flow resistance and in heart rate as well as in the left ventricular end-diastolic pressure.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)

Possible role of phospholipase C in the induction of Ca(2+)-paradox in rat heart.

In order to investigate the involvement of phosphoinositide-specific phospholipase C (PLC), an enzyme associated with phosphoinositide signal transduction pathway, for the occurrence of Ca(2+)-paradox (loss of contractile activity associated with contracture), rat hearts perfused with Ca(2+)-free medium (1 to 5 min) were reperfused (5 to 10 min) with medium containing 1.25 mM Ca2+. Crude membranes isolated from hearts perfused with Ca(2+)-free medium exhibited a significantly increased activity of PLC, whereas normal activity was detected in hearts reperfused with Ca(2+)-containing medium. A significant rise in PLC activity was observed at 1 min of Ca(2+)-free perfusion; maximal increase was seen at 4 min of Ca(2+)-free perfusion. Minimal concentration of Ca2+ in the perfusion medium required for showing an increase in PLC activity was 10 microM, whereas that required for the occurrence of Ca(2+)-paradoxic changes in heart function upon reperfusion was 50 microM. Perfusion of the hearts with Ca(2+)-free medium in the presence of low Na+ or at low temperature, which prevents the occurrence of Ca(2+)-paradox upon reperfusion, did not prevent the increase in PLC activity. An increase during Ca(2+)-free perfusion similar to that seen for PLC was also observed for two other enzymes, namely the phosphatidylinositol (PI) 4-kinase and the PI-4-monophosphate (PIP) 5-kinase, which synthesize the PLC substrate, phosphatidylinositol 4,5-bisphosphate (PIP2). No alteration of the alpha-adrenoreceptors was observed after 5 min of Ca(2+)-free perfusion. On the other hand, the observed changes in PLC activity during Ca(2+)-free perfusion appear to be due to some redistribution of the enzyme in the myocardium. These results suggest a possible role of the phosphoinositide/PLC pathway in the induction of Ca(2+)-paradox via mechanisms which do not appear to be associated with changes in the characteristics of alpha-adrenergic receptors.

Interaction of Cibacron Blue 3GA and Remazol Brilliant Blue R with the nucleotide binding site of lactate dehydrogenase and (Na+ + K+)-ATPase.

The interaction of Cibacron Blue 3GA (C.I.2) and Remazol Brillant Blue R (C.I.19) with purified preparations of Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) and (Na+ + K+)-ATPase was studied by means of the enzyme kinetics method. LDH was found to be inhibited by both C.I.2 and C.I.19, with the former being a stronger inhibitor. This may be explained by the fact that in contrast to C.I.19, C.I.2 resembles the whole molecule of the specific cofactor. (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity was inhibited by both dyes to approximately similar degree. C.I.2 and C.I.19 resemble the ATP molecule to approximately similar extent, particularly as concerns the molecule shape and size. The results obtained confirmed the applicability of C.I.2 and C.I.19 as nucleotide-specific ligands.

[The role of Na(+) pump inhibition induced by Ca2(+) ions in the development of pathologic changes during calcium overload in myocardial cells]. / Uloha inhibície Na(+)-pumpy indukovanej Ca2(+)-iónmi pri rozvoji patologických zmien pocas pret'azenia myokardiálnych buniek vápnikom.

Ca2+ ions cause marked inhibition of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase. Strontium and barium ions exert a less pronounced inhibition of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase activity. These findings suggest the existence of a regulatory binding site for calcium ions on the (Na+ + K+)-ATPase molecule. Under physiological conditions, this binding site is presumably involved in stopping the activity of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase during depolarization of the sarcolemma. In pathological conditions which are characterized by calcium overload of cardiomyocytes inhibition of (Na+ + K+)-ATPase by calcium ions can significantly contribute to massive damage of myocardial cells. (Fig. 3, Ref. 26.).

Liposome/saline partition coefficients of low-molecular-weight solutes by gel chromatography.

A chromatographic method for the determination of association constants of rapidly dissociable complexes is described and applied to quantification of liposome/saline partition coefficients using gel chromatography. The approach allows for estimation of the free solute concentration in the sample by simple manual processing of the intact right-hand part of the solute peak deformed due to gradual diffusion of the accumulated solute from the liposomes along the separation column. Validity of the procedure was confirmed by both reasonable agreement with equilibrium dialysis data and model-based deconvolution of the distorted peak into its two components corresponding to initially unbound compound and to that escaped from the liposomes during the separation process.