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Query: EC:3.1.3.5 (
5'-nucleotidase
)
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The presence of
5'-nucleotidase
was demonstrated in Onchocerca
volvulus
and Dirofilaria immitis; the bulk of activity was found in the particulate fraction. The enzyme of filarial worms exhibited a broad pH-optimum between 6.4 and 8.0 and substrate specificity for nucleotides compared to glucose-6-phosphate and p-nitrophenyl phosphate. The apparent Km-values for AMP were found to be 0.15 mM and 0.22 mM for the enzyme from O.
volvulus
and D. immitis, respectively. The activity of
5'-nucleotidase
from both filarial worms was effectively inhibited by the filaricidal compound CGP 8065, a dithiocarbamate-derivative of amoscanate, whereas the
5'-nucleotidase
from rat liver was not affected. The parasite-specific inhibition by CGP 8065 was found to be reversible and to be competitive with respect to the substrate AMP. The inhibition constants were calculated to be 24 microM and 8 microM for the enzyme from O.
volvulus
and D. immitis, respectively.
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PMID:Parasite-specific inhibition of 5'-nucleotidase from Onchocerca volvulus and Dirofilaria immitis by the amoscanate-derivative CGP 8065. 299 82
