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Query: EC:3.2.1.26 (invertase)
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The effects of several alkaloids on the invertase activities of Ricinus communis, Solanum tuberosum, Oryza sativa and Carica papaya were studied. The following alkaloids: caffeine, berberine, strychnine, morphine, ethyl-narceine and nornicotine, have different inhibitory effects on invertase activity. Kinetic studies of the alkaloid inhibition revealed that different alkaloids exhibited diverse types of inhibition of invertase. It was found that alkaloids form reversible complexes with invertases. However cocaine and potato glycoalkaloids were activators of some invertase. The sugar moiety of potato glycoalkaloids were also activators. It is concluded that alkaloids may be effectors of higher plant invertase activity.
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PMID:The effects of a selection of alkaloids on the invertase activity of some higher plants. 944 28

Saccharomyces cerevisiae rhk mutants were previously shown to have a phenotype that is resistant to HM-1 killer toxin secreted from Hansenula mrakii IFO 0895. The RHK1/ALG3 gene encodes a mannosyl-transferase that is involved in the synthesis of an oligosaccharide in protein N-glycosylation. Previously, this gene was cloned and shown to complement the rhk1 mutation. In this study, the RHK2 gene, which complements the rhk2 mutation, was cloned. The RHK2 gene was found to be identical to the essential gene STT3, which encodes a subunit of the oligosaccharyl-transferase complex. This complex transfers the core oligosaccharide to proteins. The rhk2 mutants showed supersensitivity to several drugs (Calcofluor White, caffeine and FK506), suggesting that these strains have cell-wall defects. Activity staining of invertase in an acrylamide gel indicated that it was underglycosylated. These results suggest that one or more mannoproteins are involved in the cytocidal process of HM-1.
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PMID:N-glycosylation is involved in the sensitivity of Saccharomyces cerevisiae to HM-1 killer toxin secreted from Hansenula mrakii IFO 0895. 1009 23