Effect of sodium nitrite inhibition on intracellular thiol groups and on the activity of certain glycolytic enzymes in Clostridium perfringens

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Activities of glyceraldehyde 3 phosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.2.1.12) (GAP-DH) and aldolase (EC 4.1.2.13) in cells of Clostridium perfringens that had been inhibited with sodium nitrite were investigated. A complete loss of GAP-DH activity and a 67% decrease in aldolase activity were observed when growth of C. perfringens was inhibited. There was also a 91% decrease in the concentration of free sulfhydryl groups of soluble cellular components. Dithiothreitol restored some activity to inactive GAP-DH from sodium nitrite inhibited cells, indicating that a loss of reduced sulfhydryl groups was involved in the inactivation of the enzyme. The evidence presented suggests that sodium nitrite inhibition of C. perfringens may involve an interaction of sodium nitrite as nitrous acid with sulfhydryl containing constituents of the bacterial cell.

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O’Leary, V., & Solberg, M. (1976). Effect of sodium nitrite inhibition on intracellular thiol groups and on the activity of certain glycolytic enzymes in Clostridium perfringens. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 31(2), 208–212. https://doi.org/10.1128/aem.31.2.208-212.1976

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