Thermochemistry of the hydrolysis of d-arginine to (d-citrulline+ammonia) and of the hydrolysis of d-arginine to (d-ornithine+urea)

Autor: T Shibatani, Nand Kishore, S A. Margolis, Yadu D. Tewari, Robert N. Goldberg
Rok vydání: 1993
Předmět:
Zdroj: The Journal of Chemical Thermodynamics. 25:293-305
ISSN: 0021-9614
DOI: 10.1006/jcht.1993.1028
Popis: Molar enthalpies reaction for the hydrolysis of d-arginine(aq) to {d-ornithine(aq) + urea(aq)} and for the hydrolysis of d -arginine(aq) to {d-citrulline(aq) + ammonia(aq)} have been measured by microcalorimetry. These reactions are catalyzed, respectively, by arginase and by arginine deiminase. The effects of variations in pH, temperature, and ionic strength on the molar enthalpies of reaction were studied. The results have been analyzed with a model which accounts for the complex equilibria in solution. The results obtained at T = 198.15 K for the reference reactions are: ΔrHom = -(21.4±0.5) kJ·mol-1 for d-arginine+(aq) + H2O(l) = d-ornithine+(aq) + urea(aq) and ΔrHom = -(31.9±0.8) kJ·mol-1 for d-arginine+(aq) + H2O(l) = d-citrulline(aq) + NH+4(aq). These results are discussed in terms of thermodynamic-cycle calculations and in terms of the metabolic urea cycle.
Databáze: OpenAIRE