Research Article

Characterization of the ATP-Dependent Lon-Like Protease in Methanobrevibacter smithii

Table 1

Relative cleavage activities of Lon-like-Ms in the presence of different nucleotides or divalent cations.

NucleotideDivalent cationPeptide hydrolysis (%)Casein hydrolysis (%)

NoneNone57
ATPMg2+100100
ATPNone64
NoneMg2+108
AMP-PNPMg2+9280
ADPMg2+6472
GTPMg2+9085
CTPMg2+131122
UTPMg2+6455
ATPNi2+2016
ATPCa2+8380
ATPMn2+8972
ATPCo2+7065
ATPZn2+129