Vanadate inhibition of Na+K+. ATPase and K+-dependent p-nitrophenylphosphatase: a kinetic analysis.

Vanadate in redox state +5 inhibited the Na+K+-activated ATPase as well as the potassium-stimulated p-nitrophenylphosphatase (p-NPPase) activities of plasma membrane fragments prepared from rat brain. Vanadate exhibited a mixed type inhibition on the Na+K+-ATP-ase activity. The same type of inhibition was observed when the p-NPPase activity of the enzyme preparation was measured either in the presence of 20 mM K+ or with 5 mM Na+ + 1 mM K+. When the reaction mixture contained 50 microM ATP, 5 mM Na+ and 1 mM K+, inhibition of p-NPP hydrolised by vanadate displayed a noncompetitive character. Higher noradrenalin concentration was required for counteracting, the inhibition of p-NPPase by vanadate in the presence of ATP than in its absence.