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Dong YX, Sueda S, Nikawa JI, Kondo H. Characterization of the products of the genes SNO1 and SNZ1 involved in pyridoxine synthesis in Saccharomyces cerevisiae. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 2004; 271:745-52. [PMID: 14764090 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.2003.03973.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 62] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Genes SNO1 and SNZ1 are Saccharomyces cerevisiae homologues of PDX2 and PDX1 which participate in pyridoxine synthesis in the fungus Cercospora nicotianae. In order to clarify their function, the two genes SNO1 and SNZ1 were expressed in Escherichia coli either individually or simultaneously and with or without a His-tag. When expressed simultaneously, the two protein products formed a complex and showed glutaminase activity. When purified to homogeneity, the complex exhibited a specific activity of 480 nmol.mg(-1).min(-1) as glutaminase, with a Km of 3.4 mm for glutamine. These values are comparable to those for other glutamine amidotransferases. In addition, the glutaminase activity was impaired by 6-diazo-5-oxo-L-norleucine in a time- and dose-dependent manner and the enzyme was protected from deactivation by glutamine. These data suggest strongly that the complex of Sno1p and Snz1p is a glutamine amidotransferase with the former serving as the glutaminase, although the activity was barely detectable with Sno1p alone. The function of Snz1p and the amido acceptor for ammonia remain to be identified.
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- Yi-Xin Dong
- Department of Biochemical Engineering and Science, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Iizuka, Japan
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Bhushan R, Martens J. Separation of amino acids, their derivatives and enantiomers by impregnated TLC. Biomed Chromatogr 2001; 15:155-65. [PMID: 11391671 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.56] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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The present state of TLC with respect to separation of amino acids, their different derivatives and their enantiomers by the technique of impregnation is discussed. The main approaches to impregnation viz. mixing of a suitable reagent with the adsorbent prior to plate-making, immersion of the untreated plate in the solution of impregnating reagent prior to development, and modification of the adsorbent, have been identified and discussed for each class of these compounds. The role of impregnation in resolving enantiomers or in improving the separation of mixtures of amino acids or their derivatives in terms of ion pairing, complex formation, ligand exchange or other steric interactions has been elaborated in each category.
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- R Bhushan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Roorkee, Roorkee 247 667, India
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Chen X, Anderson VE, Chen YH. Isotope edited product ion assignment by alpha-N labeling of peptides with [2H3(50%)]2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene. JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY FOR MASS SPECTROMETRY 1999; 10:448-452. [PMID: 10222597 DOI: 10.1016/s1044-0305(99)00013-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/23/2023]
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An isotopic modification of Sanger's method for identifying peptide N-termini has been developed to assist peptide sequencing by tandem mass spectrometry. Tryptic peptides, such as Val-His-Leu-Thr-Pro-Val-Glu-Lys, are derivatized with an equimolar mixture of 2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene and [2H3]2,4-dinitrofluorobenzene. Under optimized derivatization conditions, the alpha-amino group could be derivatized while the epsilon-amine of the lysine side chain and the imidazole of histidine remained underivatized. The alpha-dinitrophenyl modified peptides were characterized by electrospray ionization-tandem mass spectrometry (ESI-MS/MS) and liquid chromatography (LC)-ESI-MS. The [M + H]+ ions showed a doublet pattern with a delta m/z of 3 and the [M + 2H]2+ ions were recognized as doublets with a delta m/z of 1.5. MS/MS was employed where both isotopic [M + 2H]2+ ions were alternately subjected to collision-induced dissociation in the second quadrupole. Fragmentation in the ionization source generated identical product ion patterns that were observed during fragmentation in the second quadrupole. In the product ion mass spectra, the N-terminal a and b ions (no c ion observed) are doublets with a delta m/z of 3 or 1.5, while the C-terminal y and z ions (no x ion observed) are singlets appearing at identical masses. Thus, the product ions containing the N-terminus derivatized with a dinitrophenyl group are unequivocally distinguished from the product ions containing the C-terminus. The dinitrophenyl modification generally enhanced the production of a and b ions without diminishing y and z ion yields.
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- X Chen
- Department of Biochemistry, School of Medicine, Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland 44106-4935, USA
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Wang W, Nakayama T, Inoue N, Kato T. Quantitative analysis of nitric oxide synthase expressed in developing and differentiating rat cerebellum. BRAIN RESEARCH. DEVELOPMENTAL BRAIN RESEARCH 1998; 111:65-75. [PMID: 9804896 DOI: 10.1016/s0165-3806(98)00123-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/09/2023]
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In order to investigate quantitatively the differentiation and maturation process of granule cells in the postnatal development of rat cerebellum, nitric oxide synthase (NOS) activities were determined in the micro-dissected developing cerebellar layers, using our microassay method. NOS activities were increased in the molecular and internal granular layers (IGLs) during development and the activity was measurable in the neuroblastic external granular layers (EGLs). Newly devised micro-immunoblot analysis semi-quantitatively showed more amount of endothelial NOS (eNOS) and non-negligible amount of neuronal NOS (nNOS) in microsamples from EGL, compared with other developing and adult cerebellar layers. nNOS mRNA was also detected using RT-PCR (reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction) in the microsamples from this germinal layer. Intraperitoneal administration of NG-nitro-l-arginine inhibited NOS activity in vivo and disturbed the layer formation in developing cerebellum.
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- W Wang
- Department of Biochemistry I, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, Fukuura, Kanazawaku, Yokohama 2360004, Japan
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Urushidani T, Nagao T. Ca2+-dependent membrane bound protein fraction from rabbit gastric mucosa contains a protein whose histidyl residue is phosphorylated. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1997; 1356:71-83. [PMID: 9099993 DOI: 10.1016/s0167-4889(96)00161-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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We found an autophosphorylated protein with a molecular weight of 40 kDa (p40) in the crude annexin fraction of rabbit gastric mucosa, i.e., the materials released by EGTA from the membrane fraction obtained in the presence of Ca2+. This protein was enriched in chief cells in the gastric glands, and also found in the heart and the liver by Western blotting. The protein bound to phenyl-Sepharose in the presence of Ca2+ and showed extremely basic nature. The phosphorylation site of p40 was considered to be histidyl residue based on the stability to the various agents, the synthesizing activity of ATP from ADP, and the results of phosphoamino acid analysis. The autophosphorylation of p40 was augmented several tenth fold by GDP, Ras, myelin basic protein, or H1 histone at micromolar range. The phosphorylated form was rapidly dephosphorylated in the presence of cold ATP, succinate, and CoA, suggesting that p40 has succinyl-CoA synthetase activity. In fact, a peptide fragment from p40 showed a striking homology with the alpha subunits of succinyl-CoA synthetases from Escherichia coli, Dictyostelium discoideum, and rat liver. These results suggest that p40 is extramitochondrial alpha subunit of succinyl-CoA synthetase or its homologue.
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- T Urushidani
- Department of Toxicology and Pharmacology, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, The University of Tokyo, Hongo, Japan.
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Kumble KD, Ahn K, Kornberg A. Phosphohistidyl active sites in polyphosphate kinase of Escherichia coli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 1996; 93:14391-5. [PMID: 8962061 PMCID: PMC26142 DOI: 10.1073/pnas.93.25.14391] [Citation(s) in RCA: 59] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 09/23/1996] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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In the synthesis of inorganic polyphosphate (polyP) from ATP by polyphosphate kinase (PPK; EC 2.7.4.1) of Escherichia coli, an N-P-linked phosphoenzyme was previously identified as the intermediate. The phosphate is presumed to be linked to N3 of the histidine residue because of its chemical stabilities and its resemblance to other enzymes known to contain N3-phosphohistidine. Tryptic digests of [32P]PPK contain a predominant 32P-labeled peptide that includes His-441. Of the 16 histidine residues in PPK of E. coli, 4 are conserved among several bacterial species. Mutagenesis of these 4 histidines shows that two (His-430 and His-598) are unaffected in function when mutated to glutamine, whereas two others (His-441 and His-460) mutated to glutamine or alanine fail to be phosphorylated, show no enzymatic activities, and fail to support polyP accumulation in cells bearing these mutant enzymes.
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- K D Kumble
- Department of Biochemistry, Beckman Center, Stanford University School of Medicine, CA 94305-5307, USA
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P0 glycoprotein, the major protein of PNS myelin, contains approximately 1 mol of covalently bound long-chain fatty acids. To determine the chemical nature of the fatty acid-protein linkage, P0 was labeled in rat sciatic nerve slices with [3H]palmitic acid and subsequently treated with various reagents. The protein-bound palmitate was released by incubation with the reducing agents dithiothreitol and 2-mercaptoethanol, and with 1 M hydroxylamine at pH 7.5. In addition, P0 was deacylated by treatment with 10 mM NaBH4 with the concomitant production of [3H]hexadecanol, indicating that the fatty acid is bound in a thioester linkage. This conclusion was supported further by the fact that deacylation with hydroxylamine generated free thiol groups, which were titrated with [14C]-iodoacetamide. To identify the cysteine residue involved in the thioester linkage, [14C]carboxyamidomethylated P0 was digested with trypsin and the resulting peptides analyzed by reversed-phase HPLC. Identification of the radioactive protein fragments by amino acid analysis and amino-terminal peptide sequencing revealed that Cys153 in rat P0 glycoprotein is the acylation site. The acylated cysteine is located at the junction of the putative transmembrane and cytoplasmic domains. This residue is also present in the P0 glycoprotein of other species, including human, bovine, mice, and chicken.
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- O A Bizzozero
- Department of Biochemistry, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque 87131-5221
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Muñoz-Dorado J, Almaula N, Inouye S, Inouye M. Autophosphorylation of nucleoside diphosphate kinase from Myxococcus xanthus. J Bacteriol 1993; 175:1176-81. [PMID: 8381783 PMCID: PMC193035 DOI: 10.1128/jb.175.4.1176-1181.1993] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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The nucleoside diphosphate kinase (NDP kinase) from Myxococcus xanthus has been purified to homogeneity and crystallized (J. Munoz-Dorado, M. Inouye, and S. Inouye, J. Biol. Chem. 265:2702-2706, 1990). In the presence of ATP, the NDP kinase was autophosphorylated. Phosphoamino acid analysis was carried out after acid and base hydrolyses of phosphorylated NDP kinase. It was found that the protein was phosphorylated not only at a histidine residue but also at a serine residue. Replacement of histidine 117 with a glutamine residue completely abolished the autophosphorylation and nucleotide-binding activity of the NDP kinase. Since histidine 117 is the only histidine residue that is conserved in all known NDP kinases so far characterized, the results suggest that the phosphohistidine intermediate is formed at this residue during the transphosphorylation reaction from nucleoside triphosphates to nucleoside diphosphates. Preliminary mutational analysis of putative ATP-binding sites is also presented.
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- J Muñoz-Dorado
- Department of Biochemistry, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, Rutgers, Piscataway 08854
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Barthomeuf C, Pourrat H, Regerat F. Densitometry for analysis of protein and peptide hydrolysates: application to luteinizing hormone releasing hormone. JOURNAL OF CHROMATOGRAPHY 1991; 568:451-9. [PMID: 1783650 DOI: 10.1016/0378-4347(91)80183-d] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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Densitometric analysis has been performed on various standard protein and peptide solutions and on luteinizing hormone releasing hormone hydrolysate. After thin-layer chromatographic separation using two-dimensional separation on cellulose plates, the plates were mapped and each amino acid was assayed individually in order to obtain a specific integration profile of the hydrolysate. Densitometry proved to be a useful method for the screening of protein hydrolysates and is accurate enough for the assay of peptide hydrolysates. The hormone was hydrolysed with hydrochloric acid-trifluoroacetic acid (1:1, v/v) in the presence of thioglycolic acid. This limits the loss of tryptophan and does not interfere with the analysis. Results were sufficiently reliable, accurate and reproducible for routine analysis.
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- C Barthomeuf
- Laboratoire de Pharmacognosie et Biotechnologie, Faculté de Pharmacie, Université de Clermont-I, Clermont-Ferrand, France
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Couée I, Tipton KF. The sulphydryl groups of ox brain and liver glutamate dehydrogenase preparations and the effects of oxidation on their inhibitor sensitivities. Neurochem Res 1991; 16:773-80. [PMID: 1944766 DOI: 10.1007/bf00965686] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/29/2022]
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Glutamate dehydrogenase preparations from several sources have been shown to have suffered limited proteolysis during purification. This proteolysis has been previously shown to involve removal of the N-terminal tetrapeptide and to result in changes in the regulatory properties of the enzyme. In the present work the previously unidentified N-terminal residue of the unproteolysed enzyme from ox brain and liver is shown to be cysteine. The thiol group of this residue is masked in the native enzyme but it becomes accessible after reduction. Exposure of solutions of the unproteolysed enzyme to air oxidation causes large changes in its sensitivity to inhibition by the antipsychotic drug perphenazine, GTP and by high concentrations of NADH. No such changes occurred in the behaviour of preparations of the enzyme that had suffered proteolysis during purification under these conditions.
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- I Couée
- Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College, Dublin, Ireland
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Bhushan R, Reddy GP. Thin layer chromatography of dansyl and dinitrophenyl derivatives of amino acids. A review. Biomed Chromatogr 1989; 3:233-40. [PMID: 2559782 DOI: 10.1002/bmc.1130030602] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/01/2023]
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The dinitrophenyl (DNP) derivatives of amino acids have found continual application in protein sequencing since Sanger used them for the first time for the sequencing of insulin. Dansyl derivatives of amino acids have been widely used in protein sequencing because of their fluorescent nature. The success of protein sequencing largely depends upon correct identification of such derivatives. The choice for the method of identification is related to cost, the availability of instrumentation and to the sensitivity needed for the analysis. Thin layer chromatography (TLC) is simple and has several advantages over other chromatographic methods. Therefore the literature after 1972 is reviewed for TLC analysis of dansyl- and DNP-amino acids, the two important amino acid derivatives required for identifying protein sequences. Additionally, the literature on the TLC resolution of enantiomeric mixtures of dansyl amino acids is reviewed. Application of various adsorbents, composition of solvent systems and other experimental conditions together with successful resolution data have been discussed. TLC provides a direct and inexpensive method for the resolution of enantiomers, and is fast becoming a sensitive instrumentalized quantitative analytical technique.
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- R Bhushan
- Department of Chemistry, University of Roorkee, India
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Hess JF, Bourret RB, Simon MI. Histidine phosphorylation and phosphoryl group transfer in bacterial chemotaxis. Nature 1988; 336:139-43. [PMID: 3185734 DOI: 10.1038/336139a0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 276] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/04/2023]
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A cascade of protein phosphorylation, initiated by autophosphorylation of the CheA protein, may be important in the signal transduction pathway of bacterial chemotaxis. A proteolytic fragment of CheA cannot autophosphorylate, but can still transfer phosphate to proteins that generate excitation and adaptation signals. The site of CheA phosphorylation is His 48; mutants altered at this position are non-chemotactic. Similar mechanisms of transient protein phosphorylation and phosphoryl group transfer seem to be involved in processing sensory data and in activating specific gene expression.
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- J F Hess
- Division of Biology, California Institute of Technology, Pasadena 91125
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Bhushan R, Reddy GP. TLC of Phenylthiohydantotn Amino Acids on Silica Gel Layers Impregnated With Metal Salts. ANAL LETT 1988. [DOI: 10.1080/00032718808071933] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Dianoux AC, Hoppe J. Complete amino-acid sequence of the natural ATPase inhibitor from the mitochondria of the yeast Candida utilis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1987; 163:155-60. [PMID: 2949971 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1987.tb10749.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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The complete alignment of the 63 residues of the mitochondrial ATPase inhibitor from the yeast Candida utilis has been determined. The sequence study was carried out mainly by automatic (liquid and solid-phase) methods. Peptides were obtained by enzymatic digestion with clostripain and purified by reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The ATPase inhibitor contains three sets of repetitive sequences and eight clusters of charged residues, as also found in the inhibitor of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, with which it shares 58.7% homology of conserved residues. When the two yeast ATPase inhibitor sequences were compared to that of beef heart, 20 residues remained common to the three alignments, although the latter protein contained a long histidine-rich insertion, only found in this inhibitor. Most of the homologous residues were clustered near the center of the protein, which by partial proteolytic digestion of the beef heart ATPase inhibitor [Dianoux, A.C. et al. (1982) FEBS Lett. 140, 223-228] has already been shown to be involved in the biological function.
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Bhushan R, Reddy GP. Resolution of phenylthiohydantoine amino acids on impregnated silica gel layers. ACTA ACUST UNITED AC 1987. [DOI: 10.1007/bf00511912] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Pennington CD, Gregory EM. Isolation and reconstitution of iron- and manganese-containing superoxide dismutases from Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron. J Bacteriol 1986; 166:528-32. [PMID: 3700336 PMCID: PMC214636 DOI: 10.1128/jb.166.2.528-532.1986] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Superoxide dismutase (SOD) from extracts of anaerobically maintained Bacteroides thetaiotaomicron was a dimer of equally sized 23,000-molecular-weight monomers joined noncovalently. A preparation with a specific activity of 1,200 U/mg contained 1.1 g-atom of Fe, 0.6 g-atom of Zn, and less than 0.05 g-atom of Mn per mol of dimer. The apoprotein, prepared by dialysis of iron-SOD in 5 M guanidinium chloride-20 mM 8-hydroxyquinoline, had no superoxide-scavenging activity when renatured without exogenous metal. Enzymatic activity was restored to the denatured apoprotein by dialysis against either 1 mM Fe(NH4)2 or 1 mM MnCl2 in 20 mM Tris (pH 7.0). The Fe-reconstituted enzyme and the native enzyme were inhibited approximately 50% by 0.2 mM NaN3, whereas the Mn-reconstituted enzyme was inhibited 60% by 10 mM NaN3. Aeration of the anaerobic cells resulted in a fourfold induction of an azide-resistant SOD. The enzyme (43,000 molecular weight) isolated from aerated cells was a dimer of equally sized subunits. The metal content was 1.0 g-atom of Mn, 0.55 g-atom of Fe, and 0.3 g-atom of Zn per mol of dimer. Enzymatic activity of the denatured apoprotein from this enzyme was also restored on addition of either iron or manganese. The constitutive Fe-SOD and the O2-induced Mn-SOD, tested alone and in combination, migrated identically on acrylamide gels, had similar amino acid compositions, and had alanine as the sole N-terminal amino acid. These data are consistent with the synthesis of a single apoprotein in either anaerobically maintained or oxygenated cells. We have observed a similar phenomenon with SOD from Bacteroides fragilis (E. M. Gregory, Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 238:83-89, 1985).
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Whittaker BA, Allewell NM, Carlson J, Breslow E. Enthalpies of ligand binding to bovine neurophysins. Biochemistry 1985; 24:2782-90. [PMID: 4027226 DOI: 10.1021/bi00332a028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Flow microcalorimetry and batch microcalorimetry have been used to survey the energetics of ligand binding by bovine neurophysins I and II. Calorimetry studies were supplemented by van't Hoff analyses of binding constants determined by circular dichroism. Free energies of binding of a series of di- and tripeptides that bind to the strong hormone binding site of neurophysin were partitioned into their enthalpic and entropic components. The results indicate that, at 25 degrees C, the binding of most peptides is an enthalpy-driven reaction associated with negative entropy and heat capacity changes. Studies elsewhere, supported by evidence here, indicate that the principal component of the negative enthalpy change does not arise from the increase in neurophysin dimerization associated with peptide binding. Accordingly, the negative enthalpy change is attributed to direct bonding interactions with peptide and possibly also to peptide-induced changes in tertiary or quaternary organization. Comparison of the binding enthalpies of different peptides indicated two types of bonding interactions that contribute to the negative enthalpy change of peptide ligation. Substitution of an aromatic- or sulfur-containing side chain for an aliphatic side chain in position 1 of bound peptides led to increases in negative enthalpy of from 1 to 6 kcal/mol, demonstrating that interactions typically classified as hydrophobic can have a significant exothermic component at 25 degrees C. Similarly, loss of hydrogen bonding potential in the peptide decreased the enthalpy change upon binding, in keeping with the expected enthalpic contribution of hydrogen bonds. In particular, the data suggested that the peptide backbone between residues 2 and 3 and the phenolic hydroxyl group in position 2 participate in hydrogen bonding.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
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Sottrup-Jensen L, Stepanik TM, Jones CM, Lønblad PB, Kristensen T, Wierzbicki DM. Primary structure of human alpha 2-macroglobulin. I. Isolation of the 26 CNBr fragments, amino acid sequence of 13 small CNBr fragments, amino acid sequence of methionine-containing peptides, and alignment of all CNBr fragments. J Biol Chem 1984. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)39726-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Williams HR, Lin TY. Human polymorphonuclear leukocyte collagenase and gelatinase. Comparison of certain enzymatic properties. THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1984; 16:1321-9. [PMID: 6099287 DOI: 10.1016/0020-711x(84)90235-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Collagenase and gelatinase of human PMN leukocytes were separated by serial chromatography. The enzymes were shown to be similar in latency, activatability, chromatographic and electrophoretic behavior and the response to inhibitors. They recognize the same peptide linkage for cleavage, only each with a distinct difference in the effect caused by the secondary binding sites of the substrate molecules.
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Nakano K, Kikumoto Y, Yagi T. Amino acid sequence of cytochrome c-553 from Desulfovibrio vulgaris Miyazaki. J Biol Chem 1983. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)44190-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022] Open
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Inano H, Tamaoki B. Affinity labeling of arginyl residues at the catalytic region of estradiol 17 beta-dehydrogenase from human placenta by 16-oxoestrone. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1983; 129:691-5. [PMID: 6572146 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1983.tb07104.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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16-Oxoestrone inhibited competitively the activity of estradiol 17 beta-dehydrogenase from human placenta against estradiol in phosphate buffer (pH 7.2), suggesting reversible binding of 16-oxoestrone to the substrate-binding site. 16-Oxoestrone irreversible inactivated the estradiol 17 beta-dehydrogenase in borate buffer (pH 8.5) in a time-dependent manner, following pseudo-first-order kinetics. The rate constant (k3) obtained for the inactivation by 16-oxoestrone was 8.3 x 10(-4) s-1. The rate of inactivation was significantly decreased by addition of estrone, estradiol, estriol, NAD(H) and NADP+. Also, the rate was reduced markedly by 2'AMP, 5'ATP and 2',5' ADP, but not by NMN(H) and 3-pyridinealdehyde adeninediphospho nucleotide. The inactivation by 16-oxoestrone was neither prevented by sodium azide nor influenced by light. From these data, 16-oxoestrone, an alpha-dicarbonyl steroid, was suggested to inactive estradiol 17 beta-dehydrogenase by modification of arginyl residues located around the substrate-binding site of the enzyme. Biphasic inactivation of the enzyme by 16-oxoestrone was observed with an increase of modified arginyl residues. The first phase of the inactivation was regarded as an affinity labeling of the arginyl residues at or near the substrate-binding site of the enzyme. Stoichiometry of the inactivation indicated that two arginyl residues were essential for maintenance of the enzyme activity. The second phase was considered as chemical modification of the arginyl residues outside of the catalytic region of the enzyme.
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KOZUKUE NOBUYUKI, KOZUKUE ETSUKO, TERAI HIROFUMI, MIZUNO SUSUMU. HPLC Analyses of Amino Acids in Plant Materials as DNP-Derivatives by Use of Methyl Benzoate as the Internal Standard. J Food Sci 1982. [DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2621.1982.tb04987.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Swaminathan N, Rasor J, Braunstein GD. The effects of modifications of lysyl and arginyl groups on the biological and immunological activity of human chorionic gonadotropin. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 1982; 107:1285-91. [PMID: 6182883 DOI: 10.1016/s0006-291x(82)80137-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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Horii T, Ogawa T, Nakatani T, Hase T, Matsubara H, Ogawa H. Regulation of SOS functions: purification of E. coli LexA protein and determination of its specific site cleaved by the RecA protein. Cell 1981; 27:515-22. [PMID: 6101204 DOI: 10.1016/0092-8674(81)90393-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 140] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023]
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The LexA protein of Escherichia coli was purified to more than 96% purity from cells harboring a recombinant plasmid carrying the lexA gene with the lacZ promoter sequence. The amino acid composition of the LexA protein and its amino-terminal sequence were analyzed. The results are in agreement with the prediction from the nucleotide sequence of the lexA gene. The LexA protein is cleaved into two polypeptides by E. coli RecA protein in the presence of ATP and single-stranded DNA. The site of the specific cleavage was determined by analyzing amino acid sequences of the cleaved products at the amino and carboxyl termini. The cleavage of the LexA protein by the RecA protein was found to occur at a single site between Ala84 and Gly85.
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- T Horii
- Department of Biology, Faculty of Science Osaka University, Japan
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Montelione GT, Callahan S, Podleski TR. Physical and chemical characterization of the major lactose-blockable lectin activity from fetal calf skeletal muscle. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1981; 670:110-23. [PMID: 7272325 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(81)90055-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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The lactose-blockable lectin activity from fetal calf skeletal muscle has been purified to apparent homogeneity. The purification entails differential centrifugation, ammonium sulfate precipitation, asialofetuin affinity chromatography with a lactose gradient and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. In the last step, the activity is resolved into a major and minor species, designated ion-exchange-purified lectins I and II, respectively. Both lectin activities are reversibly inhibited by lactose and appear as single bands with identical mobilities on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Lectin II was not obtained in sufficient quantities for further characterization. Lectin I is characterized by a functional requirement for reducing agents and sensitivity to N-ethylmaleimide, which suggests a role for an essential thiol in its activity. Subunit molecular weight determinations by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (12 000 +/- 1 000) and by gel filtration in 6 M guanidine . HCl (13 000 +/- 1 000), when compared with that obtained under native conditions on Bio-Rad P-60 gels (27 000 +/- 2 000), suggest a true Mr of 25 000 +/- 3 000 for the dimeric molecule. Amino acid composition data, when fitted to this molecular weight, lead to the tentative conclusion that the intact dimer is composed of two very similar but compositionally non-identical chains, designated by alpha and beta. While the only detectable N-terminal amino acid is tryptophan, the isoelectric focusing pattern of lectin I supports this heterodimeric structure. In addition, a lactose-sensitive hemagglutinating activity which can be separated from the lactose-blockade activity by affinity chromatography was also observed.
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Talieri MJ, Kilic N. Separation of dinitrophenyl derivatives of amino sugars and aminodeoxyalditols by polyamide thin-layer chromatography. J Chromatogr A 1981. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)82546-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/17/2022]
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Jones MD, Petersen TE, Nielsen KM, Magnusson S, Sottrup-Jensen L, Gausing K, Clark BF. The complete amino-acid sequence of elongation factor Tu from Escherichia coli. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1980; 108:507-26. [PMID: 6997043 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1980.tb04748.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 107] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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The complete primary structure of elongation factor Tu from Escherichia coli has been elucidated. The protein, which is a mixture of two gene products, consists of a single polypeptide chain of 393 residues. After tryptic digestion of S-carboxymethylated protein, 50 tryptic peptides were isolated covering the complete protein chain. Their alignment was established with overlapping peptides obtained by chemical cleavage with cyanogen bromide and subsequent enzymic subdigestion with Staphylococcus aureus protease, chymotrypsin, elastase and thermolysin. Peptides were sequenced by manual dansyl-Edman and direct Edman degradation procedures. The N-terminal amino acid of EF-Tu is serine and is N-acetylated. The lysine residue at positon 56, in the polypeptide chain is partly methylated. The C-terminal residue is a mixture of serine and glycine, and this was the only heterogeneity found in the EF-Tu preparation used in this study.
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Peabody DS, Ely KR, Edmundson AB. Obligatory hybridization of heterologous immunoglobulin light chains into covalently linked dimers. Biochemistry 1980; 19:2827-34. [PMID: 6772207 DOI: 10.1021/bi00554a002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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Hoppe J, Sebald W. Amino acid sequence of the proteolipid subunit of the proton-translocating ATPase complex from the thermophilic bacterium PS-3. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1980; 107:57-65. [PMID: 6447066 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1980.tb04624.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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The proteolipid subunit of the ATPase complex was identified in whole membranes of the thermophilic bacterium PS-3 by means of a covalent modification with the 14C-labelled inhibitor dicyclohexylcarbodiimide. The proteolipid could be purified from the membrane in free and carbodiimide-modified form by extraction with chloroform/methanol and subsequent carboxymethylcellulose chromatography in mixtures of chloroform/methanol/water. The complete amino acid sequence of the 72-residue polypeptide could be determined by automated solid-phase Edman degradation of the whole protein, and of fragments obtained after cleavage with cyanogen bromide and N-bromosuccinimide. Chemical cleavages and separations of the resulting fragments by gel chromatography were performed in 80% formic acid. The amino acid sequence shows a concentration of hydrophobic amino acids in two segments of about 25 residues at the amino-terminal and carboxy-terminal ends. The polar residues are clustered in the middle of the polypeptide chain. The bound [14C]dicyclohexylcarbodiimide label is recovered exclusively at position 56, which is occupied by a glutamyl residue. The proteolipid from PS-3 exhibits homology to the corresponding ATPase subunit from mitochondria. The carbodiimide-reactive glutamyl residue occurs at the position as in the mitochondrial proteins.
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Ogawa H, Hase T, Fujioka M. Amino acid sequence of a peptide containing an essential cysteine residue of yeast saccharopine dehydrogenase (L-lysine-forming). BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1980; 623:225-8. [PMID: 6769500 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(80)90024-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
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The yeast saccharopine dehydrogenase (L-lysine-forming) contains an essential cysteine residue at the active site which can be carboxymethylated selectively by iodoacetate (Ogawa, H., Okamoto, M. and Fujioka, M. (1979) J. Biol. Chem. 254, 7030--7035). An undecapeptide containing this residue was isolated from the chymotryptic digest of the carboxymethylated enzyme by gel filtration chromatography and preparative paper electrophoresis. The amino acid sequence of the peptide was determined as Gly-Arg-Cys*-Gly-Ser-Gly-Ala-Leu-Ile-Asp-Leu, by the sequential Edman degradation and digestion with carboxypeptidases.
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The enzyme, aspartate 1-decarboxylase (L-aspartate 1-carboxy-lyase; EC 4.1.1.15), that catalyzes the reaction aspartate leads to beta-alanine + CO2 was found in extracts of Escherichia coli. panD mutants of E. coli are defective in beta-alanine biosynthesis and lack aspartate 1-decarboxylase. Therefore, the enzyme functions in the biosynthesis of the beta-alanine moiety of pantothenate. The genetic lesion in these mutants is closely linked to the other pantothenate (pan) loci of E. coli K-12.
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Smith CJ, Hespell RB, Bryant MP. Ammonia assimilation and glutamate formation in the anaerobe Selenomonas ruminantium. J Bacteriol 1980; 141:593-602. [PMID: 6102549 PMCID: PMC293664 DOI: 10.1128/jb.141.2.593-602.1980] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/18/2023] Open
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Selenomonas ruminantium was found to possess two pathways for NH4+ assimilation that resulted in net glutamate synthesis. One pathway fixed NH4+ through the action of an NADPH-linked glutamate dehydrogenase (GDH). Maximal GDH activity required KCl (about 0.48 M), but a variety of monovalent salts could replace KCl. Complete substrate saturation of the enzyme by NH4+ did not occur, and apparent Km values of 6.7 and 23 mM were estimated. Also, an NADH-linked GDH activity was observed but was not stimulated by KCl. Cells grown in media containing non-growth-rate-limiting concentrations of NH4+ had the highest levels of GDH activity. The second pathway fixed NH4+ into the amide of glutamine by an ATP-dependent glutamine synthetase (GS). The GS did not display gamma-glutamyl transferase activity, and no evidence for an adenylylation/deadenylylation control mechanism was detected. GS activity was highest in cells grown under nitrogen limitation. Net glutamate synthesis from glutamine was effected by glutamate synthase activity (GOGAT). The GOGAT activity was reductant dependent, and maximal activity occurred with dithionite-reduced methyl viologen as the source of electrons, although NADPH or NADH could partially replace this artificial donor system. Flavin adenine dinucleotide, flavin mononucleotide, or ferredoxin could not replace methyl viologen. GOGAT activity was maximal in cells grown with NH4+ as sole nitrogen source and decreased in media containing Casamino Acids.
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Hoppe J, Schairer HU, Sebald W. The proteolipid of a mutant ATPase from Escherichia coli defective in H+-conduction contains a glycine instead of the carbodiimide-reactive aspartyl residue. FEBS Lett 1980; 109:107-11. [PMID: 6444384 DOI: 10.1016/0014-5793(80)81321-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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Purification and chemical characterization of papain-solubilized histocompatibility-2 antigens from mouse liver. J Biol Chem 1979. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(18)35996-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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Tanase S, Kojima H, Morino Y. Pyridoxal 5'-phosphate binding site of pig heart alanine aminotransferase. Biochemistry 1979; 18:3002-7. [PMID: 465450 DOI: 10.1021/bi00581a015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 52] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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After borohydride reduction, carboxymethylation, and tryptic digestion of the holoenzyme of pig heart alanine aminotransferase, a single icosapeptide containing the N6-(phosphopyridoxyl)lysine residue was isolated by a combination of gel filtration and ion-exchange chromatogrpahy. Its primary structure was determined as Gln-Glu-Leu-Ala-Ser-Phe-His-Ser-Val-Ser-Lsy(Pxy)-Gly-Phe-Met-Gly-Glu-Cys-Gly-Phe-Arg.
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Seelig GF, Colman RF. Characterization of the physicochemical and catalytic properties of human heart NADP-dependent isocitrate dehydrogenase. Arch Biochem Biophys 1978; 188:394-409. [PMID: 28091 DOI: 10.1016/s0003-9861(78)80024-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Wesenberg JC, Thibert RJ. Thin-layer chromatography of dansyl amino acids on polyamide. Mikrochim Acta 1977:469-73. [PMID: 895565 DOI: 10.1007/bf01195957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Rosenthal GA, Dahlman DL, Robinson GW. L-Arginine kinase from tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta (L.). Purification, properties, and interaction with L-canavanine. J Biol Chem 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)40305-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Gum EK, Brown RD. Comparison of four purified extracellular 1,4-beta-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase enzymes from Trichoderma viride. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1977; 492:225-31. [PMID: 405048 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2795(77)90229-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Four electrophoretically distinct 1,4-beta-D-glucan cellobiohydrolase enzymes (exo-cellobiohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.91) from Trichoderma viride have been purified to homogeneity. Three enzymes (A, B, and C) were from a commercial T. viride preparation whereas the other (D) was from T. viride QM 9123 grown on cellulose in submerged culture. The enzymes were similar with respect to ultraviolet light absorption, amino acid and amino sugar composition, heat stability, molecular weight, specific activity, and carboxyterminal residues, indicating very nearly identical polypeptide portions. The enzymes also exhibited immunological cross-reactivity. The enzymes differed most in the content and composition of covalently bound neutral carbohydrate.
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Chromatography of Dns derivatives on pre-coated high-performance thin-layer chromatographic plates. J Chromatogr A 1977. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(00)80925-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Henriksen O, Appella E, Smith DF, Tanigaki N, Pressman D. Comparative chemical analyses of the alloantigenic fragments of HL-A antigens. J Biol Chem 1976. [DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9258(17)33283-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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Mech C, Jeschkeit H, Schellenberger A. Investigation of the covalent bond structure of peptide-matrix systems by Edman degradation of support-fixed peptides. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF BIOCHEMISTRY 1976; 66:133-8. [PMID: 954744 DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1976.tb10433.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Two model peptides Ala-Ser-Asp-Tyr-Leu and Ala-Ser-Glu-Tyr-Leu have been synthesized and coupled with an without protecting groups to the amino groups of polystyrene resins. The yield in the binding operation was 93-97% by using water-soluble carbodiimides as condensing reagents. Edman degradation of the products and quantitative estimation of the amino acid phenylthio-hydantoins, as well as amino acid analysis of the partially and completely degraded resins, showed about 7-10% of the fixed peptides not to be involved in the degradation procedure. That part of the material which was not involved in the Edman degradation during the first step also remained inactive in the following degradation operations. The analytical data presented in the paper explain not only the course of the Edman degradation of peptides linked via the side-chain carboxylic groups to the resin, but they also describe the chemical reactivity of the various carboxylic groups in the binding operation. 22% of the peptides are bound to the resin by side-chain carboxylic groups in the case of the aspartate-containing peptide, 26-27% in the case of the glutamate-containing peptide. 75-77% and 72-75% respectively of the peptides are fixed to the resin via the C-terminal carboxylic group. No more than 3% of the fixed material may be bound bifunctionally to the support.
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Kushwaha SC, Kates M, Stoeckenius W. Comparison of purple membrane from Halobacterium cutirubrum and Halobacterium halabium. BIOCHIMICA ET BIOPHYSICA ACTA 1976; 426:703-10. [PMID: 4105 DOI: 10.1016/0005-2736(76)90135-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Direct comparison of purple membrane preparations from Halobacterium cutirubrum and Halobacterium halobium was carried out. Both preparations were found to be essentially identical with respect to their molecular weight, retinal content, lipid composition, fingerprinting of peptides from peptide digestion, electron micrographs and X-ray diffraction patterns, and behaviour as a light-activated proton pump. Thus, there would appear to be no species differences in the purple membranes from these two bacteria.
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Carter WG, Etzler ME. Isolation and characterization of cyanogen bromide fragments and a glycopeptide from the Dolichos biflorus lectin. Biochemistry 1975; 14:5118-22. [PMID: 1191631 DOI: 10.1021/bi00694a015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/26/2022]
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The 110000 molecular weight Dolichos biflorus lectin is a glycoprotein composed of four subunits of approximately 27000 molecular weight with one methionine residue per subunit (Carter and Etzler, 1975b). Cyanogen bromide cleavage of the lectin yielded two fragments with approximate molecular weights of 15000 and 12000 as determined by electrophoresis on sodium dodecyl sulfate gels. Only the 15000 molecular weight fragment stained for carbohydrate with the periodic acid-Schiff stain. The two fragments were isolated, and their amino acid compositions were determined. The 15000 molecular weight fragment was identified as the amino terminal segment of the lectin subunits by NH2-terminal amino acid analysis. A glycopeptide with a minimum molecular weight of 1100 was isolated from the lectin by exhaustive Pronase digestion. Complete acid hydrolysis of the glycopeptide yielded aspartic acid, mannose, and N-acetylglucosamine in the ratio of 1:4-5:1-2. Partial acid hydrolysis of the glycopeptide produced a component which had an identical mobility with commercial N-acetylglucosaminylasparagine in high voltage paper electrophoresis. The data indicate that the carbohydrate unit of the lectin is bound to the amino terminal half of the subunits by a glycosylamine linkage between N-acetylglucosamine and asparagine.
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Seiler N, Schmidt-Glenewinkel T, Schneider HH. 5-Di-n-butylaminonaphthalene-1-sulphonyl chloride--A new reagent for fluorescence labelling of amines, amino acids and peptides. J Chromatogr A 1973; 84:95-107. [PMID: 4744468 DOI: 10.1016/s0021-9673(01)85373-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 29] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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