scholarly journals The tryptic peptides of rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase

1974 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-10 ◽  
Author(s):  
P. H. Corran ◽  
S. G. Waley
Keyword(s):  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Paper Electrophoresis ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
British Library ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Tryptic Peptides ◽  
Triose Phosphate ◽  
Lending Library ◽  
Polypeptide Chains

1. The peptides obtained by tryptic digestion of S-[14C]carboxymethylated rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase have been studied. 2. The first step in the fractionation of the tryptic digest was gel filtration on coupled columns of Sephadex G-25 and G-50. Further fractionation was carried out by paper electrophoresis and paper chromatography. 3. The digest contained 26 peptides and three free amino acids. The sizes of the peptides ranged from two to 29 residues. 4. The sequences of the peptides have been determined. 5. The length of the polypeptide chains is about 250 amino acid residues. 6. The variant sequences encountered were due to partial deamidation; this may be one of the reasons for multiple forms of the enzyme. 7. The chicken and rabbit enzymes are compared. 8. Detailed evidence for the sequences of the tryptic peptides has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50024 at the British Library, Lending Division (formerly the National Lending Library for Science and Technology), Boston Spa, Yorks. LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms given in Biochem. J. (1973) 131, 5.

scholarly journals The amino acid sequence of rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase

1975 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 335-344 ◽  
Author(s):  
P H Corran ◽  
S G Waley
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
British Library ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Thiol Groups ◽  
Muscle Enzyme ◽  
Triose Phosphate ◽  
Lending Library

The amino acid sequence of rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase was deduced by characterizing peptides that overlap the tryptic peptides. Thiol groups were modified by oxidation, carboxymethylation or aminoen. About 50 peptides that provided information about overlaps were isolated; the peptides were mostly characterized by their compositions and N-terminal residues. The peptide chains contain 248 amino acid residues, and no evidence for dissimilarity of the two subunits that comprise the native enzyme was found. The sequence of the rabbit muscle enzyme may be compared with that of the coelacanth enzyme (Kolb et al., 1974): 84% of the residues are in identical positions. Similarly, comparison of the sequence with that inferred for the chicken enzyme (Furth et al., 1974) shows that 87% of the residues are in identical positions. Limited though these comparisons are, they suggest that triose phosphate isomerase has one of the lowest rates of evolutionary change. An extended version of the present paper has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50040 (42 pages) at the British Library (Lending Division) (formerly the National Lending Library for Science and Technology), Boston Spa, Yorks. LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms given in Biochem. J. (1975) 145, 5.

scholarly journals Amino acid sequences around the cysteine residues of rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase

1971 ◽  
Vol 122 (2) ◽  
pp. 209-218 ◽  
Author(s):  
Janet C. Miller ◽  
S. G. Waley
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Cyanogen Bromide ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
Cysteine Residues ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Triose Phosphate ◽  
Methionine Residues ◽  
Polypeptide Chains

1. The nature of the subunits in rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerase has been investigated. 2. Amino acid analyses show that there are five cysteine residues and two methionine residues/subunit. 3. The amino acid sequences around the cysteine residues have been determined; these account for about 75 residues. 4. Cleavage at the methionine residues with cyanogen bromide gave three fragments. 5. These results show that the subunits correspond to polypeptide chains, containing about 230 amino acid residues. The chains in triose phosphate isomerase seem to be shorter than those of other glycolytic enzymes.

scholarly journals Neurotoxins from the venoms of the sea snakes Hydrophis ornatus and Hydrophis lapemoides

1983 ◽  
Vol 213 (1) ◽  
pp. 31-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Tamiya ◽  
N Maeda ◽  
H G Cogger
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Paper Electrophoresis ◽  
Amino Acid Sequences ◽  
British Library ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Protein Amino Acid ◽  
Tryptic Peptides ◽  
Sea Snakes ◽  
And Migration

The main neurotoxic components, toxins Hydrophis ornatus a and Hydrophis lapemoides a, were isolated from the venoms of the sea snakes Hydrophis ornatus and Hydrophis lapemoides respectively. The amino acid sequence of toxin Hydrophis ornatus a was deduced to be identical with that of toxin Astrotia stokesii a [Maeda & Tamiya (1978) Biochem. J. 175, 507-517] on the basis of identity of the tryptic peptide ‘map’ and the amino acid composition of each peptide. The amino acid sequence of toxin Hydrophis lapemoides a was determined mainly on the basis of identity of the amino acid compositions, mobilities on paper electrophoresis and migration positions on paper chromatography of the tryptic peptides with those of other sea-snake toxins whose sequences are known. Both toxins Hydrophis ornatus a and Hydrophis lapemoides a consisted of 60 amino acid residues and there were six amino acid replacements between them. The taxonomy of sea snakes in the Hydrophis ornatus complex has long been confused, and the above snakes were originally assigned to taxa that proved to be inconsistent with the relationships indicated by the neurotoxin amino acid sequences obtained. A subsequent re-examination of the specimens revealed an error in the original identifications and demonstrated the value of the protein amino acid sequences in systematic and phylogenetic studies. The isolation procedure and results of amino acid analysis of the tryptic peptides have been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50121 (8 pages) with the British Library Lending Division, Boston Spa, Wetherby, West Yorkshire LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies may be obtained as indicated in Biochem. J. (1983) 209, 5.

scholarly journals Studies on the subunit structure and amino acid sequence of triose phosphate isomerase from chicken breast muscle

1974 ◽  
Vol 139 (1) ◽  
pp. 11-22 ◽  
Author(s):  
Anna J. Furth ◽  
J. D. Milman ◽  
J. D. Priddle ◽  
R. E. Offord
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
Breast Muscle ◽  
Chicken Breast ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Tryptic Peptides ◽  
Amino Acid Compositions ◽  
Triose Phosphate

1. Triose phosphate isomerase was prepared by chromatography on DEAE-cellulose of an (NH4)2SO4 fraction of an extract of homogenized chicken breast muscle. The product is homogeneous on gel electrophoresis and is suitable for growing crystals for X-ray work. The specific activity is 10000 units/mg and the value for E0.1%280 is 1.20. 2. Comparison between the sum of the amino acid compositions of the tryptic peptides of the protein and the amino acid composition obtained on total hydrolysis of the protein indicates that the relative subunit mass is about 27000. 3. These data, together with the results of the examination of the amino acid compositions of a number of minor peptides, the number of peptides in the tryptic digest and the complete amino acid sequences of the tryptic peptides (the determination of which is described here), give no indication that the subunits are dissimilar. 4. A tentative amino acid sequence is presented for the protein, in which the ordering of the tryptic peptides is derived by homology with the sequence of the rabbit muscle enzyme (Corran & Waley, 1973). 5. An appendix describes the use that was made of mass spectrometry in the determination of some of the sequences. Mass-spectrometric data have been obtained for 35 residues, that is about 15% of the total sequence of the protein. 6. An extended version of the present paper has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50025 at the British Library, Lending Division (formerly the National Lending Library for Science and Technology), Boston Spa, Yorks. LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies may be obtained on the terms given in Biochem. J. (1973) 131, 5.

scholarly journals Studies of triose phosphate isomerase by hydrogen exchange

1974 ◽  
Vol 141 (3) ◽  
pp. 753-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher A. Browne ◽  
Stephen G. Waley
Keyword(s):  
Hydrogen Exchange ◽  
Marked Effect ◽  
Protein Analysis ◽  
Hollow Fibre ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Structural Rearrangements ◽  
Triose Phosphate ◽  
Chicken Muscle ◽  
Low Concentrations

The3H–H exchange of chicken muscle and rabbit muscle triose phosphate isomerases was studied. Their behaviour was mostly very similar. ‘Exchange-in’ (acquisition of radioactivity when protein was incubated in3H2O) was measured at 37°C and at pH7.5, and the rates of exchange of the native and liganded enzymes were compared. Inhibitors and substrates retarded exchange, substrates showing the most marked effect; structural rearrangements in the enzyme may thus play some part in catalysis. The inhibitor phosphoglycollate affected the rabbit enzyme, but had little or no effect on the chicken enzyme. ‘Exchange-out’ (loss of radioactivity from protein previously labelled by incubation in3H2O) was measured by hollow-fibre dialysis. When ligand was removed during the course of dialysis (by replacing buffer that contained ligand with buffer that lacked ligand) there was a prompt decrease in the number of labelled H atoms of the protein. Analysis of the curves provides some information about the number and half-lives of the responsive H atoms. Ligands decrease the motility of the protein and affect about one-fifth of the chain. Low concentrations of glycerol 3-phosphate have an effect that is greater than expected.

scholarly journals Inhibition of glycolytic enzymes by 2-phosphotartronate

1976 ◽  
Vol 153 (3) ◽  
pp. 741-744 ◽  
Author(s):  
M K Thomas ◽  
T G Spring
Keyword(s):  
Pyruvate Kinase ◽  
Competitive Inhibition ◽  
Phosphoglycerate Kinase ◽  
Triose Phosphate Isomerase ◽  
Glycolytic Enzymes ◽  
Phosphoglycerate Mutase ◽  
Rabbit Muscle ◽  
Triose Phosphate ◽  
Permanganate Oxidation

2-Phosphotartronate has been synthesized by permanganate oxidation of glycerol 2-phosphate and has been tested as an inhibitor of five glycolytic enzymes that bind phosphoglycerate or phosphoglycollate. Competitive inhibition of rabbit muscle phosphoglycerate mutase, enolase and pyruvate kinase was observed. Triose phosphate isomerase and 3-phosphoglycerate kinase were not inhibited.

scholarly journals The amino acid sequence of ribonuclease U2 from Ustilago sphaerogena

1975 ◽  
Vol 145 (2) ◽  
pp. 353-360 ◽  
Author(s):  
S Sato ◽  
T Uchida
Keyword(s):  
Biological Activity ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Crucial Role ◽  
Science And Technology ◽  
British Library ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Complete Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Lending Library

1. RNAase (ribonuclease) U2, a purine-specific RNAase, was reduced, aminoethylated and hydrolysed with trypsin, chymotrypsin and thermolysin. On the basis of the analyses of the resulting peptides, the complete amino acid sequence of RNAase U2 was determined, 2. When the sequence was compared with the amino acid sequence of RNAase T1 (EC 3.1.4.8), the following regions were found to be similar in the two enzymes; Tyr-Pro-His-Gln-Tyr (38-42) in RNAase U2 and Tyr-Pro-His-Lys-Tyr (38-42) in RNAase T1, Glu-Phe-Pro-Leu-Val (61-65) in RNAase U2 and Glu-Trp-Pro-Ile-Leu (58-62) in RNAase T1, Asp-Arg-Val-Ile-Tyr-Gln (83-88) in RNAase U2 and Asp-Arg-Val-Phe-Asn (76-81) in RNAase T1 and Val-Thr-His-Thr-Gly-Ala (98-103) in RNAase U2 and Ile-Thr-His-Thr-Gly-Ala (90-95) in RNAase T1. All of the amino acid residues, histidine-40, glutamate-58, arginine-77 and histidine-92, which were found to play a crucial role in the biological activity of RNAase T1, were included in the regions cited here. 3. Detailed evidence for the amino acid sequence of the sequence of the proteins has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50041 (33 PAGES) AT THE British Library (Lending Division)(formerly the National Lending Library for Science and Technology), Boston Spa, Yorks. LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies can be obtained on the terms indicated in Biochem. J. (1975), 145, 5.

scholarly journals Conformational stability of bovine α-crystallin. Evidence for a destabilizing effect of ascorbate

1992 ◽  
Vol 287 (1) ◽  
pp. 107-112 ◽  
Author(s):  
S A Santini ◽  
A Mordente ◽  
E Meucci ◽  
G A D Miggiano ◽  
G E Martorana
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Conformational Stability ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Protein Molecule ◽  
Oxidative Modification ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Alpha Crystallin ◽  
Protein Dissociation ◽  
Covalent Adducts ◽  
Polypeptide Chains

Short-term incubation of bovine alpha-crystallin with ascorbate alters the protein conformational stability. The denaturation curves with urea and guanidinium-chloride show different patterns, suggesting a deviation from a two-state mechanism owing to the presence of one or more intermediates in the unfolding of ascorbate-modified alpha-crystallin. Furthermore, the latter protein profiles are shifted to lower denaturant concentrations indicating a destabilizing action of ascorbate, which is capable of facilitating protein dissociation into subunits as demonstrated by gel filtration with 1.5 M-urea. The decrease in conformational stability cannot be ascribed to any major structural alteration, but rather to localized changes in the protein molecule. In fact, no difference between native and ascorbate-treated alpha-crystallin can be detected by amino acid analysis but perturbation of the tryptophan and tyrosine environment is indicated by alterations in intrinsic fluorescence. Furthermore, turbidity and light-scattering measurements suggest an involvement of the lysine side chains, since aggregability patterns with acetylsalicylic acid are significantly altered. The ascorbate-destabilizing effect on the conformational stability of alpha-crystallin, probably exerted through oxidative modification of amino acid residues and/or the formation of covalent adducts, provokes unfavourable steric interactions between residues along the polypeptide chains, thus favouring aggregation and insolubilization of crystallins which can lead to cataract formation, as also demonstrated by proteolytic digestion patterns which show a lower rate of degradation of the ascorbate-modified alpha-crystallin.

scholarly journals The amino acid sequence of dromedary pancreatic ribonuclease.

1975 ◽  
Vol 147 (3) ◽  
pp. 505-511 ◽  
Author(s):  
G W Welling ◽  
G Groen ◽  
J J Beintema
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acids ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Proteolytic Enzymes ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Paper Electrophoresis ◽  
Pancreatic Tissue ◽  
British Library ◽  
Peptide Bonds ◽  
Pancreatic Ribonuclease ◽  
External Loop

Dromedary (Camelus dromedarius) RNAase (ribonuclease) was isolated from pancreatic tissue by affinity chromatography. Peptides obtained by digestion with different proteolytic enzymes and CNBr were isolated by gel filtration, preparative high-voltage paper electrophoresis and paper chromatography. Peptides were sequenced by the dansyl-Edman method. All peptide bonds were overlapped by one or more peptides. The polypeptide chain consists of 123 amino acids. A deletion (position 39) was observed in an external loop of the polypeptide chain (residues 35-40), as was found earlier to horse RNAase (Scheffer & Beintema, 1974). A heterogeneity was found at position 103 (glutamine and lysine). Dromedary RNAase differs at 23-32% of the positions from all other pancreatic RNAases sequenced to date. In evolutionary terms this indicates that dromedary RNAase has evolved independently during the larger part of the evolution of the mammals. Detailed evidence for the sequence has been deposited as Supplementary Publication SUP 50046 (14 pages) at the British Library (Lending Division), Boston Spa, Wetherby, W. Yorks. LS23 7BQ, U.K., from whom copies may be obtained on the terms given in Biochem. J. (1975) 145, 5.

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