Isoenzyme and protein patterns of pentose-fermenting yeasts

1987 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1017-1023 ◽  
Author(s):  
Robert S. Jeng ◽  
Shiyuan Yu ◽  
Morris Wayman

Soluble proteins were extracted from the vegetative cells of four pentose-fermenting yeasts, Candida shehatae, Pichia stipitis, R-1, and R-2, the R strains being of uncertain taxonomy, while the other two are culture collection yeasts. Isoenzyme patterns, protein patterns, and two-dimensional polypeptide mapping of these four strains were compared by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The two R strains showed great similarity in two-dimensional polypeptide mapping, the pattern of sodium dodecyl sulfate – polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, isoelectrofocusing, and isoenzymes, and may be one species. Each of the other two yeasts had its own characteristic electrophoretic pattern. The R strains showed the presence of three alcohol dehydrogenase isoenzymes compared with one for the culture collection yeasts, as well as much higher activity of malate dehydrogenase, isocitrate dehydrogenase, glucose-6-phosphate dehydrogenase, and 6-phosphogluconate dehydrogenase, which further the formation of pyruvate and ethanol.

1989 ◽  
Vol 40 (3) ◽  
pp. 675 ◽  
Author(s):  
DJ Tucker ◽  
AHF Hudson ◽  
A Laudani ◽  
RC Marshall ◽  
DE Rivett

The proteins from a range of cashmere, mohair, angoratcashmere crossbred and wool fibre samples were extracted at pH 8 with 8 M urea containing dithiothreitol, and were then radiolabelled by S-carboxymethylation using iodo(2-14C) acetate. The proteins from each sample were examined by two dimensional polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in which the separation in the first dimension was according to charge at pH 8.9 and in the second dimension according to apparent molecular weight in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulfate. After electrophoresis the proteins were detected by fluorography. Protein differences in keratin samples from some individual goats existed, although the overall protein patterns were similar. None of the differences were consistent with any one goat fibre type. The protein patterns obtained for fibre samples from individual cashmere goats showed some differences when compared to those found for commercial blends from the same country of origin, indicating that blending can mask any animal-to-animal variation. While the electrophoretic technique does not unequivocally distinguish between cashmere, mohair and angora/cashmere crossbred fibres it does differentiate between wool and goat fibres.


2014 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Areeba Ahmad ◽  
Riaz Ahmad

AbstractTwo-dimensional gel electrophoresis (2DE) separating proteins on the basis of their pI and molecular mass remain the best available technique for protein separation and characterization to date. But due to several limitations, including streak formation in IEF gels, partial solubility of proteins, expensive running conditions and relatively longer time taken, a simple urea-SDS-2D polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (US2DE) is described here. The system is reasonably sensitive, cost effective with good reproducibility. The method described in this paper employs a chaotropic agent, urea, in the first dimension and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS), like conventional system, in the second dimension with an addition of polyacrylamide to screen the liver proteome of healthy and chemically induced fibrotic rats. The system separates the protein on the basis of chargeto- mass ratio and clearly demonstrates differential expression in the liver protein repertoire of healthy and fibrotic rats. Moreover, the present system, like other 2D electrophoretic procedures revealed at least 22 novel spots in the investigated tissues. The technique may be utilized for comprehensive proteome screening of any biological sample and would provide an overview to narrow down the candidate proteins or biomarkers.


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