PURIFICATION AND PARTIAL CHEMICAL CHARACTERIZATION OF SHEEP NEUROPHYSIN

1973 ◽  
Vol 74 (2) ◽  
pp. 226-236 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Chrétien ◽  
Claude Gilardeau
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Determination ◽  
Pituitary Glands ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Partial Chemical ◽  
Acid Determination

ABSTRACT A protein isolated from ovine pituitary glands has been purified, and its homogeneity assessed by NH2- and COOH-terminal amino acid determination, ultracentrifugation studies, and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis after carboxymethylation. Its chemical and immunochemical properties are closely similar to those of beef and pork neurophysins, less similar to those of human neurophysins. It contains no tryptophan (like other neurophysins) or histidine (like all except bovine neurophysin-I and human neurophysins). It has alanine at the NH2-terminus and valine at the COOH-terminus. Its amino acid composition is similar to, but not identical with those of porcine and bovine neurophysins.

Purification and partial chemical characterization of human pituitary lipolytic hormone

1976 ◽  
Vol 54 (9) ◽  
pp. 778-782 ◽  
Author(s):  
M. Chrétien ◽  
C. Gilardeau ◽  
N. Seidah ◽  
M. Lis
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Chemical Characterization ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Human Pituitary ◽  
Leucine Residue ◽  
N Terminus ◽  
Pituitary Glands ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Partial Chemical

Frozen human pituitary glands contain a lipotropic hormone which is similar to but not identical with ovine, bovine, and porcine beta-lipotropin. Six of the first seven residues from the N-terminus are [Formula: see text] The C-terminal amino acid is a leucine residue.

Isolation and characterization of β-lipolytic hormone from porcine pituitary gland

1970 ◽  
Vol 48 (9) ◽  
pp. 1017-1021 ◽  
Author(s):  
C. Gilardeau ◽  
M. Chrétien
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Amino Acid ◽  
Pituitary Gland ◽  
Amino Acid Composition ◽  
Biological Activities ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Isolation And Characterization ◽  
Pituitary Glands ◽  
Terminal Amino

A lipolytic substance was isolated from porcine pituitary glands. It's amino acid composition, molecular weight, N-terminal amino acid, isoelectric point, and biological activities are reported. These results are compared to the corresponding values of sheep β-lipolytic hormone.

scholarly journals Purification and characterization of a labile rat glutathione transferase of the Mu class

1989 ◽  
Vol 260 (3) ◽  
pp. 789-793 ◽  
Author(s):  
A Kispert ◽  
D J Meyer ◽  
E Lalor ◽  
B Coles ◽  
B Ketterer
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Glutathione Transferase ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Amino Acid Residues ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Cnbr Cleavage

A labile GSH transferase homodimer termed 11-11 was purified from rat testis by GSH-agarose affinity chromatography followed by anion-exchange f.p.l.c. The enzyme is unstable in the absence of thiol(s) and has relatively low affinity for both 1-chloro-2,4-dinitrobenzene (Km 4.4 mM) and GSH (Km(app.) 4.4mM). Its mobility on SDS/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis is slightly less than that of subunits 3 and 4 and its pI is 5.2. Subunit 11 has a blocked N-terminal amino acid residue, but after CNBr cleavage fragments accounting for 113 amino acid residues were sequenced and showed 65% homology with corresponding sequences in subunit 4, indicating that it is a member of the Mu family. GSH transferase 11 is a major isoenzyme in testis, epididymis, prostate and brain and present at lower concentrations in other tissues.

scholarly journals The purification and properties of the second component of human complement

1978 ◽  
Vol 171 (1) ◽  
pp. 99-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
M A Kerr ◽  
R R Porter
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Polypeptide Chain ◽  
Alternative Pathway ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Complement Factor ◽  
Human Complement ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Factor B ◽  
Antigenic Properties ◽  
Terminal Amino

The second component of human complement (C2) was purified by a combination of euglobulin precipitation, ion-exchange chromatography, (NH4)2SO4 precipitation and affinity chromatography. The final product was homogeneous by the criterion of polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and represents a purification of about 4000-fold from serum with 15-20% yield. Component C2 comprises a single carbohydrate-containing polypeptide chain, with an apparent mol.wt. of 102000; alanine is the N-terminal amino acid. The molecule is rapidly cleaved by activated subcomponent C1s with the loss of haemolytic activity to yield two fragments with apparent mol.wts. of 74000 and 34000. These fragments are not linked by disulphide bonds and can be easily separated. A second protein isolated during the purification of component C2 was identified by its haemolytic and antigenic properties as complement Factor B, the protein serving an analogous function to component C2 in the alternative pathway. The protein, which is also a single carbohydrate-containing polypeptide chain, has an apparent mol.wt. of 95000 and threonine as N-terminal amino acid. The amino acid analyses of component C2 and Factor B are compared.

scholarly journals Purification and partial characterization of a lectin from Caesalpinia tinctoria Domb, ex Dc fruits

2003 ◽  
Vol 15 (2) ◽  
pp. 119-122 ◽  
Author(s):  
Marli Lourdes de Oliveira ◽  
Leila Maria Beltramini ◽  
Salvatore Giovanni de Simone ◽  
Maria Helena Nasser Brumano ◽  
Rosemeire Aparecida Silva-Lucca ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Amino Acid Sequence ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Saline Extract ◽  
Hydrophobic Residues ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Helix Conformation ◽  
Far Ultraviolet ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid Sequence

A lectin was isolated from the pod saline extract of Caesalpinia tinctoria by dialoconcentration on Centripep-10 and affinity chromatography on chitin column. The purified lectin was partially characterized with respect to its biochemical and structural properties. It contains 8.3 % of carbohydrate and exhibited an agglutinating activity against human erythrocytes (ABO groups). Its amino acid composition was characterized by a great number of acidic and hydrophobic residues and the estimated molecular mass was 12.5 kDa. The presence of only one N-terminal amino acid sequence (D¹-V-P-A-Y-V-Y-V-H-F10-G-F-G-E-E-H-R -D-V-F20-D), showed the homogeneity of the purified lectin. The far-ultraviolet circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of lectin indicated that it contains 10 % a-helix, 38 % b-sheet, 28 % unordered form and 6 % of P II (poly-L-proline II helix conformation).

Existence of Common Antigenic Determinants in the Aα, Bβ and γ Chains of Some Mammalian Fibrinogens.

1979 ◽  
Author(s):  
C.S. Cierniewski
Keyword(s):  
Amino Acid ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Polyacrylamide Gel ◽  
Antigenic Determinants ◽  
Terminal Amino Acid ◽  
Human Fibrinogen ◽  
Passive Hemagglutination ◽  
Terminal Amino ◽  
Polypeptide Chains ◽  
Fibrinogen Molecule

Polypeptide chains Aα, Bβ and γ of porcine fibrinogen were isolated by preparative SDS polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Their purity was estimated by electrophoresis in polyacrylamide gel, amino acid composition and N-terminal amino acid analyses. Antisera to the pig polypeptide chains were produced in rabbits and they were employed in immunological comparative studies of porcine, bovine, human and duck fibrinogens. Antisera to the pig Aα chain showed in gel immunodiffusion and passive hemagglutination a strong cross-reaction with porcine, bovine and human fibrinogens. Antisera to the pig βB and γ chains cross-reacted only with porcine and bovine fibrinogens but they did not recognize human fibrinogen, The reaction of antiγ antisera was detectable only by passive hemagglutination test. In all cases antigenic similarity of the analyzed fibrinogens was mainly related to antigenic determinants of the Aα, Bβ and γ chains exposed on the intact fibrinogen molecule. None of analyzed antisera reacted with duck fibrinogen.

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