Influencing its molecular weight determination

1. 1. By chromatography through Sephadex G-200 of increasing amounts of partially purified pig liver ALA-D, different profiles were obtained, showing that species of molecular weights ranging from 140,000 to 560,000 might exist in equilibrium, but their relative ratio was dependent on the total amou...

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Autores: Stafforini, D.M., Polo, C.F., Stella, A.M., De Xifra, E.W., Del C. Batlle, A.M.
Tipo de recurso: artículo
Estado:Versión publicada
Fecha de publicación:1980
País:Argentina
Institución:Universidad Nacional de Buenos Aires. Facultad de Ciencias Exactas y Naturales
Repositorio:Biblioteca Digital (UBA-FCEN)
Idioma:inglés
OAI Identifier:paperaa:paper_0020711X_v12_n5-6_p757_Stafforini
Acceso en línea:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12110/paper_0020711X_v12_n5-6_p757_Stafforini
Access Level:acceso abierto
Palabra clave:porphobilinogen synthase
potassium
animal
article
enzymology
isolation and purification
liver
macromolecule
metabolism
molecular weight
swine
Animal
Liver
Macromolecular Systems
Molecular Weight
Porphobilinogen Synthase
Potassium
Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Swine
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Sumario:1. 1. By chromatography through Sephadex G-200 of increasing amounts of partially purified pig liver ALA-D, different profiles were obtained, showing that species of molecular weights ranging from 140,000 to 560,000 might exist in equilibrium, but their relative ratio was dependent on the total amount of protein sampled. In all cases, however, the main peak (60-70%) corresponded to the 280,000 MW oligomer, that is the octamer. 2. 2. It was found that elution profiles were also dependent on column dimensions and on the purity of the enzyme preparation. 3. 3. K+ ions affected both catalytic activity and aggregation of the enzyme. 4. Results here reported add further support to the proposal of the existence of a minimal functional dimer. © 1980.