PURIFICATION OF THE PRO-PHENOL OXIDASE ENZYME FROM HEMOCYTES OF THE COCKROACH BLABERUS-DISCOIDALIS

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作者
DURRANT, HJ
RATCLIFFE, NA
HIPKIN, CR
ASPAN, A
SODERHALL, K
机构
[1] UNIV COLL SWANSEA,SCH BIOL SCI,SWANSEA SA2 8PP,W GLAM,WALES
[2] UNIV UPPSALA,DEPT PHYSIOL BOT,S-75121 UPPSALA,SWEDEN
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10.1042/bj2890087
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Pro-phenol oxidase was purified from the haemocytes of the cockroach Blaberus discoidalis by Blue Sepharose chromatography, hydrophobic-interaction chromatography on a Phenyl-Superose column and, finally, gel filtration on a Superose 6 column. Results suggest that the molecule exists as a polymer of identical 76 kDa monomeric units. The enzyme is a glycoprotein with pl of 5.2 and can be converted by trypsin into phenol oxidase.
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