METALLOPROTEIN NATURE OF USTILAGO DELTA-AMINOLEVULINATE DEHYDRATASE

被引:7
作者
KOMAI, H
NEILANDS, JB
机构
[1] Department of Biochemistry, University of California, Berkeley, CA
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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D O I
10.1016/0005-2744(69)90164-8
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
1. 1. The δ-aminolevulinate dehydratase of Ustilago sphaerogena has been purified approx. 40-fold. 2. 2. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by a number of nonspecific metal-binding agents, such as 1,10-phenanthroline. The inhibitory power of the ligands was greatly augmented by preincubation with the enzyme. 3. 3. Agents specific for Cu+ were powerful inhibitors, while those specific for Cu2+ were without effect. 4. 4. Attempts to reconstitute the ligand-treated enzyme by incubation with various copper compounds were frustrated by the extreme susceptibility of the enzyme to inhibition by copper. 5. 5. Partial reactivation of the ligand-treated enzyme could be achieved with Zn2+. 6. 6. A moderately good correlation was found between enzyme activity and the copper content of the purified enzyme. © 1969.
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