Gel-electrophoretic identification of hen brain neurotoxic esterase, labelled with tritiated di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate.

The particulate fraction from hen brain was labelled with [3H]di-isopropyl phosphorofluoridate (DiPF) and separated by polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. Four radioactive protein bands (1--4) of molecular weights 155000, 92000, 60000, and 30000 were resolved. Most of the labelling of bands 2, 3 and 4 was inhibited by preincubation with Paraoxon. The residue in band 4 was sensitive to pH 5.2. Successive treatments with Paraoxon and pH 5.2 resulted in the abolition of bands 3 and 4. Bands 1 and 2 contained one and two polypeptides respectively, whose labelling was sensitive to Mipafox, but one, in band 2, was sensitive to higher concentrations of Paraoxon. The concentrations of the other two polypeptides were 6.7 and 1.95 pmol of DiPF bound/g of brain in bands 1 and 2 respectively. Both were as sensitive to Mipafox as neurotoxic esterase and were also sensitive to phenyl benzylcarbamate. 4-Nitrophenyl di-n-pentylphosphinate given in vivo inhibited neurotoxic esterase and the labelling of the band-1 polypeptide by 82% and 84% respectively, but inhibited the labelling of the band 2 polypeptide by 51%. The phosphinate in vitro produced 98% inhibition of the labelling of the band-1 polypeptide, with only 26% inhibition of the band-2 polypeptide, under conditions sufficient to inhibit neurotoxic esterase totally. Both neurotoxic esterase and the band-1 polypeptide were found in the forebrain at 1.74-fold their concentration in the rest of the brain, whereas the band-2 polypeptide was uniformly distributed. The evidence indicates that the Mipafox-sensitive polypeptide in band 1 is the [3H]DiPF-labelled active-site subunit of neurotoxic esterase. The catalytic-centre activity of the enzyme for phenyl valerate hydrolysis was found to be 2.6 x 10(5) min-1.     

Genetic Assessment of Traits and Genetic Relationship in Blackgram (Vigna mungo) Revealed by Isoenzymes

Sixty blackgram accessions were evaluated and classified into different clusters to assess genetic diversity and traits using isoenzymes. Trait-specific expression was assessed, and isoenzyme bands were observed: a peroxidase band (Rm 0.60) associated with dwarfness and an esterase band (Rm 0.25) with tallness. Early maturing varieties were characterized by a specific esterase isoenzyme band of Rm 0.51. All yellow mosaic virus susceptible genotypes had two bands of esterase isoenzyme, Rm 0.42 and 0.70. Resistant genotypes showed three bands (0.32, 0.33, and 0.35) of alkaline phosphatase. Peroxidase isoenzyme was helpful to differentiate green-seeded from black-seeded varieties. Two bands (0.58 and 0.83) were observed in black-seeded accessions, and two different bands (0.74 and 0.76) were observed in green-seeded accessions. Clustering of germplasm and assessment of traits will facilitate the use of germplasm for the improvement of blackgram.     

Autosomal genetic control of the activity of an esterase in rat hepatic microsomes

Differences in the electrophoretic pattern of hepatic microsomal esterases have been observed in the outbred Sprague-Dawley strain of albino rats. Two distinct phenotypes occurred which were characterized by either the presence or the near absence of one major band and one minor band of esterase activity in disc gel electrophoretograms. Matings between different combinations of the two phenotypes indicated that the presence of these esterase bands is under the control of an autosomal dominant gene. The estimation of α-naphthylacetate hydrolysis on the gels showed that animals with the extra bands have higher activities than those without them and that essentially all of the higher total activity could be accounted for by the presence of the two extra bands. However, animals with these bands were found to have lower esterase activity in assays utilizing indophenylacetate in vitro.     

Nongradient blue native gel analysis of serum proteins and in-gel detection of serum esterase activities

The objective of the present study was to analyze serum protein complexes and detect serum esterase activities using nongradient blue native polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (BN-PAGE). For analysis of potential protein complexes, serum from rat was used. Results demonstrate that a total of 8 gel bands could be clearly distinguished after Coomassie blue staining, and serum albumin could be isolated nearly as a pure protein. Moreover, proteins in these bands were identified by electrospray mass spectrometry and low-energy collision induced dissociation (CID)-MS/MS peptide sequencing and the existence of serum dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase (DLDH) was confirmed. For studies of in-gel detection of esterase activities, serum from rat, mouse, and human was used. In-gel staining of esterase activity was achieved by the use of either α-naphthylacetate or β-naphthylacetate in the presence of Fast blue BB salt. There were three bands exhibiting esterase activities in the serum of both rat and mouse. In contrast, there was only one band showing esterase activity staining in the human serum. When serum samples were treated with varying concentrations of urea, esterase activity staining was abolished for all the bands except the one containing esterase 1 (Es1) protein that is known to be a single polypeptide enzyme, indicating that majority of these esterases were protein complexes or multimeric proteins. We also identified the human serum esterase as butyrylcholinesterase following isolation and partial purification using ammonium sulfate fractioning and ion exchange column chromatographies. Where applicable, demonstrations of the gel-based method for measuring serum esterase activities under physiological or pathophysiological conditions were illustrated. Results of the present study demonstrate that nongradient BN-PAGE can serve as a feasible analytical tool for proteomic and enzymatic analysis of serum proteins.     

Multiple Hydrolases in Bean Leaves (Phaseolus vulgaris L.) and the Effect of the Halo Blight Disease Caused by Pseudomonas phaseolicola (Burkh.) Dowson

Multiple forms of hydrolytic enzymes were demonstrated in extracts of healthy bean leaves (Phascolus vulgaris L.) and bean leaves infected with the halo blight organism [Pseudomonas phaseolicola (Burkh.) Dowson] by polyacrylamide disc electrophoresis.Bean leaves contained up to 4 acid phosphatase bands, 9 esterase bands active towards alpha-naphthyl acetate, and 7 esterase bands towards alpha-naphthyl butyrate. Only low or no activity was found for alkaline phosphatase, lipase, and aminopeptidase.Two artifacts are described which were observed with the lead phosphate method for acid phosphatase and the Tween method for demonstration of lipase.After infection with the halo blight organism the major acid phosphatase of the host increased during early and decreased at later infection stages. An acid phosphatase of bacterial origin with a more neutral pH optimum could be demonstrated in infected leaves. It is suggested that the bacterial acid phosphatase plays a role in uptake of metabolites by the pathogen.Several esterase bands decreased after infection. One host band with activity towards alpha-naphthyl butyrate increased. Also the pathogen showed an esterase band with high activity towards alpha-naphthyl butyrate.     

菊花不同生长阶段不同器官POD和EST同工酶比较

采用过氧化物酶(POD)、酯酶(EST)2个酶系统的12个同工酶位点,分析了4个菊花品种营养生长和生殖生长阶段不同器官(嫩叶、老叶、嫩茎、木质化茎)的同工酶变化.结果表明:(1)4个品种共有16种POD酶带,15种EST酶带;(2)菊花的POD和EST具有组织特异性和阶段特异性,其中以嫩叶的酶带最多,其次为老叶,再次为嫩茎,而木质化茎的酶带最少;(3)与生殖生长阶段相比,营养生长阶段的POD酶带更清晰,更整齐,分离更好,但生殖生长阶段的EST同工酶比营养生长阶段的更清晰;(4)营养生长阶段的嫩叶最适合用于菊花POD同工酶分析,而EST同工酶研究宜取生殖生长时期的嫩叶.     

Effects of carcinogenic and non-carcinogenic chemicals on plasma esterases in BALB/c mice

Esterase profiles of plasma from female BALB/c mice treated with a variety of carcinogenic and weakly- or non-carcinogenic chemicals were analyzed. Mice treated with the potent carcinogens diethylnitrosamine, dinitrosopiperazine, dipropylnitrosamine, dimethylhydrazine, urethane, and dimethyldinitrosopiperazine had similarly altered plasma esterase profiles after 7 days' exposure to the chemicals. The alterations consisted of increased activity in 4 esterase bands. The increased activity persisted in some of the bands after cessation of carcinogen exposure. Exposure to high concentrations of the weakly- or non-carcinogenic compounds nitrosohydroxyproline, nitrosomethoxymethylamine, 1-nitroso-4 methylpiperazine, nitroso-2,6 dimethylpiperidine, and ethyl methanesulfonate caused no obvious plasma esterase alterations. Ingestion of carbon tetrachloride resulted in increased activity in one esterase band with concomitant decrease in a second band. Analysis of serum from test mice for levels of serum glutamic oxaloacetic transaminase, alkaline phosphatase, lactate dehydrogenase-lactate substrate, and D-gamma-glutamyl transpeptidase did not differentiate between mice treated with selected carcinogens and those treated with non-carcinogens and/or carbon tetrachloride.     

Identification of various lipolytic enzymes in crude porcine pancreatic lipase preparations using covalent fluorescent inhibitors

We developed a specific method for determination and discrimination of lipo-/estero-lytic enzymes in crude lipase preparations. Here we study the composition of commercial porcine pancreatic lipase (PPL), since it is widely used for bioconversions of synthetic and natural substrates. Our method is based on incubation of enzyme samples with fluorescently labeled alkyl- or dialkylglyceryl-phosphonates in an appropriate solvent followed by protein separation by electrophoresis and fluorescence detection with a CCD camera. After incubation with short-chain alkylphosphonate solubilized by taurodeoxycholate, crude PPL preparations showed a very weak band at 50 kDa, which is indicative of low PPL concentrations in these samples. In addition, seven other fluorescent bands were detected. The band at the lowest molecular weight corresponded to alpha-chymotrypsin. Two intensive fluorescent bands were in the molecular weight range of chymotrypsinogen (26 kDa) and four weak bands were in the range 20-24 kDa. Long-chain dialkylglycerophosphonate labeled two protein bands in crude PPL: alpha-chymotrypsin and a very intensive band corresponding to the molecular weight of chymotrypsinogen. Detection of cholesterol esterase (98 kDa) in crude PPL preparations depended on addition of the protease inhibitor phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride (PMSF) to the incubation mix, as demonstrated by spiking with cholesterol esterase. Thus, commercial crude PPL preparations contain a variety of estero-/lipo-lytic enzymes in addition to rather low amounts of active PPL, which should be considered when using crude PPL for bioconversions. Our method can also be used to show whether an isolated esterolytic activity corresponds to a single protein or isoenzymes. Here we confirm by 2D-electrophoretic separation of "pure" PPL that PPL exists as isoenzymes in different glycosylated forms.     

Esterase isozyme polymorphism, specific and nonspecific esterase, syngenic lines development and natural occurrence of a thermostable esterase in the tropical silkworm Bombyx mori L

Esterase isozyme polymorphism was documented for digestive juice and haemolymph of the tropical multivoltine silkworm, Bombyx mori L., breed CB5 (GP) and its syngenic lines (CB5Lm^e-1, CB5Lm-2 and CB5Lm-5) using - and β-naphthylacetate separately as nonspecific substrates (Ogita, Z., Kasai, T., 1965. Genetico-biochemical analysis of specific esterases in Musca domestica. Jpn. J. Genet. 40, 173–184). Polymorphism existed in the isozyme pattern of -esterase with two or three bands in digestive juice and three to five bands in haemolymph. No polymorphism was observed in β-esterase isozyme pattern having four bands in digestive juice and two bands in haemolymph. During the course of esterase isozyme studies, the presence of some specific -esterase bands (Est-1, 4 and 5) in haemolymph and β-esterase bands (Est-1, 2 and 3) in digestive juice were observed. But both - and β-esterase bands Est-3 and 4 in digestive juice and Est-2 and 3 in haemolymph were found to be nonspecific. Nonspecific β-esterase band (Est-3) in haemolymph of CB5 (GP) and its syngenic lines withstood a temperature up to 80±1°C for 10 min. No thermostable band was observed in the isozyme zymogram of -esterase in digestive juice and haemolymph or β-esterase in digestive juice. Overall, this study discusses the presence of esterase heterogeneity in the CB5 (GP) genepool, syngenic lines development, occurrence of specific - and β-esterase bands in digestive juice and haemolymph and thermostable β-esterase band Est-3 in haemolymph in tropical silkworm Bombyx mori L.     

Isozyme Profile During Somatic Embryogenesis and In Vitro Flowering of Bambusa vulgaris

Peroxidase and esterase isozymes were investigated during plant regeneration via somatic embryogenesis in Bambusa vulgaris, The transition of non-embryogenic calli to embryogenic calli, somatic embryo development, germination and subsequent flowering of somatic embryo derived shoots were associated with selective expression or repression of isoforms of peroxidase and esterase. Non-embryogenic callus showed six peroxidase and four esterase bands. During somatic embryogenesis and germination of somatic embryos, some bands were suppressed and new isoforms of peroxidase and esterase appeared. During flowering, in addition to four peroxidase bands, a new unique esterase band ‘a’ appeared. Each developmental stage was thus associated with a definite isozyme profile.     

江苏大麦纹枯病菌酯酶同工酶的测定

对立枯丝核菌(Rhizoctonia solani giihn)和禾谷丝核菌(R．E erealis Vande r Hoeven)的16个菌丝融合群或亚群的标准菌株及来自}工苏大麦纹枯病的9个菌丝融合群或亚群共68个菌株进行了聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳,测定酯酶同工酶。结果表明：1．立枯丝核菌主酶带数的变幅范围比禾谷丝核菌大;2．无论禾谷丝核菌,还是立枯丝核菌,各菌丝融合群或亚群之间的电泳图谱都有显著差异,但与各自对应的融合群或亚群的标准菌株的图谱则相似;3．44个大麦禾谷丝核菌CAG一1群菌株间的图谱也有差异,但都有一条共同的主酶带(E．);4．据主副酶带数目和位置,将禾谷丝核菌CAG一1群菌株再分为2个类型(1型和II型)和5个亚型(1a、Ib、Ic和Iia、Iib);酶谱类型与菌株的采集品种和致病性无关,但与采集地点似有一定的联系。     

Preliminary characterisation of esterase and platelet-activating factor (PAF)-acetylhydrolase activities from cat flea (Ctenocephalides felis) salivary glands

Naphthyl esterase and platelet-activating factor (PAF)-acetylhydrolase activities were detected in the salivary glands of the cat flea, Ctenocephalides felis. Salivary naphthyl esterase activity is disgorged during exploratory probing. Whole extracts of salivary glands contain esterase activity against the short-chain naphthyl esters alpha-naphthyl acetate (approximately 210pmol/min/gland pair; 10.0micromol/min/mg specific activity; K(m) approximately 59microM) and beta-naphthyl acetate (approximately 110pmol/min/gland pair; 5.2micromol/min/mg specific activity; K(m) approximately 132microM). Salivary gland extracts have PAF-acetylhydrolase activity (approximately 5pmol/min/gland pair; 0.24micromol/min/mg specific activity) but do not have detectable acetylcholinesterase activity. Native-PAGE and IEF resolve three and six salivary gland naphthyl esterase bands, respectively, and both patterns are different from carcass esterases. Salivary gland naphthyl esterase activity binds reversibly to Concanavalin A, and enzymatic deglycosylation with glycopeptidase F produced a new, fast-migrating salivary gland naphthyl esterase band on Native-PAGE. Renaturation of esterase activity after SDS-PAGE gave approximately 56kDa, approximately 57kDa and approximately 58kDa naphthyl-esterase-positive bands. On gel filtration naphthyl esterase and PAF-acetylhydrolase activities co-elute as a single peak with an apparent molecular weight of approximately 59kDa. This partially purified pool of enzyme had esterase activity against a series of short-chain alpha- and beta-naphthyl esters. The heterogeneity of salivary gland esterases, their relationship to PAF-acetylhydrolase, and the possible physiological functions of salivary gland PAF-acetylhydrolase activity are discussed.     

Variation of Transferrin and Esterase in Sera of Dogs

Transferrin (Tf), arylesterase (ArE) and another esterase (Es) have been studied in sera from 1023 dogs by the use of isoelectric focusing (IEF) in polyacrylamide gels. Tf types were determined after protein staining in gels of pH range 5–6 and 5–7. The expression of Tf types as measured by strength of bands varied considerably. The Tf band patterns are explained by the occurrence of the 4 codominant alleles, TfF, TfM ΤfM2 and TfS of which TfM1 and TfM2are common. Some breeds had similar gene frequencies, others differed considerably. For determination of ArE types specifically stained gels of pH range 4.2–4.9 and 4.0–6.5 were employed. The ArE phenotypes appeared as multiple band patterns of which the individual bands varied considerably in strength. Atypical ArE patterns were observed in dogs suffering from certain diseases. The normal ArE phenotypes are explained by a total of 7 codominant alleles of which ArEN and ArET have not been previously described. Gene frequencies varied between breeds. For the other esterase (Es) the appearance and position of bands indicate at least 2 alleles in this system.     

Analysis of the Esterase Isozymes in Three Lines and F1 in Oryza sativa and Prediction of Heterosis

Esterase isozyme patterns in the embryos of dry seeds of 114 combinations of steriles, maintainers, restorers and their F1 hybrids were analyzed with acrylamide gel eleetrophoresis. Usually six major bands were found and named 1A, 3A, 4A, 5A, 6A and 7A. The isoesterase zymograms in three lines--sterile, maintainer and restorer were diffcrent. There were seven types of zymograms in F1 hybrids. The eomplementary bands were shown in F1 hybrids when sterile with 6A band and restorer with 3A or 5A band were used as parents. F1 hybrids with 3A and 6A complementary each other were more vigorous in vegetative growth and only those 5A and 6A complemontary each other displayed economic superiority. It was shown that the pattern of esterase zymograms of F1 hybrids was influenced by both cytoplasm and nucleus of their parents. It was concluded that esterase isozyme patterns could be used as one of the biochemical markers for the predicting hybrid vigor in heterosis breeding.     

家鸡血清酯酶遗传多态现象的发育遗传学初步研究

采用垂直平板聚丙烯酰胺凝胶电泳方法随机抽样了后备,初产和产蛋３个阶段的优黄２０００肉种鸡血清酯酶的遗传多态性,结果表明：血清酯酶Ｅｓ－１和Ｅｓ－２均存在遗传多态现象,Ｅｓ－１区检出２－３条多态性酶带,Ｅｓ－２区仅有１条带,表型为带的有或无。     

应用酯酶同工酶技术分析激光处理小麦的诱变效应

用He—Ne、Ar~+和CO_23种激光分别辐照小麦浙麦3号干种子,以不处理为对照(CK),在三叶期分别提取酯酶,应用等电聚焦聚丙烯酰胺疑胶(SDS—PAGE)电泳分析其酯酶同工酶,电泳模式表明,He—Ne激光、Ar~+激光处理后出现的酶谱同对照一样,主要集中在Ⅲ区,并有4条相同酶带(Rf=0.88、0.78、0.75和0.71),而CO_2激光处理则出现了16条酶带,其中8条分布在Ⅲ区,6条分布在Ⅱ区,2条分布在Ⅰ区。电泳分析表明,不同激光的诱变效应为:CO_2>He—Ne>Ar~+>CK。     

Effects of double bands on Magellanic Penguins

ABSTRACT Banding penguins is controversial because bands can alter the survival, reproduction, and behavior of marked individuals. The effects of bands are not consistent among band types and, although stainless steel is thought to be better than other materials, tests of the long‐term impact of bands on tag‐loss rates and the reproduction and survival of individuals are needed. We tested three types of external tags on Magellanic Penguins (Spheniscus magellanicus) to measure band effects and tag‐loss rates. In 1993, we double‐tagged 300 penguins with aluminum flipper bands, stainless‐steel flipper bands, or small (2 mm × 10 mm) metal tags attached to foot webbing. We searched for double‐tagged birds for 13 of 15 yrs (1994–2008). Aluminum bands deformed, caused feather wear, injured and killed some penguins, and were lost more often than stainless‐steel bands or web tags. During the first 2 yrs of our study, at least nine penguins lost one aluminum band (N= 71 penguins resighted), but no penguins lost a stainless‐steel band (N= 84) or a web tag (N= 88). During the next 13 yrs, five penguins lost one of their two web tags (N= 89), but none lost a stainless‐steel band (N= 84). Females laid eggs of similar size before they carried a band and in the year following tagging (P= 0.09). The type of tags a female carried did not significantly change egg size (P > 0.22). During the first breeding season after tagging, penguins with aluminum bands had lower reproductive success than penguins with stainless‐steel bands or web‐tags (P= 0.04). The annual survival of females with two stainless‐steel bands was lower (0.79) than that of males with two stainless‐steel bands or males and females with two web‐tags (0.87). Aluminum bands injured Magellanic Penguins, were lost at high rates, and should not be used. Double stainless‐steel bands had no apparent effects on adult male Magellanic Penguins, but reduced survival rates of adult females. A single stainless‐steel band would likely have less impact than two bands, and our results suggest that the impact of a single band would be difficult to measure.     

金针菇品系间酯酶同工酶标记筛选研究

采用聚丙烯酰胺凝胶垂直板状电泳,研究了不同生长发育期,不同组织对金针菇酯酶同工酶电泳表型的影响,筛选出不受生长发育期及常规培养条件等影响的酯酶标记区带。标记区带分所有品系的出现的基本带和部分品系出现的识别带。酯酶同工酶标记区带电泳表型显示出多态性。     

Prolein polymorphism in a randombred chicken population

Polymorphism in plasma amylase, plasma alkaline phosphatase, non-specific esterase and red cell esterase-D of the Athens-Canadian randombred (ACRB) population of chickens was determined by polyacrylamide and starch gel electrophoresis. Amylase alleles Amy-1^A and Amy-1^B were segregating in the ACRB population with frequencies of 0.45 and 0.55 respectively. For the plasma alkaline phosphatase the F and S bands, the B band and a new isozyme migrating at a faster rate than the previously reported F band were detected. A genetic nomenclature for plasma alkaline phosphatase is suggested which considers the difference between the F and S bands as the presence or absence of sialic acid attached to a primary protein.
Plasma esterase activity was observed in all four of the regions previously reported, but there was no polymorphism found in any of the loci. All birds in this population showed the same red-cell esterase-D phenotype which consisted of a main band with sub-bands on each side.     

Isozyme variation in leaf-callus regenerated plants of Solanum tuberosum

Electrophoretic patterns of isozymes, allowing the direct study of gene products, represent a valid tool in detecting genetic and epigenetic variations both involved in determining somaclonal variation. In the present work, three isozyme systems, glutamate-oxalacetate transaminase (GOT, EC 2.6.1.1), alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH, EC 1.1.1.1), and esterase (EST, EC 3.1.1.1), were analyzed in different organs of callus-regenerated plants of potato and on the tubers of the first vegetative reproduction. As concerns ADH and GOT, the electrophoretic patterns showed the disappearance of one band in may regenerated plants in respect to the parental cultivar. This loss of allele expression can be determined by a stable (ADH) or by an unstable change (GOT) as suggested by the permanence or not of the variation in the tubers. The electrofocusing of esterase revealed the presence of additional bands in respect of parental cultivar. Taking into account that somaclonal variation might arise as the response of the genome to a shock caused by tissue culture, it is suggested that sequence rearrangements represent likely mechanisms respectively involved in the loss or in the appearance of gene expression.