Refolding and reactivation of calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase with excess magnesium ions |
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Authors: | Zhang Ying-Xia Zhu Ying Xi Hong-Wei Liu Yong-Li Zhou Hai-Meng |
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Affiliation: | Department of Chemistry, Capital University of Medical Science, Beijing 100054, PR China. |
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Abstract: | It is well known that Mg(2+) is an essential component in many biological processes. This research investigated the courses of both the reactivation and the refolding in the absence and presence of Mg(2+) ions. Calf intestinal alkaline phosphatase (CIP) was extensively denatured in 3 M guanidine hydrochloride (GdnHCl) solution for 2 h. Under suitable renaturation conditions, about 60-70% of the activity was recovered in the absence and presence of different magnesium ion concentrations. The refolding processes followed two-phase courses, whereas the reactivation processes were monophasic after dilution in proper solutions with or without Mg(2+). The magnesium ions affected both the reactivation and the refolding courses of unfolded CIP. A comparison of rate constants for the refolding of unfolded CIP with those for recovery of enzyme activity at different Mg(2+) concentrations showed that they were not synchronized. The activity recovery was speeded up due to the presence of Mg(2+) ions; while the refolding course of unfolded CIP was somewhat inhibited by the excess Mg(2+). |
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