Spontaneous change of human plasma angiotensin I converting enzyme isoelectric point |
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Authors: | J J Lanzillo J Stevens J Tumas B L Fanburg |
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Affiliation: | Department of Medicine, Pulmonary Division, New England Medical Center, 171 Harrison Avenue, Boston, Massachusetts 02111 USA |
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Abstract: | The isoelectric point of angiotensin I converting enzyme (ACE) spontaneously changes from 4.3 to 4.6 during purification from human plasma. The spontaneous change in pI corresponds to that occurring with neuraminidase-treated but not with EDTA-treated samples. There is no detectable difference in the molecular weight of, or lectin binding by, the two forms of ACE with different pI's. These data indicate that ACE in the circulation contains a greater amount of sialic acid than purified ACE. The implication is that purified ACE isoenzymes which differ in sialic acid content may not reflect tissue-specific isoenzymes but rather artifacts of purification. |
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