| Abstract: | DNA polymerases were purified several hundred-fold from the10 000 x g soluble (polymerase I) and particulate (polymeraseIII) fractions prepared from virus PBCV-1 infected ChlorellaNC64A extracts. Both DNA polymerases exhibited optimal activitywith activated calf thymus DNA at pH 8.5. DNA polymerase I required3.0 mol m–3 MgSO4 and 150 to 250 mol m–3 KCl foroptimum activity whereas, DNA polymerase III required 2.0 molm–3 MgSO4 and 150 mol m–3 KCl. Both enzymes wereinhibited by pyrophosphate, actinomycin D, ethidium bromide,dideoxythymidine triphosphate, and N-ethylmaleimide but wererelatively insensitive to aphidicolin. DNA polymerase I differedfrom DNA polymerase III in its response to cations (particularlyNH4Cl), elution from a DEAE cellulose column, and molecularweight. Key words: Algal virus, DNA polymerase, Chlorella |
