Purification and characterisation of a non-plant myrosinase from the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) |
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Authors: | Jones A M Bridges M Bones A M Cole R Rossiter J T |
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Affiliation: | Imperial College at Wye, Wye, Kent TN25 5AH, Ashford, UK. |
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Abstract: | Plant myrosinases and glucosinolates constitute a defence system in cruciferous plants towards pests and diseases. We have purified for the first time a non-plant myrosinase from the cabbage aphid Brevicoryne brassicae (L.) to homogeneity. The protein was N-terminally blocked and protease (trypsin and lys c) degradation gave peptides of which five were sequenced. The protein is a dimer with subunits of mass 54 kDa+/-500 Da. Western blot analysis with an anti-aphid myrosinase antibody showed a strong cross reaction with a protein extract from the Brassica specialist, B. brassicae. The anti-aphid myrosinase antibody does not cross react with plant myrosinase neither does an anti-plant myrosinase antibody cross react with aphid myrosinase. |
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