Deoxyribose-5-P aldolase: subunit structure and composition of active site lysine region |
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Authors: | P Hoffee P Snyder C Sushak P Jargiello |
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Institution: | Department of Microbiology, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15261 U.S.A. |
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Abstract: | Deoxyribose-5-P aldolase, a Class I aldolase, from Salmonella typhimurium has a molecular weight of 57,000 and is composed of two subunits of 28,500 molecular weight. Evidence from fingerprint analysis of tryptic digests and carboxypeptidase digestion suggests that the two subunits are identical. The COOH-terminal tyrosine residue which is removed by carboxypeptidase digestion appears to be necessary for catalytic activity but not for substrate binding. A tryptic peptide containing the “active site” lysyl residue modified by acetaldehyde has been purified and the following amino acid composition determined: (Ala3, Gly3, Thr3, Asx2, Ser, Ile, Phe, 1N-Lys)-Lys. |
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