Modification of hen egg-white lysozyme by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide in presence of 4-phenylbutylamine yielded derivatives, which contained 0.6-0.7 modified residues and retained about 60% of the o...
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Modification of hen egg-white lysozyme by 1-ethyl-3-(3-dimethylaminopropyl)-carbodiimide in presence of 4-phenylbutylamine yielded derivatives, which contained 0.6-0.7 modified residues and retained about 60% of the original activity. Kinetic studies revealed that the modified-lysozyme increases approx. 20-fold the kcat of hydrolysis of SucGly2Phe-4-nitroanilide by .alpha.-chymotrypsin, without changing the Km. The apparent dissociation constant of phenylbutylamine-modified lysozyme .cntdot. chymotrypsin complex was 0.03 mM and independent of substrate concentration. The accelerating effect of the modified lysozyme was also observed with other p-nitroanilide substrates of .alpha.-chymotrypsin. The hydrolysis of other substrates, acylation by active site titrant or inhibition by irreversible or competitive inhibitors were unaffected. The enhancing effect of the modified lysozyme seems to be very specific since other chymotrypsin-like enzymes, or serine proteinases except .delta.-chymotrypsin, were not influenced and phenylbutylamine derivatives of .alpha.-lactalbumin or ribonuclease were lacking any enhancing effect. Smaller, but significant enhancing effect was found also in lysozyme substituted by benzylamine, .beta.-phenylethylamine and tryptamine and in inactive derivatives of lysozyme substituted by phenylbutylamine. Competitive inhibitors of lysozyme such as N-acetyl-D-glucose amine oligomers, (GlcNAc)2 and (GlcNAc)3 abolished partially the accelerating effect of phenylbutylamine-modified lysozyme, indicating that the substituted group is located in the vicinity of the binding site.
The concept of the pump, channel and gate used to explain transport, energy transforming systems and passage of an electric current through an excitable membrane is briefly described. Methods for isolating translocato...
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The concept of the pump, channel and gate used to explain transport, energy transforming systems and passage of an electric current through an excitable membrane is briefly described. Methods for isolating translocators and energy transformers, e.g., H+-ATPase and reassembling the system in vitro are reviewed.
Rabbit globin α and β chains were labeled with [3H]leucine, and with [35S]methionine from reticulocyte tRNAMet isoacceptors using a rabbit reticulocyte cell-free synthesis system. [35S]Methionine from the three tRNA...
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A study was made of the inactivation by Tris of O2 evolution in chloroplasts and the subsequent reactivation of O2 evolution. We conclude: 1. 1. At concentrations of Tris sufficient to inhibit O2 evolution directly, a...
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The ultrastructure of the endoplasmic algae in adult (a. A.) and young Amphistegina lessonii (y. A.) is described, and compared with the situation in such algae, which show the same main chloroplast structures. The ch...
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At pH 7, the apoenzyme of carboxymethylated and acylated aspartate aminotransferase reacts selectively with 1,5-difluoro-2,4-dinitrobenzene to form a single intramolecular covalent bond with the ε{lunate}-amino group...
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