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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1993-4-23
pubmed:abstractText
Cytochrome c has been purified to homogeneity from alligator liver (Alligator mississipiensis) using aluminum sulfate precipitation, CM-cellulose and gel-filtration chromatography, and reverse-phase HPLC. The protein exhibited a single band on sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis with an approximate molecular weight of 12,000 Da. Oxidized and reduced visible spectra yielded maxima at 408 (tau) nm and 315 (delta), 415 (tau), 520 (beta), and 550 (alpha) nm, respectively, while potentiometric titrations in the presence of dye-mediators yielded an Eo of +265 mV. N-terminal analysis of the protein yielded no sequence which indicates a blocked residue. A combination of amino acid sequencing, using peptides obtained from Staphylococcus aureus V8 protease, endoproteinase Lys-C, and CNBr digests of the protein and total amino acid analyses, using equine and avian cytochromes c as standards yielded the primary sequence GDVEKGKKIFVQKCAQCHTVEKGGKHKTGPNLHGLIGRKTGQAPGFSYTEANKNKGITWGEETLMEYLE NPKKYIPGTKMIFAGIKKKPERADLIAYLKEATSN. Comparison with sequences of other cytochromes c indicated the closest similarity to cytochrome c from snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina) with substitutions at five positions corresponding to residues 32 (His-->Asn), 44 (Glu-->Pro), 89 (Ala-->Pro), 100 (Asp-->Glu), and 104 (Lys-->Asn), respectively. The presence of Pro and Asn residues at positions 89 and 104, respectively, are unique to alligator cytochrome c.
pubmed:grant
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0003-9861
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
301
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
294-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-14
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1993
pubmed:articleTitle
Purification and properties of Alligator mississipiensis cytochrome c.
pubmed:affiliation
Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of South Florida, College of Medicine, Tampa 33612.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study, Research Support, U.S. Gov't, P.H.S., Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't