ISSN:
1432-2048
Keywords:
Chlorophyll biosynthesis
;
C5-pathway
;
Glutamyl-tRNA synthetase
;
Scenedesmus
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Abstract The synthesis of 5-aminolevulinic acid commences with the ligation of glutamate to a specific tRNAGlu by a glutamyl-tRNA synthetase (E.C. 6.1.1.17) (Huang et al., 1984, Science 225, 1482–1484). The synthetase from the yellow pigment mutant C-2A′ of the unicellular green alga Scenedesmus obliquus was purified by sequential column chromatography on Sephacryl S-300, Blue Sepharose, phosphocellulose P11 and by fast protein liquid chromatography (FPLC) on Mono Q. After denaturing sodium dodecylsulfate (SDS)-gel electrophoresis the purified enzyme preparation revealed a single protein band with a molecular mass of 55 kDa, proving the apparent homogeneity of the glutamyl-tRNA synthetase. A molecular mass of 105 ± 10 kDa was determined for the native protein by chromatography on Sephadex G-150. From these data it can be concluded that the glutamyl-tRNA synthetase from S. obliquus is a homodimer. The purified protein is active within a pH range from 7.0 to 9.0 with a maximum activity at pH 8.0. Kinetics for the binding of glutamate to the tRNA, performed with highly purified enzyme preparations, showed a K m value of 2.3 μM ± 0.3 for glutamate.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF00194460
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