ISSN:
1040-452X
Keywords:
β-glucuronidase
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Seminal plasma
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Ovum
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Cumulus
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Fertilization
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Life and Medical Sciences
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Cell & Developmental Biology
Source:
Wiley InterScience Backfile Collection 1832-2000
Topics:
Biology
Notes:
Bull seminal plasma contains high levels of β-glucuronidase. The present study describes the isolation and characterization of β-glucuronidase, and its role in fertilization. β-glucuronidase was purified by ion exchange chromatography, saccharolactone-agarose affinity chromatography, and gel filtration. The specific activity of the purified enzyme was 4,414 μmoles/mg protein/min. The purified enzyme showed a single band on 7.5% PAGE. On SDS-PAGE, the enzyme appeared to consist of four identical subunits of Mr 75,000 each. The apparent Km and Vmax for β-glucuronidase were 0.4 mM and 5.7 μmol/min using phenolpthalein mono-β-glucuronic acid as the substrate. β-glucuronidase appeared to accelerate the cumulus dispersion in vitro. © 1994 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
Additional Material:
8 Ill.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/mrd.1080380408
