Formation of three-dimensional structure in protein fragments. Reactivation of reduced hen egg lysozyme fragment 1-127. 1976

E R Johnson, and K J Oh, and D B Wetlaufer

Regeneration of enzymic activity from reduced hen egg lysozyme peptide 1-127 was effected with a glutathione oxidation-reduction buffer. The rate of regeneration was nearly as great for peptide 1-127 as for reduced lysozyme itself, and the yields were the same (greater than 80%). The regenerated fragment 1-127 was shown to be indistinguishable from fragment 1-127 before reduction by ion exchange chromatography, amino acid analysis, polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and disulfide analysis. These results show that the COOH-terminal dipeptide Arg-Leu is not essential for the acquisition of the native three-dimensional structure of lysozyme.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D009113 Muramidase A basic enzyme that is present in saliva, tears, egg white, and many animal fluids. It functions as an antibacterial agent. The enzyme catalyzes the hydrolysis of 1,4-beta-linkages between N-acetylmuramic acid and N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in peptidoglycan and between N-acetyl-D-glucosamine residues in chitodextrin. EC 3.2.1.17. Lysozyme,Leftose,N-Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase,Glycanhydrolase, N-Acetylmuramide,N Acetylmuramide Glycanhydrolase
D010446 Peptide Fragments Partial proteins formed by partial hydrolysis of complete proteins or generated through PROTEIN ENGINEERING techniques. Peptide Fragment,Fragment, Peptide,Fragments, Peptide
D011487 Protein Conformation The characteristic 3-dimensional shape of a protein, including the secondary, supersecondary (motifs), tertiary (domains) and quaternary structure of the peptide chain. PROTEIN STRUCTURE, QUATERNARY describes the conformation assumed by multimeric proteins (aggregates of more than one polypeptide chain). Conformation, Protein,Conformations, Protein,Protein Conformations
D002268 Carboxypeptidases Enzymes that act at a free C-terminus of a polypeptide to liberate a single amino acid residue. Carboxypeptidase
D004220 Disulfides Chemical groups containing the covalent disulfide bonds -S-S-. The sulfur atoms can be bound to inorganic or organic moieties. Disulfide
D000596 Amino Acids Organic compounds that generally contain an amino (-NH2) and a carboxyl (-COOH) group. Twenty alpha-amino acids are the subunits which are polymerized to form proteins. Amino Acid,Acid, Amino,Acids, Amino

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