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Sphingomyelinase was purified about 1700-fold from human placenta. The major steps in the procedure included chromatography on Concanavalin A-Sepharose, Sepharose 6B, and carboxymethyl-Sepharose (CM-Sepharose). The final preparation was stable for at least 3 months when stored at 4 degrees C. The enzyme was found to be heterogeneous on CM-Sepharose and isoelectric focusing. Triton X-100 which was present in most buffers used during the purification appears to be partially responsible for the heterogeneity. When Triton X-100 is removed by treatment with Bio Beads, heterogeneity was reduced. However, removal of the detergent also leads to loss of enzyme activity which could not be restored by readdition of Triton X-100. The data suggest that sphingomyelinase has a high hydrophobic character and that both its stability and electrofocusing behaviour are influenced by interaction with the nonionic detergent.
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