Effect of protein concentration on the molecular weight of delta5-3-ketosteroid isomerase. 1975

W F Tivol, and E D Beckman, and W F Benisek

The molecular weight of delta-5-3-ketosteroid isomerase from Pseudomonas testosteroni was determined by means of sedimentation equilibrium and exclusion chromatography over a wide range of enzyme concentrations in 0.2 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0. In addition, the sedimentation constant of the enzyme was determinded over an extended range of concentrations. The enzyme was found to have a molecular weight of 26,000 plus or equal to 1,000, suggesting that it is a dimer of identical or similar 13,400 molecular weight polypeptide chains. In the ultracentrifuge this dimeric species was found to undergo aggregation at enzyme concentrations above 2 mg per ml and dissociation at enzyme concentrations below 0.05 mg per ml. Exclusion chromatography studies indicate that under the conditions of chromatography the oligomeric enzyme is partially dissociated at enzyme concentrations in the range 0.2 to 0.002 mug per ml. These results suggest that under conditions of enzyme assay in 0.2 M potassium phosphate buffer, pH 7.0, isomerase is in a monomeric state of aggregation.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007525 Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis in which a pH gradient is established in a gel medium and proteins migrate until they reach the site (or focus) at which the pH is equal to their isoelectric point. Electrofocusing,Focusing, Isoelectric
D007535 Isomerases A class of enzymes that catalyze geometric or structural changes within a molecule to form a single product. The reactions do not involve a net change in the concentrations of compounds other than the substrate and the product.(from Dorland, 28th ed) EC 5. Isomerase
D007664 Ketosteroids Steroid derivatives formed by oxidation of a methyl group on the side chain or a methylene group in the ring skeleton to form a ketone. Oxosteroids
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008433 Mathematics The deductive study of shape, quantity, and dependence. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 6th ed) Mathematic
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D009994 Osmolar Concentration The concentration of osmotically active particles in solution expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per liter of solution. Osmolality is expressed in terms of osmoles of solute per kilogram of solvent. Ionic Strength,Osmolality,Osmolarity,Concentration, Osmolar,Concentrations, Osmolar,Ionic Strengths,Osmolalities,Osmolar Concentrations,Osmolarities,Strength, Ionic,Strengths, Ionic
D011485 Protein Binding The process in which substances, either endogenous or exogenous, bind to proteins, peptides, enzymes, protein precursors, or allied compounds. Specific protein-binding measures are often used as assays in diagnostic assessments. Plasma Protein Binding Capacity,Binding, Protein
D011549 Pseudomonas A genus of gram-negative, aerobic, rod-shaped bacteria widely distributed in nature. Some species are pathogenic for humans, animals, and plants. Chryseomonas,Pseudomona,Flavimonas
D002848 Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose A type of ion exchange chromatography using diethylaminoethyl cellulose (DEAE-CELLULOSE) as a positively charged resin. (From McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) DEAE-Cellulose Chromatography,Chromatography, DEAE Cellulose,DEAE Cellulose Chromatography

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