Mojave rattlesnake (Crotalus scutulatus scutulatus) venom: enzyme activities and purification of arginine ester hydrolases. 1984

M W Schwartz, and W R Pool, and A L Bieber

Venom from the Mojave rattlesnake was fractionated on DEAE Sephadex into 12 fractions (MD-1-12). Each fraction was assayed for five enzymatic activities, all known to occur in crotalid venoms. Phosphomonoesterase activity was not present in either the crude venom or any of the fractions. L-Amino acid oxidase activity was found in several fractions (MD-4-9), being eluted from the column as a broad peak of activity. Phosphodiesterase activity was found in MD-1-2, eluting from the column as a single peak of activity. Phospholipase activity was fractionated into three peaks of activity in MD-2-4, MD-7 and MD-9. The phospholipase activity in MD-9 was associated with Mojave toxin. Arginine ester hydrolase activity was distributed as several peaks of activity throughout MD-1-9. Two arginine ester hydrolases (AAEI, AAEII) were isolated from Mojave venom by fractionation on DEAE Sephadex followed by chromatofocusing chromatography and affinity chromatography. They were purified to specific activities of 60 U/mg (AAEI) and 36.1 U/mg (AAEII) with BAEE as substrate at pH 7.5. This procedure showed per cent yields of 5.0% for AAEI and 1.0% for AAEII. The two proteins were homogeneous by PAGE, narrow range isoelectric focusing and SDS gel electrophoresis. Both proteins were acidic, with pI values equal to 4.7 (AAEI) and 4.4 (AAEII). The molecular weights as determined by SDS gel electrophoresis were 33,200 for AAEI and 34,700 for AAEII.

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
D008970 Molecular Weight The sum of the weight of all the atoms in a molecule. Molecular Weights,Weight, Molecular,Weights, Molecular
D002265 Carboxylic Ester Hydrolases Enzymes which catalyze the hydrolysis of carboxylic acid esters with the formation of an alcohol and a carboxylic acid anion. Carboxylesterases,Ester Hydrolases, Carboxylic,Hydrolases, Carboxylic Ester
D002846 Chromatography, Affinity A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D002852 Chromatography, Ion Exchange Separation technique in which the stationary phase consists of ion exchange resins. The resins contain loosely held small ions that easily exchange places with other small ions of like charge present in solutions washed over the resins. Chromatography, Ion-Exchange,Ion-Exchange Chromatography,Chromatographies, Ion Exchange,Chromatographies, Ion-Exchange,Ion Exchange Chromatographies,Ion Exchange Chromatography,Ion-Exchange Chromatographies
D003435 Crotalid Venoms Venoms from snakes of the subfamily Crotalinae or pit vipers, found mostly in the Americas. They include the rattlesnake, cottonmouth, fer-de-lance, bushmaster, and American copperhead. Their venoms contain nontoxic proteins, cardio-, hemo-, cyto-, and neurotoxins, and many enzymes, especially phospholipases A. Many of the toxins have been characterized. Bothrops Venom,Crotalidae Venoms,Pit Viper Venoms,Rattlesnake Venoms,Crotactin,Crotalid Venom,Crotalin,Crotaline Snake Venom,Crotalotoxin,Crotamin,Pit Viper Venom,Rattlesnake Venom,Snake Venom, Crotaline,Venom, Bothrops,Venom, Crotalid,Venom, Crotaline Snake,Venom, Pit Viper,Venom, Rattlesnake,Venoms, Crotalid,Venoms, Crotalidae,Venoms, Pit Viper,Venoms, Rattlesnake,Viper Venom, Pit
D004591 Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis in which a polyacrylamide gel is used as the diffusion medium. Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis,SDS-PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGE,Gel Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide,SDS PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate PAGE,Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate-PAGEs
D004798 Enzymes Biological molecules that possess catalytic activity. They may occur naturally or be synthetically created. Enzymes are usually proteins, however CATALYTIC RNA and CATALYTIC DNA molecules have also been identified. Biocatalyst,Enzyme,Biocatalysts
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D012967 Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate An anionic surfactant, usually a mixture of sodium alkyl sulfates, mainly the lauryl; lowers surface tension of aqueous solutions; used as fat emulsifier, wetting agent, detergent in cosmetics, pharmaceuticals and toothpastes; also as research tool in protein biochemistry. Sodium Lauryl Sulfate,Irium,Dodecyl Sulfate, Sodium,Lauryl Sulfate, Sodium,Sulfate, Sodium Dodecyl,Sulfate, Sodium Lauryl

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