ISSN:
1573-4927
Keywords:
ALCOHOL DEHYDROGENASE
;
DROSOPHILA
;
HETEROZYGOTE
;
PURIFICATION
;
HYBRID FORMATION
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Notes:
Abstract The enzyme alcohol dehydrogenase (ADH) fromseveral naturally occurring ADH variants ofDrosophila melanogaster and Drosophilasimulans was isolated. Affinity chromatography withthe ligand Cibacron Blue and elution with NAD+ showed similarbehavior for D. melanogaster ADH-FF, ADH-71k,and D. simulans ADH. Introduction of a secondCibacron Blue affinity chromatography step, withgradient elution with NAD+, resulted in pure and stable enzymes. D.melanogaster ADH-SS cannot be eluted from theaffinity chromatography column at a high concentrationof NAD+ and required a pH gradient for itspurification, preceded by a wash step with a high concentration ofNAD+. Hybrid Drosophila melanogasteralcohol dehydrogenase FS has been isolated fromheterozygous flies, using affinity chromatography withfirst elution at a high concentration NAD+, directlyfollowed by affinity chromatography elution with a pHgradient. Incubation of equal amounts of pure homodimersof Drosophila melanogaster ADH-FF and ADH-SS,in the presence of 3 M urea at pH 8.6, for 30 min at roomtemperature, followed by reassociation yielded activeDrosophila melanogaster ADH-FS heterodimers. Noproteolytic degradation was found after incubation ofpurified enzyme preparations in the absence or presenceof SDS, except for some degradation of ADH-SS after verylong incubation times. The thermostabilities of D.melanogaster ADH-71k and ADH-SS were almostidentical and were higher than those of D.melanogaster ADH-FF and D. simulans ADH. Thethermostability of D. melanogaster ADH-FS waslower than those of D. melanogaster ADH-FF andADH-SS. D. melanogaster ADH-FF and ADH-71k have identical inhibition constantswith the ligand Cibacron Blue at pH 8.6, which are twotimes higher at pH 9.5. The Ki values forD. simulans ADH are three times lower at bothpH values. D. melanogaster ADH-SS and ADH-FS havesimilar Ki values, which are lower than thosefor D. melanogaster ADH-FF at pH 8.6. But at pH9.5 the Ki value for ADH-FS is the same as atpH 8.6, while that of ADH-SS is seven times higher. Kinetic parameters ofDrosophila melanogaster ADH-FF, ADH-SS, andADH-71k and Drosophila simulans ADH, at pH 8.6and 9.5, showed little or no variation inKm eth values. TheKm NAD values measured at pH 9.5for Drosophila alcohol dehydrogenases are alllower than those measured at pH 8.6. The rate constants(kcat) determined for all fourDrosophila alcohol dehydrogenases are higher at pH 9.5 than at pH 8.6. D.melanogaster ADH-FS showed nonlinear kinetics.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1018796002063
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