Membrane proteins of Rhodopseudomonas spheroides III. Isolation, purification, and characterization of cell envelope proteins

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Abstract

Cell envelopes (cell wall and cell membrane) from aerobically grown cells of Rhodopseudomonas spheroides were isolated and purified by a combination of differential centrifugation and centrifugation through 40% sucrose. Cell envelope protein from aerobically grown cells was resolved by dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Biochemical characterization of selected envelope membrane proteins demonstrated heterogeneity between different protein species. Amino acid analyses of individual proteins revealed between 50–60 mole% nonpolar residues.

Envelope membranes derived from anaerobically grown cells were also isolated and purified by a combination of differential centrifugation, column chromatography on Sepharose 2B, and centrifugation in 40% sucrose. The dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide gel patterns of anaerobic and aerobic envelope membrane proteins were very similar and the results suggest a common protein structure.

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