Purification and Characterization of Phosphoenolpyruvate Carboxylase from Maize Leaves 1

AUTOR(ES)

Uedan, Kohji

RESUMO

Phosphoenolpyruvate carboxylase has been purified to homogeneity from maize (Zea mays L. var. Golden Cross Bantam T51) leaves. The ratio of specific activities in crude extracts and the purified enzyme suggests that the enzyme is a major soluble protein in the tissue. The enzyme has a sedimentation coefficient (s20,w) of 12.3S and a molecular weight, determined by sedimentation equilibrium, of 400,000 daltons. Dissociation of the enzyme and electrophoresis on dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gels yields a single stained band which corresponds to a subunit weight of 99,000 daltons. Thus it appears that the native enzyme is composed of four identical or similar polypeptide chains.

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