Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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1976116 | Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology | 2008 | 9 Pages |
Abstract
The present study reports the purification and characterization of GST from cytosolic fraction of Setaria cervi. GST activity was determined in various subcellular fractions of bovine filarial worms S. cervi (Bubalus bubalis Linn.) and was found to be localized mainly in the cytosolic and microsomal fractions. The soluble enzyme from S. cervi was purified to homogeneity using a combination of salt precipitation, centrifugation, cation exchange and GSH-Sepharose affinity chromatography followed by ultrafiltration. SDS-PAGE analysis revealed a single band and activity staining was also detected on PAGE gels. Gel filtration and MALDI-TOF studies revealed that the native enzyme is a homodimer with a subunit molecular mass of 24.6Â kDa. Comparison of kinetic properties of the parasitic and mammalian enzymes revealed significant differences between them. The substrate specificity and inhibitor profile of cytosolic GST from S. cervi appeared to be different from GST from mammalian sources.
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Authors
Rumana Ahmad, Arvind K. Srivastava, Rolf D. Walter,