DETERMINATION OF THE NUMBER OF THIOETHER-LINKED CYSTEINE RESIDUES IN CYTOCHROMES-C AND PHYCOBILIPROTEINS

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作者
GLAZER, AN [1 ]
HIXSON, CS [1 ]
DELANGE, RJ [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV CALIF LOS ANGELES,SCH MED,DEPT BIOL CHEM,LOS ANGELES,CA 90024
基金
美国国家科学基金会;
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10.1016/0003-2697(79)90689-4
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Hydrolysis of cytochromes c and phycobiliproteins in 6 n HCl containing 0.21 m dimethylsulfoxide at 110°C for 22 h results in the quantitative conversion of cysteinyl, cystinyl, and thioether-linked cysteinyl residues to cysteic acid. Methionine is converted to homocysteic acid in a 10% yield. The number of thioether-linked cysteinyl residues can be calculated, if the number of cysteinyl and cystinyl residues is determined separately as S-carboxymethylcysteine in a 6 n HCl hydrolyzate of reduced, carboxymethylated protein. Data are presented on the number of thioether-linked cysteinyl residues present in R-, B-, and C-phycoerythrins, C- and R-phycocyanins, allophycocyanins, and the subunits of these proteins. © 1979.
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