NITROGENASE SYSTEM FROM AZOTOBACTER - 2-ENZYME REQUIREMENT FOR N2 REDUCTION ATP-DEPENDENT H2 EVOLUTION AND ATP HYDROLYSIS
NITROGENASE SYSTEM FROM AZOTOBACTER - 2-ENZYME REQUIREMENT FOR N2 REDUCTION ATP-DEPENDENT H2 EVOLUTION AND ATP HYDROLYSIS
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DOI:
10.1073/pnas.56.3.979
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发表时间:
1966-01-01
影响因子:
11.1
通讯作者:
LECOMTE, JR
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作者:
BULEN, WA;LECOMTE, JR
Materials and Methods.-Azotobacter vinelandii 0 was cultured and harvested as previously described, 6 and the cellpaste either used when harvested or stored frozen in an argonatmosphere. Cells (100-120-gm cell paste) were ruptured in a French pressure cell, and the S1441/2 supernatant fraction (obtained by centrifugation at 144,000 X g for 30 min), containing90-95% of the activity of crude extracts, was prepared as previously described. 7Since a sensitivity to oxygen developed during purification, all buffers and solutions were saturated with argon and contained 0.1 mg of dithiothreitol per ml.Protamine sulfate fractionation: Protamine was used both to remove nucleic acids and to pre-cipitate the enzymatically active components. A 2% solution of thereagent (Sigma Chemical Co., Grade II) was prepared in water at room temperature, the pH adjusted to 6.0 with 1 N NaOH, and the precipitate removed by centrifugation. The supernatant solution was decanted and stirredmechanically under a stream of argon to remove dissolved oxygen. The S144-1/2 frac-tion, allowed to cool during ultracentrifugation, was held at 00 during protamine fractionation. Protamine sulfate solution was added at the rate of 5 ml per gm of protein, and the precipitated nucleic acids were removed by centrifugation. The decantedsupernatant solution was adjusted to pH 6.5 with 0.5 N acetic acid, and the activecomponents were precipitated upon the further addition of 1.2 ml of protamine sulfate solution per gm of S, 44-i/, protein. After centrifugation, the precipitate was suspended in 0.01 M potassium phosphate, pH 7.0, at room temperatureand stirred with purified7 cellulose phosphate (Sigma Chemical Co.) added at the rate of 100 mg per gm of S44-i/, protein. Cellulose phosphate with its bound protamine was removed on a fritted 979