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Dependences of different fluorescence parameters of bovine beta-lactoglobulin AB on the concentrations of urea (pH 2.8-8.8), ethanol (pH 2.1-10.2), and dioxane (pH 5.3) have been investigated. The denaturation properties (the free energy and the stoichiometry of denaturative interaction) are highly dependent on pH values. The data obtained indicate that the hydrophobic interactions are the determining forces in the stabilization process of the beta-lactoglobulin molecule. The relative contribution of these interactions lowers with pH rise. The denaturation of beta-lactoglobulin AB proceeds through two stages under conditions when the protein octamer exists. Up to 30 vol.% of ethanol and dioxane, the penetration of the organic molecules into the external parts of the protein globule takes place. At the concentration of the solvent exceeding 50 vol.% structural transitions are observed. The comparison of fluorescence and perturbation spectral data enables one to localise tryptophan residues in the protein more precisely. The results of this and former reports lead to hypothesis that beta-lactoglobulin may serve as a transporter of some substances which are unstable to acidic media.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Beta-lactoglobulin AB fluorescence under different physico-chemical conditions. Denaturation by urea and organic solvents]. 0

Conformational states of fibrinogen and fibrin monomer were studied by methods of differential and solvent-perturbation spectrophotometry and ultraviolet fluorescence at about neutral pH (6.5) and in the region of lower pH, 3.2 to 4.0. To prevent repolymerization of fibrin monomer at pH 6.5, urea was added in a non-denaturing concentration of 1.7 M. In the acid region specified, the immediate environment of tyrosine and tryptophan residues was found to be more polar and the accessibility to perturbants higher than at pH 6.5. Much more drastic changes of the same type occurred at pH less than 3 when denaturation of the protein takes place. The conformation of fibrinogen altered progressively upon lowering pH from 4.0 to 3.2. This acidity increase, practically, did not influence the conformation of fibrin monomer. Thus the tolerance of the latter to the appearance of the new positively changed groups seems to be comparably high. The bulk of the conformational changes subsequent upon neutralization of an acid fibrin monomer solution proceeds at a higher rate than the activation transition, i.e. the acquirement of a state of polymerization readiness by fibrin monomer molecules.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Fibrinogen and fibrin monomer conformation changes dependent of pH magnitude]. 0 45

The specific binding of 3H-labeled prostaglandin (PG) F2alpha to bovine corpus luteum cell membranes was a rapid (K1=1.1 X 10(4) M(-1)S(-1) and reversible (K(-1)=3.3 X 10(-4) S(-1)) process at 22 degrees C. The specific binding was also a saturable process exhibiting two classes of receptors with apparent dissociation constants (Kds) of 1.6 X 10(-9) M and 2.4 X 10(-8) M. The heterogenous nature of [3H]PGF2alpha binding does not appear to be due to negative cooperatively but merely to represent the existence of two independent groups of receptor sites with discrete affinities. Free energy changes of +11.9 and +10.3 Kcal/mol were calculated from the Kds of high and low affinity receptors, respectively. The binding of [3H]PGF2alpha to the membranes was not accompanied by any detectable changes in receptor-bound or free [3H]PGF2alpha. Addition of increasing amounts of unlabeled PGF2alpha resulted in a dose-dependent inhibition of [3H]PGF2alpha binding to the membranes, with complete inhibition occurring at 10(-6) M. Other unlabeled PGs such as PGF1alpha, PGE2 (5-fold), PGE1 (120-fold), PGA1 and PGB1 (about 10,000-fold) were less effective when compared to unlabeled PGF2alpha in inhibiting [3H] PGF2alpha binding to the membranes. The metabolites of PGF2alpha, 15-keto-PGF2alpha and 13,14-dihydro-15-keto-PGF2alpha had 100-fold less affinity for PGF2alpha receptors. 15(S)15-Methyl-PGF2alpha, an analogue of PGF2alpha, had a fairly high affinity but lower than its parent molecule. Various unsaturated fatty acids, indomethacin and 7-oxa-13-prostynoic acid had 3,000- to 10,000-fold less affinities for PGF2alpha receptors. Incubation of membranes with various enzymes revealed that PGF2alpha receptor molecules are protein in nature which require membrane lipids and specific phospholipids for binding function. Among the various phospholipids used, sphingomyelin was found to be very effective in restoring the loss of [3H]PGF2alpha binding in phospholipase C-treated membranes. N-Ethylmaleimide, but not other SH group alkylating agents inhibited binding. The binding was also inhibited by tetranitromethane, dinitrofluorobenzene and acetic anhydride. This suggested that tyrosyl, histidyl, tryptophan and amino (any one or all of them) but not SH groups were involved in binding interaction.
Mol Cell Endocrinol 1976 Nov
PMID:Properties of prostaglandin F2alpha receptors in bovine corpus luteum cell membranes. 1 62

1. Plasma membrane preparations have been isolated from spheroplasts of Saccharomyces cerevisiae, strain R XII, via lysis and subsequent differential centrifugation. These preparations are almost devoid of mitochondrial contamination. 2. The plasma membrane ATPase is fairly stable when refrigerated, but loses activity at 8 degrees C and above. Below pH 5.6 the ATPase is irreversibly inactivated. The enzyme also splits GTP and ITP, although to a lesser extent. 3. Mg2+-ions are essential as part of the reactive substrate, MgATP, and furthermore they activate the ATPase. Optimal conditions depend on substrate concentration. When the concentration of free Mg2+ ions exceeds about 0.1 mM, competitive inhibition occurs. 4. In the range of pH 5.6-9.2 two functional groups dissociate. One, with pKb = 8.1 +/- 0.1 participated in substrate binding and another one with pKb' = 8.1 +/- 0.1 is involved in substrate splitting. 5. The experiments with group-specific inhibitors suggest that an alpha-amino group and a sulfhydryl residue are involved in substrate binding and conversion. Furthermore, imidazole, tryptophan and carboxyl residues may be important for the catalytic process.
Mol Cell Biochem 1978 Nov 30
PMID:Kinetic characterization of plasma membrane ATPase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae. 3 25

The alterations of tryptophan fluorescence parametres with pH may be due to: 1) conformational changes; 2) changes in the ionic state of groups capable of quenching the tryptophan fluorescence. The applications of the model of discrete forms of tryptophan allow one to separate these mechanisms and estimate the middle points of conformational changes and pK's of quenching groups. For chymotrypsin (CT) and chymotrypsinogen (CTG) conformational changes were registrated with middle points: CT pH 4.1 and 8.8; CTG -- pH 3.2 and 9.8, and pK's of histidines: CT -- 5.4 and 6.6; CTG -- 5.6 and 7.0. For trypsin conformational changes were shown with middle points: pH 3.2; 5.8; 8.5 and for lysozyme -- pH 5.9.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[pH-dependence of fluorescence parameters of chymotrypsin, chymotrypsinogen, trypsin and lysozyme]. 3 49

L-Tryptophan increases the activity of hepatic amino acid metabolizing enzymes, affects gluconeogenesis and displays a modulatory effect on several enzymes connected with RNA synthesis. The underlying mechanism differ in individual cases and result in both an increase of enzyme synthesis de novo and a decrease of enzyme degradation. Tryptophan displays a unique effect causing aggregation of hepatic polyribosomes connected with enhanced protein synthesis and preceded by a higher transport of poly (A) messenger RNA from the nucleus to the cytoplasm. The variety of rather specific effects mediated by tryptophan brings to mind hormonal action and the existence of specific tryptophan receptors is predicted.
Mol Cell Biochem 1979 Apr 02
PMID:L-Tryptophan action on hepatic RNA synthesis and enzyme induction. 3 26

A fraction of immunoglobulins was isolated from the sera of rabbit immunised by a homogeneous beef pancreas tryptophanyl-tRNA-synthetase (TRSase). The IgG fraction was shown to inhibit the enzymatic activity during aminoacylation of yeast tRNATrp and tryptophan activation. By using the radioimmunoadsorption technique, the interaction of IgG was tested with TRSaes from beef pancreas and identical enzymes from other sources (contained in the total preparation). Beef liver TRSase efficiently inhibited the radioimmunoadsorption reaction of beef pancrease 125J-TRSase that suggests a strong similarity or even identity of the enzymes. When the purified antibodies to beef pancreas TRSase were isolated common antigen determinants were revealed for TRSase from beef pancreas, liver of chick, pig and rat. Enzymatic activity of TRSase from liver of beef, pig and chick was shown to be inhibited by antibodies to beef pancreas. TRSase whereas the enzymes from rat liver and yeast did not change their activity in the presence of these antibodies. Therefore, for several TRAases common antigen determinants have been revealed that suggest the presence of common structural elements in these enzymes; antibody binding inhibits the activity of some TRSases and does not affect that of others.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Immunochemical comparison of tryptophanyl-tRNA-synthetases]. 7 39

The interaction between beef pancreas tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase and its fragments produced after limited proteolysis, with IgG fraction of antiserum and with Fab fragment of IgG has been studied. Both the intact antibodies and Fab fragments inhibit the enzyme activity in tRNA aminoacylation and tryptophan dependent ATP-32P pyrophosphate exchange reactions. However, the enzyme inhibited by antibodies is still able to form a complex with tryptophanyl-tRNA. The enzymatically active fragment obtained after endogenous proteolysis interacts only with 1/3 of the antibodies against native enzyme. The fragment produced by trypsinolysis possess similar immunochemical properties. This fragment has almost the same molecular weight but is enzymatically inactive. Pure antibodies against tryptic fragment isolated by means of specific immunoabsorbent inhibit the enzymatic activity. The antibodies which do not interact with this fragment (2/3 of the total amount of antibodies) have no influence on the enzymatic activity. The immunochemical identity of the two synthetase fragments differing in their enzymatic activity supports the assumption that the loss of enzymatic activity of the tryptis fragment is caused by lack of a small peptide which is retained in case of endogenous proteolysis. Probably the amino acid residues of this peptide participate in formation of the active centre of tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase. A new procedure for determination of the number of antigenic determinants in proteins is developed. It is shown by this method that beef pancreas tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase contains 9 +/- 1 antigenic determinants.
Mol Biol (Mosk)
PMID:[Immunochemical properties of tryptophanyl-tRNA synthetase and its fragments]. 8 56

A sarcoplasmic calcium-binding protein (SCP) has been purified from the muscle of the protochordate Amphioxus and shown to be more similar to invertebrate SCP's than to their counterpart found in vertebrates, i.e. parvalbumins. The Amphioxus protein has a pI of 4.9, is rich in tyrosine and tryptophan, has a molecular weight of 22,000 and binds strongly 2Ca2+ with a pK of 7.88. Magnesium competes with calcium for only one of the two metal-binding sites and induces positive cooperativity in Ca2+ binding. In cyclostome muscle (lamprey and hagfish), no protein with high affinity for Ca2+ or Mg2+ could be found, irrespective of molecular weight. Instead, a protein with moderate affinity for Ca2+ (less than or equal to 10(5) M(-1)) was detected: it has a molecular weight of 60,000 and might be quite ubiquitous, as the presence of a similar protein has been reported both in red and white muscle of vertebrates such as chicken and rabbit.
Mol Cell Biochem 1978 Jun 28
PMID:Sarcoplasmic calcium-binding proteins in protochordate and cyclostome muscle: characterization of a new protein from amphioxus. 9 16

1. The metabolic responses to an oral glucose tolerance test (100 g) and an intravenous insulin provocation test (0-1 i.u./kg) were studied in nine control subjects and nine patients with Huntington's chorea. 2. Plasma glucose responses to these stimuli were identical in both groups. 3. High fasting concentrations of non-esterified fatty acid (NEFA) were recorded in the choreic patients when compared with control subjects. This difference was maintained under hypoglycaemic conditions. However, during hyperglycaemia the differences in NEFA concentrations between the groups was abolished. 4. Total plasma tryptophan concentrations were equal in the two groups. Free plasma tryptophan, however, was markedly reduced in the choreic group, and this appeared to be a result of a disturbed relationship between free tryptophan and NEFA concentrations. The abnormalities in free tryptophan values were sensitive to plasma glucose concentrations, as hyperglycaemic conditions markedly reduced the differences between the choreic and control group. 5. Patients with Huntington's chorea showed reduced fasting plasma concentrations of leucine, isoleucine and valine.
Clin Sci Mol Med 1977 Mar
PMID:Plasma glucose, non-esterified fatty acids and amino acids in Huntington's chorea. 13 25


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