| Physical and chemical properties of human plasma alpha2-macroglobulin. | |
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PMID: 80217 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Alpha2-M (alpha2-macroglobulin) was purified from human plasma by two different procedures. As well as having no detectable impurities by the usual criteria for testing the homogeneity of protein preparations, these alpha2M preparations showed a single component, after reduction in urea, of 185000 daltons by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight of the alpha2M was found to be 718000 by sedimentation equilibrium experiments using the gravimetrically determined -v of 0.731 ml/g. The interaction of several proteinases with alpha2M was studied by using a novel discontinuous polyacrylamide-gel system, which showed clear separation of the enzyme-complexed alpha2M from the free alpha2M. These studies indicated that urokinase, as well as trypsin, chymotrypsin, plasmin and thrombin forms complexes with alphaM. The cleavage of the 185000-dalton subunit to a 85000-dalton species on interaction of trypsin with alpha2M was demonstrated by sodium dodecyl sulphate/polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis after reduction of the alpha2M-trypsin complex in urea. The amino acid composition, carbohydrate content, absorption coefficient at 280 nm, the specific refractive increment and the sedimentation coefficient for these alpha2M preparations were measured. The stability of the trypsin-binding activity of the alpha2M preparations was also studied under several storage situations. |
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Authors:
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P K Hall; R C Roberts |
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Type: Journal Article |
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Title: The Biochemical journal Volume: 173 ISSN: 0264-6021 ISO Abbreviation: Biochem. J. Publication Date: 1978 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 1978-10-27 Completed Date: 1978-10-27 Revised Date: 2009-11-18 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 2984726R Medline TA: Biochem J Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 27-38 Citation Subset: IM |
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Amino Acids
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analysis Carbohydrates / analysis Centrifugation, Density Gradient Chemical Phenomena Chemistry Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel Humans Immunoelectrophoresis Molecular Weight alpha-Macroglobulins* / isolation & purification |
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0/Amino Acids; 0/Carbohydrates; 0/alpha-Macroglobulins |
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