scholarly journals The deoxyribonucleic acid polymerases from the diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis. Partial purification and characterization of four distinct activities

1977 ◽  
Vol 167 (3) ◽  
pp. 601-610 ◽  
Author(s):  
T W Okita ◽  
B E Volcani
Keyword(s):  
Deoxyribonucleic Acid ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Partial Purification ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Cylindrotheca Fusiformis ◽  
High K ◽  
Zinc Chelator ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Four extramitochondrial DNA polymerases from the marine photosynthetic diatom Cylindrotheca fusiformis were isolated and purified more than 1200-fold by chromatography on DNA-cellulose and DEAE-Sephadex. The enzymes were equally susceptible to inhibition by the thiol-blocking agents N-ethylmaleimide and p-chloromercuribenzoate, the zinc chelator o-phenathroline, and the nucleic acid interchelators ethidium bromide and acriflavin; they displayed similar pH optima, preferred activated DNA, and had strict dependence on high K+ for maximum activity. They were differentiated on the basis of their kinetic parameters, template-primer utilization and salt requirements. The four activities varied with growth stage of C. fusiformis. Activities of polymerases A and D doubled in exponential-phase cells as compared with those in stationary-phase cells, and the increase in polymerase B and chloroplast activity C was 20-40%. The relationship of the diatom polymerases to the complements in other organisms is discussed.

scholarly journals Purification and characterization of the multiple forms of aldehyde reductase in ox kidney

1982 ◽  
Vol 205 (2) ◽  
pp. 373-380 ◽  
Author(s):  
A K Daly ◽  
T J Mantle
Keyword(s):  
Polyacrylamide Gel Electrophoresis ◽  
Aldehyde Reductase ◽  
Multiple Forms ◽  
Purification And Characterization ◽  
Apparent Homogeneity ◽  
Aldehydes And Ketones ◽  
Prostaglandin Dehydrogenase ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship

Aldehyde reductase from ox kidney cytosol has been fractionated into four forms, two of which have been purified to apparent homogeneity. One of the minor forms is shown to be heterogenous on polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. The substrate specificities of the four forms using a variety of aldehydes and ketones are presented. The sensitivity of the various forms to inhibition by sodium valproate, sodium barbitone and various benzodiazepines has been determined. The relationship of these forms to the previously described hexonate dehydrogenase, aldose reductase and prostaglandin dehydrogenase is discussed.

Skeletal elements of crinoid echinoderms: High-resolution structural and microanalytical results

1983 ◽  
Vol 41 ◽  
pp. 194-195
Author(s):  
D. F. Blake ◽  
L. F. Allard ◽  
D. R. Peacor
Keyword(s):  
High Resolution ◽  
Marine Invertebrates ◽  
Sea Urchins ◽  
Structural Features ◽  
Sea Stars ◽  
High Resolution Tem ◽  
Relationship Of ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
Insight Into

Echinodermata is a phylum of marine invertebrates which has been extant since Cambrian time (c.a. 500 m.y. before the present). Modern examples of echinoderms include sea urchins, sea stars, and sea lilies (crinoids). The endoskeletons of echinoderms are composed of plates or ossicles (Fig. 1) which are with few exceptions, porous, single crystals of high-magnesian calcite. Despite their single crystal nature, fracture surfaces do not exhibit the near-perfect {10.4} cleavage characteristic of inorganic calcite. This paradoxical mix of biogenic and inorganic features has prompted much recent work on echinoderm skeletal crystallography. Furthermore, fossil echinoderm hard parts comprise a volumetrically significant portion of some marine limestones sequences. The ultrastructural and microchemical characterization of modern skeletal material should lend insight into: 1). The nature of the biogenic processes involved, for example, the relationship of Mg heterogeneity to morphological and structural features in modern echinoderm material, and 2). The nature of the diagenetic changes undergone by their ancient, fossilized counterparts. In this study, high resolution TEM (HRTEM), high voltage TEM (HVTEM), and STEM microanalysis are used to characterize tha ultrastructural and microchemical composition of skeletal elements of the modern crinoid Neocrinus blakei.

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