An ultracentrifuge study on the self-association of glucose dehydrogenase from Bacillus megaterium

Hoppe Seylers Z Physiol Chem. 1984 Dec;365(12):1445-9. doi: 10.1515/bchm2.1984.365.2.1445.

Abstract

The self-association of glucose dehydrogenase (beta-D-glucose:NAD(P) 1-oxidoreductase, EC 1.1.1.47) from Bacillus megaterium was studied by analytical ultracentrifugation. The pH and composition of the buffer used were such that, owing to a reversible partial dissociation of the tetrameric enzyme, enzyme activity was reduced. It was found that under these conditions the protein exists in a monomer/dimer/tetramer association equilibrium.

Publication types

  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Bacillus megaterium / enzymology*
  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases*
  • Chemical Phenomena
  • Chemistry
  • Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase
  • Glucose Dehydrogenases*
  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Time Factors
  • Ultracentrifugation

Substances

  • Macromolecular Substances
  • Carbohydrate Dehydrogenases
  • Glucose Dehydrogenases
  • Glucose 1-Dehydrogenase