title: Purification of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase from Drosophila melanogaster.
abstract: A simple procedure has been devised for the purification of alpha-glycerophosphate dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.8) FROM Drosophila melanogaster. The method involves substrate elution of the enzyme from a carboxymethyl cellulose column, followed by salt elution from agarose-hexane-AMP and DEAE columns. The procedure requires only 3 days to complete, results in high yield, and preparations that appear homogeneous by several criteria. A subunit molecular weight of 31 700 was obtained by sodium dodecyl sulphate electrophoresis in 10% acrylamide gels. This value is half that published for the native enzyme, confirming the homodimeric structure of this enzyme suggested by genetic evidence.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000201:enzymology*; D004589:Electrophoresis, Disc; D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D008970:Molecular Weight
chemical_list: D005993:Glycerolphosphate Dehydrogenase