title: Heterogeneity of acid beta-galactosidase from rabbit kidney.
abstract: 1. Rabbit kidney acid beta-galactosidase can be resolved into three peaks (named A3, A2 and A1) by gel-filtration chromatography. Their estimated molecular weights were: more than 250,000, 150,000 and 17,000 respectively. 2. The purified acid form appeared as a single band of protein (Mr = 28,000) on electrophoresis in the presence of sodium dodecyl sulphate, suggesting that forms A3 and A2 are multimeric forms of beta-galactosidase A1. 3. Treatment with neuraminidase from Clostridium perfringens converts form A3 into a more basic form. This phenomenon occurs also when this form is stored for a week at 4 degrees C and parallels its disaggregation. 4. The data suggest that the sialic acids present in the multimeric forms are involved in the aggregation of the acidic form of beta-galactosidase.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005696:Galactosidases / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000201:enzymology*; D008297:Male; D008970:Molecular Weight; D011817:Rabbits; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D007527:Isoenzymes; D005696:Galactosidases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase