title: Structure and function of L-lactate dehydrogenases from thermophilic and mesophilic bacteria, V. The complete amino-acid sequence of the mesophilic L-lactate dehydrogenase from Bacillus megaterium.
abstract: The complete amino-acid sequence of L-lactate-dehydrogenase from the mesophilic Bacillus megaterium was determined. 92% of the 318 amino acids were established by sequence analysis of the N-terminus, of four CNBr fragments and of one fragment obtained by cleavage with BNPS-skatole. The primary structure was completed by sequencing overlapping fragments obtained by further cleavage of suitable CNBr fragments and BNPS fragments with either trypsin, endoproteinase Lys-C, o-iodosobenzoic acid or hydroxylamine. The C-terminal amino acids were determined by degradation with carboxypeptidase A. The sequence homology between lactate dehydrogenases from B. megaterium and those from other Bacilli is 59-61% and 35-37% to those from higher organisms. The high sequence homology among lactate dehydrogenases from Bacilli, adapted to different temperatures, allows comparative studies of the structural basis of protein thermostability.
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000818:Animals; D001407:Bacillus / Q000201:enzymology; D001410:Bacillus megaterium / Q000201:enzymology*; D004284:Dogfish; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D010446:Peptide Fragments
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D007770:L-Lactate Dehydrogenase