title: Purification, characterization and N-terminal sequence of phosphoserine aminotransferase from the green alga Scenedesmus obliquus, mutant C-2 A'.
abstract: Phosphoserine aminotransferase (EC 2.6.1.52), an enzyme of the "phosphorylated pathway" leading to the formation of serine, was purified from Scenedesmus obliquus, mutant C-2 A'. Purification started from the soluble supernatant of a crude cell homogenate and included different affinity and DEAE chromatographic techniques, as well as gel filtration. The purified phosphoserine aminotransferase was enriched 1537-fold and identified to be a homodimer with subunit molecular masses of 40 kDa, each. The absorption spectrum is consistent with the presence of pyridoxal-5-phosphate as cofactor. From the purified enzyme 18 amino acids of the N-terminus could be determined, showing at least 67% homology with the serC gene encoding phosphoserine aminotransferases from bacterial organisms.
authors.affiliation: Fachbereich Biologie/Botanik, Philipps-Universität, Marburg, Bundesrepublik Deutschland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Stolz
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Dörnemann
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000201:enzymology*; D002848:Chromatography, DEAE-Cellulose; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D007700:Kinetics; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid; D000637:Transaminases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D000637:Transaminases; C022393:phosphoserine aminotransferase