title: Simple purification and secondary structure evaluation of Sendai virus neuraminidase water soluble fragment.
abstract: We have developed a quick and simple method to purify the water soluble fragment of Sendai virus neuraminidase (cHN). We used the trifluoperazine (TFP) as detergent because of its ability to selectively solubilize the HN (Baiocchi et al., (1988) FEBS Lett. 238, 171-174). Here we describe conditions by which trypsin produces the cHN from the TFP treated virions. The cHN is further purified by size exclusion chromatography and it fully retains the neuraminidase activity and the allosteric inhibitory site as described in (Dallocchio et al., (1991) Biochem. Int. 25, 663-668). Both circular dichroism (CD) spectra, analyzed by deconvolution methods and secondary structure prediction were used to assess the secondary structure of cHN.
authors.affiliation: Laboratorio di Biologia Cellulare, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Roma, Italy.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Baiocchi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pescarmona
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gallina
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dallocchio
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tomasi
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009439:Neuraminidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010222:Parainfluenza Virus 1, Human / Q000201:enzymology*; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D017433:Protein Structure, Secondary; D012995:Solubility; D014268:Trifluoperazine / Q000494:pharmacology; D014357:Trypsin / Q000378:metabolism; D014867:Water
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D014867:Water; D014268:Trifluoperazine; D009439:Neuraminidase; D014357:Trypsin