title: Purification and characterization of the major glutathione transferase from adult toad (Bufo bufo) liver.
abstract: Five forms of glutathione transferase (GST) were resolved from the cytosol of adult common toad (Bufo bufo) liver by GSH-affinity chromatography followed by isoelectric focusing. The major enzyme (GST-7.64; 55% of total activity bound to the column) has a pI value of 7.64, is composed of two subunits each with a molecular mass of 23 kDa, and has the N-terminal amino acid residue blocked. GST-7.64 has also been characterized with respect to amino acid composition, substrate specificity, inhibition characteristics, c.d. spectra and immunological reactivity. The N-terminal sequence of some peptides obtained after tryptic digestion has also been determined. All together the results obtained suggest that the major toad liver GST is distinct from any known GST, including microbial, plant and mammalian GSTs.
authors.affiliation: Istituto di Scienze Biochimiche, Facoltà' di Medicina, Università G. D'Annunzio, Chieti, Italy.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Aceto
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Dragani
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bucciarelli
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Sacchetta
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Martini
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Angelucci
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Amicarelli
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miranda
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Di Ilio
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D000818:Animals; D002023:Bufo bufo; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D002942:Circular Dichroism; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005982:Glutathione Transferase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007527:Isoenzymes / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D007700:Kinetics; D008099:Liver / Q000201:enzymology*; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D008970:Molecular Weight; D013379:Substrate Specificity
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D007527:Isoenzymes; D046911:Macromolecular Substances; D005982:Glutathione Transferase