title: Purification and partial characterization of haloperoxidase from fresh water algae Cladophora glomerata.
abstract: Many haloperoxidases have been purified from diverse organisms, including lichen, fungi, bacteria, and marine algae. In this study a haloperoxidase was purified from the fresh water algae, Cladophora glomerata, by homogenization and centrifugation, ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion-exchange and gel filtration chromatography. Molecular weight was determined by SDS-PAGE and by size exclusion HPLC and found to be approximately 43 kDa. The isoelectric point was determined to be approximately 8.1 by isoelectric focusing. The UV spectrum of the peroxidase showed a strong absorbance in the Soret band indicating a heme protein, unlike vanadium-dependent haloperoxidases from marine algae. Fresh water algal haloperoxidase catalyzed the iodination of tyrosine at a pH of 3.1. This haloperoxidase also catalyzes the oxidation of guaiacol and oxidation of iodide as well as catalyzing a peroxide-dependent reaction in both the presence and absence of chloride and bromide ions.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemistry, Middle Tennessee State University, Murfreesboro 37132, USA.
authors.forename: E F
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Verdel
authors.forename: P C
authors.initials: PC
authors.lastname: Kline
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Wani
authors.forename: A E
authors.initials: AE
authors.lastname: Woods
mesh_terms: D000460:Chlorophyta / Q000201:enzymology*; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D006139:Guaiacol / Q000378:metabolism; D006219:Halogens / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism*; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide / Q000378:metabolism; D007454:Iodides / Q000378:metabolism; D007526:Isoelectric Point; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D010544:Peroxidases / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D013056:Spectrophotometry, Ultraviolet; D014443:Tyrosine / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D006219:Halogens; D007454:Iodides; D014443:Tyrosine; D006139:Guaiacol; D006861:Hydrogen Peroxide; D010544:Peroxidases