title: Biochemical characterization of amandin, the major storage protein in almond (Prunus dulcis L.).
abstract: The almond major storage protein, amandin, was prepared by column chromatography (amandin-1), cryoprecipitation (amandin-2), and isoelectric precipitation (amandin-3) methods. Amandin is a legumin type protein characterized by a sedimentation value of 14S. Amandin is composed of two major types of polypeptides with estimated molecular weights of 42-46 and 20-22 kDa linked via disulfide bonds. Several additional minor polypeptides were also present in amandin. Amandin is a storage protein with an estimated molecular weight of 427,300 +/- 47,600 Da (n = 7) and a Stokes radius of 65.88 +/- 3.21 A (n = 7). Amandin is not a glycoprotein. Amandin-1, amandin-2, and amandin-3 are antigenically related and have similar biochemical properties. Amandin-3 is more negatively charged than either amandin-1 or amandin-2. Methionine is the first essential limiting amino acid in amandin followed by lysine and threonine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Nutrition, Food and Exercise Sciences, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida 32306-1493, USA. ssathe@mailer.fsu.edu
authors.forename: Shridhar K
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Sathe
authors.forename: Walter J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Wolf
authors.forename: Kenneth H
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Roux
authors.forename: Suzanne S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Teuber
authors.forename: Mahesh
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Venkatachalam
authors.forename: Kar Wai Clara
authors.initials: KW
authors.lastname: Sze-Tao
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D000596:Amino Acids / Q000032:analysis; D055598:Chemical Phenomena; D011232:Chemical Precipitation; D002627:Chemistry, Physical; D002845:Chromatography; D002850:Chromatography, Gel; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D004591:Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel; D005612:Freeze Drying; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010455:Peptides / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D010940:Plant Proteins / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D027861:Prunus / Q000737:chemistry*
chemical_list: D000596:Amino Acids; D010455:Peptides; D010940:Plant Proteins; C463779:amandin