Abstract
An agglutinin with a molecular mass of 130 kDa has been isolated from the seeds of Alpinia zerumbet cv.‘Variegata’. The isolation procedure involved anion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel, and gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75. The agglutinin exhibited hemagglutinating activity toward rabbit erythrocytes which could not be inhibited by simple sugars. It was composed of four identical 32-kDa subunits with substantial N-terminal sequence similarity to chitinase and yieldin. The hemagglutinating activity of A. zerumbet agglutinin was stable up to 80°C and not affected by presence of a variety of salts. The agglutinin stimulated [methyl-3H]-thymidine uptake by mouse splenocytes. It did not exhibit antifungal activity.
Keywords: Alpinia zerumbet, agglutinin, mitogenic, seeds, isolation
Protein & Peptide Letters
Title: Isolation of a Mitogenic Agglutinin with Relatively High Thermostability from Seeds of the Variegated Shell Ginger
Volume: 17 Issue: 1
Author(s): Jack Ho Wong, T. B. Ng, Kalin Y.B. Zhang, Stephen C.W. Sze and H. X. Wang
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Keywords: Alpinia zerumbet, agglutinin, mitogenic, seeds, isolation
Abstract: An agglutinin with a molecular mass of 130 kDa has been isolated from the seeds of Alpinia zerumbet cv.‘Variegata’. The isolation procedure involved anion exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose, affinity chromatography on Affi-gel blue gel, and gel filtration by fast protein liquid chromatography on Superdex 75. The agglutinin exhibited hemagglutinating activity toward rabbit erythrocytes which could not be inhibited by simple sugars. It was composed of four identical 32-kDa subunits with substantial N-terminal sequence similarity to chitinase and yieldin. The hemagglutinating activity of A. zerumbet agglutinin was stable up to 80°C and not affected by presence of a variety of salts. The agglutinin stimulated [methyl-3H]-thymidine uptake by mouse splenocytes. It did not exhibit antifungal activity.
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Wong Ho Jack, Ng B. T., Zhang Y.B. Kalin, Sze C.W. Stephen and Wang X. H., Isolation of a Mitogenic Agglutinin with Relatively High Thermostability from Seeds of the Variegated Shell Ginger, Protein & Peptide Letters 2010; 17 (1) . https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986610789909539
DOI https://dx.doi.org/10.2174/092986610789909539 |
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Publisher Name Bentham Science Publisher |
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