Abstract
Reconstituted cytochrome oxidase systems in which the majority of the vesicles contain a single oxidase dimer can be prepared. It is shown that, when these are passed through a cytochrome c affinity column, only those vesicles oriented outwards (such that the active site is available to external cytochrome c) are bound to the support matrix. Protein-free vesicles and vesicles containing an inwardly oriented enzyme are eluted in the void volume. Subsequently, vesicles containing an outwardly oriented enzyme can be eluted from the column at high salt concentrations. This protocol has been used successfully to resolve vesicles of either oxidase orientation when the enzyme is reconstituted with a variety of lipid mixtures. The recovery of oxidase activity from the column ranged between 75 and 94%.
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