Abstract
Agmatine iminohydrolase(EC 3.5.3.12) was purified to homogeneity from the cytosol of soybean ( Glycine max) axes by chromatographic separations on Sephadex G-25, Bio-rex 70, and agmatine-affinity columns. The enzyme was homogeneous by the criteria of analytical gel electrophoresis. Molecular weights estimated by Sephadex G-100 gel and sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis were 70,000, indicating that the soybean axes enzyme is a monomer, in contrast to the dimeric enzymes from corn and rice. The isoelectric point determined by gel electrofocusing was 7.5, higher than that of the corn enzyme(4. 7). The optimal pH and temperature for activity were 6.5 and 50°C, respectively. The enzyme has high specificity for agmatine, and the Km for agmatine was 2.5 × 10 −3 molar. The enzyme was sensitive to Cu 2+ and also was inhibited by p-hydroxymercuribenzoate.
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