Abstract
Fatty acid synthetase from Mycobacterium smegmatis has been purified to near homogeneity as judged by a variety of electrophoretic criteria under both native and dissociating conditions. A single protein band was obtained on gel electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulfate or 8 M urea at various pH values and on isoelectric focusing in 8 M urea. A subunit molecular weight of about 290,000 was found by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis in sodium dodecyl sulfate or by sedimentation equilibrium ultracentrifugation in 6 M guanidine HCl. Quantitative Quantitative determination of pantetheine, of flavin, and of the number of fatty acids synthesized during a single enzyme turnover all yield values corresponding to a stoichiometry of about 1 mol per mol of subunit, providing strong evidence that M. smegmatis fatty acid synthetase is an oligomer of identical, multifunctional polypeptide chains.
Highlights
Subunit structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis fatty acid synthetase
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Summary
Subunit structure of Mycobacterium smegmatis fatty acid synthetase.
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