Publication: Purification, characterization and comparison of reptile lysozymes
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2006-06-01
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15320456
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Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology. Vol.143, No.2 (2006), 209-217
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Sompong Thammasirirak, Pornpimol Ponkham, Sutthidech Preecharram, Rathakarn Khanchanuan, Phalakorn Phonyothee, Sakda Daduang, Chantragan Srisomsap, Tomohiro Araki, Jisnuson Svasti Purification, characterization and comparison of reptile lysozymes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Toxicology and Pharmacology. Vol.143, No.2 (2006), 209-217. doi:10.1016/j.cbpc.2006.02.004 Retrieved from: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/20.500.14594/23032
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Purification, characterization and comparison of reptile lysozymes
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Cation exchange column chromatography and gel filtration chromatography were used to purify four reptile lysozymes from egg white: SSTL A and SSTL B from soft shelled turtle (Trionyx sinensis), ASTL from Asiatic soft shelled turtle (Amyda cartilagenea) and GSTL from green sea turtle (Chelonia mydas). The molecular masses of the purified reptile lysozymes were estimated to be 14 kDa by SDS-PAGE. Enzyme activity of the four lysozymes could be confirmed by gel zymograms and showed charge differences on native-PAGE. SSTL A, SSTL B and ASTL had sharp pH optima of about pH 6.0, which contrasts with that of GSTL, which showed dual pH optima at about pH 6.0 and pH 8.0. The activities of the reptile lysozymes rapidly decreased within 30 min of incubation at 90 °C except for ASTL, which was more stable. Partial N-terminal amino acid sequencing and peptide mapping strongly suggested that the enzymes were C-type lysozymes. Interestingly, the mature SSTL lysozymes show an extra Gly residue at the N-terminus, which was previously found in soft-shelled turtle lysozyme. The reptile lysozymes showed lytic activity against several species of bacteria, such as Micrococcus luteus and Vibrio cholerae, but showed only weak activity to Pseudomonas aeruginosa and lacked activity towards Aeromonas hydrophila. © 2006 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.