Purification and Characterization of Rice Lipoxygenase Component 3 from Embryos(Biological Chemistry)

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Lipoxygenase-3, the major component of the enzyme in rice grain, was purified 2980-fold with a yield of 7% from embryos. The purified enzyme had a specific activity of 280 μmol O_2 formed/min per mg protein. This enzyme was inactivated by SH compounds, such as cysteine and glutathione. The inactivation was prevented by the addition of catalase or replacement of the air by N_2 gas. These two treatments were also effective for the stable storage of the purified enzyme. The molecular weights measured by sodium dodecyl sulfate gel and gradient gel electrophoresis were 93,000 and 89,000, respectively, indicating that the enzyme is a single polypeptide chain. The purified enzyme contained 0.73 Fe atom per molecule. The absorption spectrum suggested that the enzyme is a non-heme iron protein. Some similarities in amino-acid composition were observed between rice, soybean, and pea lipoxygenases. The purified enzyme specifically produced 9-D-hydroperoxy-10,12(E,Z)-octadecadienoic acid when linoleic acid was used as a substrate.
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1986-12-23