PMID: 4293517Oct 1, 1967Paper

Purification and properties of methionyl-transfer-ribonucleic acid synthetase from Escherichia coli

The Biochemical Journal
R L Heinrikson, B S Hartley

Abstract

1. Methionyl-t-RNA synthetase (where t-RNA denotes ;soluble' or transfer RNA) has been purified to apparent homogeneity from a ribonuclease I-free strain of Escherichia coli. Polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis of the final product revealed a single band. The purified enzyme catalyses the exchange of 450mumoles of pyrophosphate into ATP/mg. in 15min. at 37 degrees . 2. Methionyl-t-RNA synthetase is specific for the l-isomer of methionine, but appears to catalyse the methionylation of two distinct species of t-RNA, both of which are specific for methionine, but only one of which may be subsequently formylated. 3. The Michaelis constant for l-methionine is 2x10(-4)m in the ATP-PP(i) exchange assay and 2x10(-5)m for the acylation of t-RNA. 4. Gel filtration of both crude and highly purified preparations of methionyl-t-RNA synthetase on Sephadex G-200 indicates that the active species of enzyme has a molecular weight of about 190000. The amino acid composition of the enzyme is similar to those reported for the isoleucine and tyrosine enzymes from E. coli.

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