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I Mochnacka

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Oligomeric structure of A1 arginase from rat liver and A4 from kidney. Difference in charge of subunits.

1. The predominant form of rat liver arginase, A1, and that of kidney, A4, were isolated and partially purified. 2. It was found that arginase A4, similarly as A1, has oligomeric structure. Either of the enzymes on EDTA treatment dissociates into inactive subunits of molecular weight 30 000 daltons. Addition of Mn2+ ions restores the activity and causes reassociation of subunits to the native form of 120 000 mol. wt. 3. The subunits of A4 differ considerably in electrophoretic mobility from subunits of A4, which probably is the reason why the native forms of the enzyme from kidney and liver differ in electrophoretic behaviour.

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Purification and some properties of arginase from human lung.

Arginase from human lung has been isolated and purified about 100-fold. During the purification procedure the enzyme was stabilized by Mn2+. The molecular weight determined by Sephadex G-150 gel filtration was found to be 120 000. The enzyme is highly specific towards L-arginine. Incubation of the enzyme with EDTA for 60 min at pH 7.5 and 37 degrees C results in dissociation into inactive subunits of mol. wt. 30 000. On addition of Mn2+ ion to the inactivated enzyme, the subunits reassociate into the native form of the enzyme of mol. wt. 120 000, and the activity is restored.

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