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. 1987 Jul;84(3):654–657. doi: 10.1104/pp.84.3.654

A Method for the Separation and Partial Purification of the Three Forms of Nitrate Reductase Present in Wild-Type Soybean Leaves 1

Luc Streit 1,2,2, Barry A Martin 1,2,3, James E Harper 1,2
PMCID: PMC1056645  PMID: 16665497

Abstract

A rapid and simple purification method was used to separate and purify nitrate reductases (NR) from Williams soybean leaves. Blue Sepharose columns were sequentially eluted with 50 millimolar NADPH and 50 millimolar NADH, thus separating NAD(P)H:NR from NADH:NRs. Subsequent purification of the collected peaks on a fast protein liquid chromatography-Mono Q column enabled separation of two NADH:NRs. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis revealed that the subunit relative molecular mass for all three NR forms (constitutive NAD(P)H:NR [pH 6.5], EC 1.6.6.2; constitutive NADH:NR [pH 6.5], EC not assigned; and inducible NADH:NR [pH 7.5], EC 1.6.6.1) was approximately 107 to 109 kilodaltons. All three NRs showed similar spectra with absorption maxima at 413 and 273 nanometers in the oxidized state, and with the characteristics of a cytochrome b type heme upon reduction with NADH (absorption maxima at 556, 527, and 424 nanometers). The technique developed provides an improved separation of the three NR forms from soybean leaves. The similarity of the NRs with regard to their cytochrome b556 type heme content and in relative molecular mass indicated that other differences must exist to account for the different kinetic and physical properties previously reported.

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