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. 1990 May;93(1):250–255. doi: 10.1104/pp.93.1.250

Phosphatidylcholine Biosynthesis in Castor Bean Endosperm 1

Purification and Properties of Cytidine 5′-Triphosphate:Choline-Phosphate Cytidylyltransferase

Xuemin Wang 1, Thomas S Moore Jr 1
PMCID: PMC1062496  PMID: 16667443

Abstract

Cytidine 5′-triphosphate:choline-phosphate cytidylyltransferase (EC 2.7.7.15) has been purified to near homogeneity (3350-fold) from castor bean (Ricinus communis L. var Hale) endosperm. The steps of purification included a differential solubilization of this enzyme with n-octyl β-d-glucopyranoside (OGP) and column chromatography on sequential DEAE-sepharose, sepharose-6B, and second DEAE-sepharose columns. The uses of appropriate concentrations of the detergent, OGP, in each step were crucial to obtain the highly purified enzyme. The purified enzyme gave a single protein band on nondenaturing polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Sodium dodecyl sulfate polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis showed one major protein band of 40 kilodaltons. Gel filtration chromatography indicated that native cytidylyltransferase was approximately 155 kilodaltons, suggesting that it exists naturally as a tetramer. The purified enzyme used methylethanolamine-phosphate as a substrate but not ethanolamine-phosphate and dimethylethanolamine-phosphate. ATP and other nucleotides tested showed little effect on the purified enzyme. The purified enzyme activity was stimulated by both phospholipids extracted from castor bean endosperm and phosphatidylcholineoleate vesicles.

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