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. 1992 Jan;98(1):331–336. doi: 10.1104/pp.98.1.331

Purification and Properties of Glyoxysomal Cuprozinc Superoxide Dismutase from Watermelon Cotyledons (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad) 1

Pablo Bueno 1, Luis A del Río 1
PMCID: PMC1080187  PMID: 16668632

Abstract

A glyoxysomal copper,zinc-containing superoxide dismutase (EC 1.15.1.1) was purified to homogeneity, for the first time, from watermelon cotyledons (Citrullus vulgaris Schrad.). The stepwise purification procedure consisted of acetone precipitation, batch anion-exchange chromatography, anion-exchange Fast Protein Liquid Chromatography and gel-filtration column chromatography. Pure copper,zinc-superoxide dismutase (Cu,Zn-SOD II) had a specific activity of 1211 units per milligram protein and was purified 400-fold, with a yield of 8 micrograms enzyme per gram cotyledon. The glyoxysomal Cu,Zn-SOD had a relative molecular weight of about 33,000 and was composed of two equal subunits of 16,500 Daltons. Metal analysis showed that the enzyme, unlike other Cu,Zn-SODs, contained 1 gram-atom Cu and 1 gram-atom Zn per mole dimer. No iron and manganese were detected. Ultraviolet and visible absorption spectra were reminiscent of other copper,zinc-superoxide dismutases.

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