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. 1969 Jun;113(2):235–242. doi: 10.1042/bj1130235

Purification and properties of sheep liver phosphofructokinase

D J H Brock 1,*
PMCID: PMC1184628  PMID: 4390100

Abstract

1. The activity of phosphofructokinase in sheep liver was found to be dependent on the composition and molarity of the buffer used in extraction. Under optimum conditions a value of 4–7μmoles/min./g. wet wt. of tissue was obtained. 2. The enzyme was purified 480-fold by a combination of ammonium sulphate fractionation, heat treatment in the presence of ethanol, DEAE-cellulose chromatography and Sephadex G-200 gel filtration. The final specific activity was 18·5μmoles/min./mg. of protein. 3. The purified enzyme was inhibited by ATP and citrate, the degree of inhibition depending on the concentration of fructose 6-phosphate, magnesium chloride and ammonium sulphate, as well as on the pH. ATP and citrate inhibition was overcome by AMP and fructose 1,6-diphosphate. 4. The enzyme was also inhibited by NADH and NADPH in a manner largely independent of other components of the assay medium. AMP and fructose 1,6-diphosphate were not able to overcome this type of inhibition. 5. Octanoate was not an inhibitor of phosphofructokinase. 6. Differences between these results and those of other workers are discussed.

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