TABLE 1.
Purification of aminopeptidase-N from midgut brush border membrane vesicles of fourth instar M. sexta larvae
Fraction | Total activity | Total protein | Specific activity | Recovery |
---|---|---|---|---|
units | mg | units/mg | % | |
BBMV | 87.3 | 20 | 4.3 | 100 |
BBMV/CHAPS | 49.3 | 5.4 | 9.1 | 56.4 |
Mono Qa | 16.6 | 0.212 | 78.2 | 19.01 |
a Fig. 2 (lane 1) shows the protein profile of purified APN.