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JBC, Vol. 252, Issue 4, 1162-1166, Feb, 1977

Purification and properties of galactokinase from Saccharomyces cerevisiae

M. A. Schell and D. B. Wilson

Galactokinase (EC 2.7.1.6; ATP:D-galactose-1-phosphotransferase) was purified to homogeneity with a 50% yield from cells of Saccharomyces cerevisiae which were fully induced for the production of the galactose metabolizing enzymes. The purification was accomplished by:(a) ammonium sulfate fractionation, (b) streptomycin sulfate precipitation. (c) DEAE-cellulose chromatography, (d) hydroxylapatite chromatography, and finally (e) Bio-Gel A-0.5 m gel filtration. The resulting preparation of galactokinase was judged to be at least 95% pure by the following criteria: (a) sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, (b) ultracentrifuge analysis, (c) nondissociating polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis, and (d) Bio-Gel A-0.5 m gel filtration. The purified enzyme preparation was used to determine the Km values for the two substrates, galactose and ATP, which were found to be 0.60 and 0.15 mM, respectively. Vmax was also determined and found to be 3.35 mmol/h/mg. This corresponds to a turnover rate of 3350 molecules of galactose phosphorylated/min/enzyme molecule. The effect of pH on the galactokinase-catalyzed phosphorylation of galactose was determined; the results showed the pH optimum of the reaction to be in the range of pH 8.0 to 9.0. The enzyme is highly specific for galactose since galactokinase did not appear to phosphorylate any of the other sugars tested at a rate greater than 0.5% of the rate of galactose phosphorylation. Amino acid analysis was performed on the enzyme preparation and the results were used to calculate the partial specific volume (v) of 0.736. The NH2-terminal sequence was determined for the first 3 residues. The molecular weight and subunit composition were determined by ultracentrifugation and polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under dissociating and nondissociating conditions. The data obtained indicated that galactokinase is a monomeric protein of molecular weight 58,000.
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