IMMUNOAFFINITY PURIFICATION OF CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASE FROM LACTUCA COTYLEDONS

Article abstract of DOI:10.1016/0031-9422(88)87014-6

To facilitate further study of a multifunctional phosphodiesterase, previously partially purified from Lactuca cotyledons, a new purification step has been devised.This uses an immunoaffinity column based upon polyclonal antibodies raised against the partially purified enzyme.Preparation of the immunoaffinity column, purufication of the enzyme using the new protocol, and analysis of the activity of the purified enzyme are described.The additional step produced an enzyme preparation with a significantly higher specific activity and free of nucleotidase and non-specific phosphatase activity.The observed properties of the enzyme confirm similarities with mammalian multifunctional phosphodiesterase but reaffirm the existence of two types of substrate binding site on the Lactuca phosphodiesterase.Key Word Index - Lactuca sativa; Compositae; lettuce; cotyledons; cyclic nucleotides; phosphodiesterase; immunoaffinity purification; 3',5'-cyclic AMP; 3',5'-cyclic GMP; 3',5'-cyclic CMP; 3',5'-cyclic UMP.