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The Isolation And Characterization Of A Novel Iron Protein From Desulfovibrio Gigas, Alan Kay Smith
The Isolation And Characterization Of A Novel Iron Protein From Desulfovibrio Gigas, Alan Kay Smith
All Graduate Theses and Dissertations, Spring 1920 to Summer 2023
The isolation, purification, and partial characterization of a novel iron-containing protein from the sulfate-reducing anaerobic bacterium, Desulfovibrio gigas, is described. The highly insoluble protein was isolated from the cell debris following osmotic shock of the bacteria. The insoluble fraction consistently contained about 90% of the cell-associated iron. This protein was treated with acid, chelating agents, detergents and proteases in order to study their effect on the iron solubility. The results of elemental analysis of a crude protein preparation were 5.3% iron, 2.9% sulfur and 11 .9% nitrogen. An independent colorimetric iron analysis showed 6.4% iron. The iron could be …