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1969

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The Purification, Properties And Subunit Structure Of Glycerol Dehydrogenase, Michael James Barrett Dec 1969

The Purification, Properties And Subunit Structure Of Glycerol Dehydrogenase, Michael James Barrett

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The inducible, NAD-linked glycerol dehydrogenase (E.C. 1.1.1.6) of a guanine requiring mutant of A. aerogenes has been purified to homogeneity. The molecular weight of the pure enzyme was found to be 3.4 x 105 daltons. The sedimentation coefficient of the enzyme was 10.7 x 10-13 sec.-1. The diffusion constant was 3.07 x 10-7 cm2/sec.

The partial specific volume calculated from the amino acid composition was 0.72 ml/g. The following kinetic parameters were determined; Km glycerol, 2.4 x 10-3 m, Km NAD, 2.8 x 10-4 M, Km dihydroxyacetone, 5.1 …