Yeditepe Medical Journal 2009;(11): 202-214 Purification, Characterization and Some Kinetic Properties of Fructose 1,6 Bisphosphate ABSTRACT Aldolase from Human Placenta Fructose–1,6–bisphosphate aldolase (E.C. 4.1.2.13) is a major glycolytic enzyme found in most cells. Fructose-1,6- bisphosphate aldolase reversibly catalyses Đnsan Plasentasından the cleavage of fructose 1,6-bisphosphate Fruktoz 1,6-Bisfosfat into the triose phosphates: D- glyceraldehyde phosphate and Aldolaz’ın Saflaştırılması, dihydroxyacetone phosphate. In this Tanımlanması ve Bazı study, we wanted to examine the Kinetik Özellikleri presence of aldolase in healthy human placenta and then topurify the enzyme. We also determined the optimum conditions (time, pH, and temperature) of enzyme assay measurements. With this Neşe Hayat AKSOY, PhD procedure, we determined the specific Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, activity of placental aldolase as 831.90 Hacettepe University, Turkey mU/mg protein and aldolase was purified about 40.5 fold from healthy human placenta. It was demonstrated that the molecular weight of human placental Pakize DOĞAN, Prof. Dr. aldolase was 160 kD. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Turkey In this study, substrate kinetics were also examined. Enzymatic assays were performed and substrate kinetic properties were detected and Vm value of healthy placental FBPA was determined as Corresponding Author 1769.513 ± 200.322, and Km as 20.003 ± 4.497 mM. Pakize Doğan, Prof. Dr. Keywords: Fructose 1,6 bisphosphate Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, aldolase, Purification, Placenta, Kinetics Hacettepe University Ankara/Turkey E-mail :
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