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MOLECULAR WEIGHT OF PATATIN, A MAJOR POTATO TUBER PROTEIN 1
Author(s) -
RACUSEN DAVID,
WELLER DAVID L.
Publication year - 1984
Publication title -
journal of food biochemistry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.507
H-Index - 47
eISSN - 1745-4514
pISSN - 0145-8884
DOI - 10.1111/j.1745-4514.1984.tb00318.x
Subject(s) - dimer , dissociation (chemistry) , kilodalton , monomer , chemistry , biochemistry , chromatography , food science , gene , organic chemistry , polymer
Patatin, a major protein of potato tubers, exists as a 88 ± 4 kilodalton dimer in dilute buffers at pH 7 or 9.6. The dimer was found in fresh as well as lyophilized preparations. Treatment with SDS resulted in dissociation to monomer.