Publication Date

1963

Document Type

Dissertation/Thesis

First Advisor

Kloss, Robert A.||Reynolds, Rosalie D.

Degree Name

M.S. (Master of Science)

Legacy Department

Department of Chemistry

LCSH

Enzyme

Abstract

The enzyme, 2-hydroxy-6~methyl benzoic acid synthetase, was isolated and purified from the mold, Penicillium griseofulvum. by obtaining cell-free extracts and subjecting these to ammonium sulfate and acetone fractionation. Electrophoresis was done to observe the homogeneity of the final enzyme preparation. A chemical method for the synthesis of malonyl coenzyme-A was developed. The final enzyme preparation was tested for cofactor dependence by including studies with reduced triphosphopyridine nucleotide, adenosine triphosphate, biotin and manganese. A study comparing the reactivity of the purified enzyme with a substrate of malonic acid and sodium acetate to the reactivity of the purified enzyme with a substrate of malonyl coenzyme-A and acetyl coenzyme-A was included. Through these and other studies, it was concluded that this enzyme is responsible for the entire synthesis of 2-hydroxy-6-methyl benzoic acid, but does not contain the active sites necessary to convert acetyl coenzyme-A to malonyl coenzyme-A or to place the coenzyme-A onto the substrate acetate molecules.

Comments

Includes bibliographical references.||Includes illustrations.

Extent

vi, 44 pages

Language

eng

Publisher

Northern Illinois University

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