[Purification of acetylcholinesterase from human erythrocytes using metal-chelate affinity chromatography]

Prikl Biokhim Mikrobiol. 1996 Jul-Aug;32(4):389-92.
[Article in Russian]

Abstract

Acetylcholinesterase (AChE) was purified on columns with iminodiacetate Agarose charged with Cu2+, Zn2+, and Ni2+. The best results (a 14-fold purification and more than 30% activity yield) were obtained with Zn2+ used as a complex-forming metal. The preparation had a specific activity of approximately 7 U. Its purity was tested by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis under denaturing conditions.

Publication types

  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Acetylcholinesterase / blood
  • Acetylcholinesterase / isolation & purification*
  • Chelating Agents / chemistry
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods*
  • Electrophoresis, Disc
  • Erythrocytes / enzymology*
  • Humans
  • Metals / chemistry

Substances

  • Chelating Agents
  • Metals
  • Acetylcholinesterase