Purification and characterization of metallothionein and its activation of pyridoxal phosphokinase in trout (Salmo gairdneri) brain

R. Hao; R. F. Pfeiffer; M. Ebadi

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Purification and characterization of metallothionein and its activation of pyridoxal phosphokinase in trout (Salmo gairdneri) brain

R. Hao, R. F. Pfeiffer, M. Ebadi

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1. 1. Brain metallothionein was isolated and purified for the first time from rainbow trout. 2. 2. Brain metallothionein exhibited an elution volume (V_e/V_o) of 2.0, had a molecular weight of 6762 Daltons, and contained a zinc content of 9 μg/mg protein. 3. 3. Brain pyridoxal phosphokinase was isolated and assayed for the first time in rainbow trout. 4. 4. Zinc (0.20 μM) or zinc metallothionein (6-30 μM) stimulated the activity of brain pyridoxal kinase in a linear fashion. 5. 5. The results of these studies are interpreted to suggest that in trout brain zinc metallothionein may participate in metabolism of vitamin B₆ and formation of pyridoxal phosphate, the active coenzyme.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	293-298
Number of pages	6
Journal	Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology -- Part B: Biochemistry and
Volume	104
Issue number	2
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/0305-0491(93)90371-B
State	Published - Feb 1993
Externally published	Yes

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