[Purification and partial sequencing of L-dopa decarboxylase from pheochromocytoma in rats]

C R Acad Sci III. 1989;309(14):587-92.
[Article in French]

Abstract

L-DOPA decarboxylase was purified from rat pheochromocytoma. Tryptic digestion of this enzyme permitted obtaining fourteen peptides. The comparison of the sequence of L-DOPA decarboxylase from other species with one of these peptides demonstrates a great preservation of this protein.

Publication types

  • Comparative Study
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adrenal Gland Neoplasms / enzymology*
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases / isolation & purification*
  • Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid
  • Dopa Decarboxylase / analysis
  • Dopa Decarboxylase / isolation & purification*
  • Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Pheochromocytoma / enzymology*
  • Rats

Substances

  • Dopa Decarboxylase
  • Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases