AMINO ACID COMPOSITION AND C-TERMINAL RESIDUES OF ALGAL BILIPROTEINS,

Abstract

R-phycoerythrin from Ceramium rubrum and C-phycocyanin from Nostoc nuscorum were obtained in purified form by fractional crystallization, followed by chromatography and gel-filtration. The amino acid composition of both chromoproteins was determined; 85% of the total weight of both was recovered as amino acids. Alanine was identified as the only C-terminal amino acid of R-phycoerythrin, each molecule of which contained about 12 terminal groups. Serine was identified as the only C-terminal group of C-phycocyanin. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
May 19, 1964
Accession Number
AD0621403

Entities

People

  • C. O. Heocha
  • M. A. Raftery

Organizations

  • University of Galway

Tags

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Amino Acids
  • Biochemistry
  • Biological Factors
  • Biological Pigments
  • California
  • Chemical Compounds
  • Chemistry
  • Chromatography
  • Cooperation
  • Crystallization
  • Filtration
  • Molecules
  • Terminals

Readers

  • Analytical Chemistry
  • Chemistry (specifically Chemical Fluorescence)
  • Molecular and Cellular Biochemistry