PEROXIDASE-ACTIVITY IN THE INK GLAND OF SEPIA-OFFICINALIS AND PARTIALNUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE OF A CANDIDATE CDNA-ENCODING THE ENZYME

Authors
PALUMBO A JACKSON IJ
Citation
A. Palumbo et Ij. Jackson, PEROXIDASE-ACTIVITY IN THE INK GLAND OF SEPIA-OFFICINALIS AND PARTIALNUCLEOTIDE-SEQUENCE OF A CANDIDATE CDNA-ENCODING THE ENZYME, Biochimica et biophysica acta. Protein structure and molecular enzymology, 1247(2), 1995, pp. 173-178
Citations number
23
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biophysics
Journal title
Biochimica et biophysica acta. Protein structure and molecular enzymology → ACNP
ISSN journal
01674838
Volume
1247
Issue
2
Year of publication
1995
Pages
173 - 178
Database
ISI
SICI code
0167-4838(1995)1247:2<173:PITIGO>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
A peroxidase was partially purified from the ink gland of the cuttlefi sh Sepia officinalis. This enzyme acts on guaiacol and I- as substrate s and is inhibited by cyanide and azide. By using the PCR technique we have isolated and sequenced a cDNA clone encoding a protein homologou s to other animal peroxidases. These results are discussed in relation to the possible involvement of peroxidase in the biosynthesis of mela nin.