Qa. Bai et al., STUDIES ON THE VARIOUS REFOLDED INTERMEDI ATES OF ALPHA-AMYLASE DENATURED BY UREA WITH HIGH-PERFORMANCE HYDROPHOBIC INTERACTION CHROMATOGRAPHY, Gaodeng xuexiao huaxue xuebao, 18(8), 1997, pp. 1291-1295
alpha-Amylase originally denatured with 8.0 mol/L urea and its refolde
d intermediates were investigated by high performance hydrophobic inte
raction chromatography. Many kinds(at least 19) of its refolded interm
ediates were obtained and found to be relatively stable, at least for
a week, in their respective solutions of the mobile phase used. The re
sult was further proved by the methods of electrophoresis, ion exchang
e chromatography and size exclusive chromatography. In addition, the d
ifference between the molecular conformations of these intermediates w
as investigated by ultraviolet-absorption spectrum and fluorescence em
ission spectrum.