[Purification of phospholipase C from Bacillus cereus by chromatography on aminoalkylpolysaccharide adsorbents]

Purification of phospholipase C from Bac. cereus by chromatography on aminoalkylpolysaccharide adsorbents is described. The dependence of the degree of enzyme purification on the amount of ligant and effect of pH and buffer systems on the adsorption-desorption of phospholipase have been studied. At a pH below 9.0 phospholipase C is not retained by the adsorbents and is purified 4-5-fold and up to 23-fold, when aminoalkyl-Sepharose and hexamethylenediamine Sephadex are used respectively. With an increase in the pH value up to 10.0, the enzyme is bound by the adsorbent and is eluted with a 40-90% yield of activity and 7-10-fold purification. The resulting phospholipase C is highly purified and electrophoretically homogeneous. A mechanism of the enzyme-adsorbent interaction is discussed.