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Published on: August 21, 2018
Identification of poly G bound to thymidylate synthase
Abstract:
Thymidylate synthase activity is increased in some methotrexate-resistant strains of Streptococcus faecium. The purified enzyme is associated with a polynucleotide which is not removed by dialysis. This polynucleotide contains one mole each of purine ribose and phosphate per mole base. Phosphate analyses after incubation with digestive enzymes indicate a tetranucleotide with one terminal phosphate. The constituent nucleosides are recovered quantitatively in a specific assay for guanosine. On HPLC, they are inseparable from authentic guanosine and the UV spectrum after HPLC is identical to that of guanosine. We conclude that poly G (GpGpGpGp) is bound to thymidylate synthase.
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