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. 1974 Aug;141(2):413-8.
doi: 10.1042/bj1410413.

Purification and subunit structure of legumin of Vicia faba L. (broad bean)

D J Wright, D Boulter

Purification and subunit structure of legumin of Vicia faba L. (broad bean)

D J Wright et al. Biochem J. 1974 Aug.

Abstract

Zonal isoelectric precipitation was shown to be an effective method for the preparation of legumin which was homogeneous as judged by ultracentrifugation and polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis. The subunit structure of legumin was investigated by preparative sodium dodecyl sulphate-polyacrylamide-gel electrophoresis and ion-exchange chromatography in urea. Five distinct subunits, of which two were acidic (alpha) and had a molecular weight of 37000, and three were basic (beta) with molecular weights of 20100, 20900 and 23800, were identified. The alpha and beta subunits were present in equimolar amounts in the legumin molecule and, in view of this and molecular-weight considerations, an alpha(6)beta(6) subunit model was proposed for legumin.

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