Isolation and characterization of glyoxylate dehydrogenase from the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii

Abstract

Glyoxylate dehydrogenase (glyoxylate: NAD+ oxidoreductase) was purified 600-fold in three steps from crude extracts of the fungus Sclerotium rolfsii (Corticium rolfsii Curzi). Two of the purification steps involved dye-affinity chromatography. The enzyme is a tetramer of Mr 250 000, with identical subunits of Mr 57 000. Inhibition studies suggest that there is one essential thiol group per active site.