Biopolym. Cell. 1993; 9(5):25-29.
http://dx.doi.org/10.7124/bc.00036D
Structure and Function of Biopolymers
Investigation of the some physicochemical properties of the Pyrausta sticticalis nuclear polyhedrosis virus (NPV) polyhedrin
1Miroschnichenko O. S., 1Bobrovskaya M. T., 2Shternshys M. V., 2Ermakova N. I., 1Kozlov E. A.
  1. Institute of Molecular Biology and Genetics, NAS of Ukraine
    150, Akademika Zabolotnoho Str., Kyiv, Ukraine, 03680
  2. Novosibirsk State Agrarian University
    160, Dobrolyubova Str., Novosibirsk, Russian Federation, 630039

Abstract

Dodecylsulphate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE) has shown that polyhedra of the P. sticticalis NPV consist of the protein with molecular weight of 30000. Polyhedrin has amino terminal acylmethionine residue and tyrosine residue as carboxyl terminal group. Amino acid composition is determined and fingerprint is compiled for the protein. Polyhedra contain the alkaline protease as shown by the SDS-PAGE. It is shown that polyhedra contain RNA.
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