Abstract
Apolipoprotein C I, a protein constituent of the very low density lipoproteins of human plasma, consists of a single chain of 57 amino acids. The total synthesis of a protein corresponding to apolipoprotein C I in physical properties and composition was accomplished by solid phase techniques employing a modified polystyrene incorporating spacer groups between the point of attachment of the first residue and the polymer matrix. The synthetic apoprotein was shown to activate lecithin:cholesterol acyltransferase to the same extent as the native protein. Comparative lipid binding studies with dimyristoyl phosphatidylcholine gave complexes for native and synthetic apoprotein which floated at the same density after ultracentrifugation in KBr gradients and had virtually the same lipid:protein ratios.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 1422-1426 |
Number of pages | 5 |
Journal | Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America |
Volume | 73 |
Issue number | 5 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 1976 |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General