TABLE 2

Characterization of the site-directed mutants of AST IV by MALDI-TOF mass spectrometry


Enzyme

Tryptic Fragment

Calculated Mass

Observed Mass
F77A VPALEFK 803.0 803.2
(Wild-type) (VPFLEFK) (879.1) (879.4)
F138A DVVVSYYNAYNMAK 1636.9 1636.7
(Wild-type) (DVVVSYYNFYNMAK) (1713.0) (1712.6)
Y236A ENCMTNATTIPTEIMDHNVSPFMI 2756.2 2753.2
(Wild-type)
(ENCMTNYTTIPTEIMDHNVSPFMI)
(2845.3)
(2845.7)