From the cell-free extract of fodder yeast Candida tropicalis NADP-specific glutamate dehydrogenase was isolated and partially purified (75-fold) by means of fractional precipitation by ammonium sulphate and ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-cellulose. The preparation was investigated with the aid of polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. Kinetic characteristics of the enzyme in the cell-free extract and partially purified preparation were derived.
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