Abstract
Purified rat liver soluble glutathione peroxidase, with a specific activity of 280 μmol of NADPH oxidized/min/mg of protein, was studied by X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. The sampling technique developed required only 20-25 μg of protein for each sample. Selenium 3d electron signals were found in the 55.0 ± 0.3 eV region. The spectrum at the 55 eV region was free from interfering magnesium and iron. The selenium 3d electron signals observed gave evidence that selenium in glutathione peroxidase is not bound to oxygen.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 209-214 |
Number of pages | 6 |
Journal | Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics |
Volume | 184 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 11 1977 |
Externally published | Yes |