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Hemoglobin was separated from nonhemoglobin proteins first by molecular seiving over Sephadex G-200 (columnsize, 1.9 x 120 cm; buffer, 50 mm
sodium phosphate, pH 5.8, saturated with CO; How rate, 6 ml/h. Fractions
containing the majority of the carbon monoxyhemoglobin (60-90 ml) were
pooled and placed on a column (3.7 x 100 cm) of carboxymethyl cellulose
(Whatman CM 23), which was washed according to manufacturer's instructions, and equilibrated with 50 mm sodium phosphate buffer, pH 5.8 (9 parts
NaH,PO, and | part Na,HPO,). Carbon monoxyhemoglobin was eluted
using a nonlinear gradient of 1.7 l of 50 mm sodium phosphate buffer, pH 5.8,
in a 2-liter reagent bottle, and 1.0 | of 50 mm Na,PO,, in a I-liter reagent
bottle (both solutions were bubbled briefly with CO); the flow rate was
1.5 mi/min. Carbon monoxyhemoglobin eluting between pH 6.7 and 6.95 was
pooled and concentrated by pressure dialysis to a volumeofless than 20 ml to
remove muchofthe saJt and then diluted to 40 ml with distilled water; then
the pH was adjusted to 6.0 by adding 0.5 m H,PO,, and the carbon monoxyhemoglobin was converted to methemoglobin by making the solution t mm
in KgFe(CN),. The second chromatography was performed on one of two
columns of carboxymethy! cellulose (2.5 x 100 cm) using a gradient identical
(one gradient supply for two columns) to the previous one but without CO.
Methemoglobin eluting between pH 7.05 and 7.35 was concentrated,diluted,
and pHadjusted as before. Methemoglobin was converted to cyanmethemo-
globin by makingthe solution | mm in KCN and the cyanmethemoglobin was
chromatographed on one of four columns (1.8 x 100 cm) of carboxymethyl
cellulose using a gradient identical to the previous one but now also contain-
ing 10-*m KCN. Cyanmethemoglobin eluting between pH 6.7 and 7.0 was
concentrated by pressure dialysis and used to prepare globin [10], which in
a few cases was further separated into a- and B-chains {1}.
Globin or chains were hydrolyzed in 6 N HCI for 21 h at L10°C. 2% of
each hydrolysate was used to determine by amino acid analysis {11} the
quantity of globin or chain in each sample. For reference markers, tracer
amounts of L-leucine-"C and L-isoleucine-4,5H (New England Nuclear)
were added to the remainder of the hydrolysate before it was chromatographed on a preparative ion exchange column(1.9 x 60 cm) of 8% crosslinked sulfonated styrene divinylbenzene copolymer (Beckman Type 150A)
_ to separate and recover the isoleucine im the hydrolysate. The resin was
equilibrated with 0.2 m sodium citrate buffer, pH 3.25 (Beckman), and the
amino acids were eluted with 0.2 mM sodium citrate buffer, pH 4.25 (Beckman);
the flow rate was 68 ml/b. 3-minfractionsof the eluate were collected and the
radiotracers were used to locate fractions containing isoleucine but excluding
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