[Isolation, polypeptide composition and properties of aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetase complexes from the rabbit liver].

The procedure for isolation of the aminoacyl-tRNA-synthetase complex from rabbit liver based on the affinity chromatography on heparin- and tRNA-Sepharose has been developed. The complex has a Mr of about 1100 kD and is made up of 10 polypeptides, eight of which are aminoacyl-tRNA synthetase. The complex stability was studied under various conditions. The data obtained are discussed in terms of the involvement of hydrophobic domains of aminoacyl-tRNA synthetases in the stabilization of the complex.