Use of differential dye-ligand chromatography with affinity elution for enzyme purification: 2-keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase from Zymomonas mobilis.

2-Keto-3-deoxy-6-phosphogluconate aldolase (EC 4.1.2.14) has been isolated from extracts of Zymomonas mobilis using differential dye-ligand chromatography and affinity elution with product/product analog. The one-step procedure gives an enzyme with specific activity 600 units mg-1. Only 1 out of 47 dyes, Procion Yellow MX-GR, bound the enzyme completely in 20 mM phosphate buffer, pH 6.5. A column of Navy HE-R adsorbent was used first to remove most of the potentially adsorbing proteins.