Lischwe M A, Newton R C, Huang J J, Yates R A, Breth L A, Larsen B S
Du Pont Merck Pharmaceutical Company, Glenolden Laboratory, Pennsylvania 19036.
Protein Expr Purif. 1993 Oct;4(5):499-502. doi: 10.1006/prep.1993.1065.
Two forms of murine recombinant interleukin-1 beta (mrIL-1 beta) from Escherichia coli were purified by ion exchange column chromatography; each exhibited equivalent biological activity in the murine thymocyte proliferation assay. It was determined by mass spectrometry of tryptic peptides that both retained the initiating methionine but one form was N alpha-acetylated at the N-terminus.