Amino acid sequence of glutathione S-transferase rGSTM5* from rat testis

Glutathione S-transferase rGSTM5* was isolated from rat testis with a combination of glutathione affinity column and reverse-phase column chromatography. The protein was digested with Achromobacter protease I or endoproteinase Arg-C. The peptide fragments were isolated for electrospray MS and N-terminal peptide sequencing analyses. The primary amino acid sequence of rGSTM5* comprises 217 residues and has a calculated average molecular mass of 25495.3 Da. The result is identical to that obtained for rGSTM5* with liquid chromatography–MS from a mixture of rat testicular GSTs. Therefore, rGSTM5* has not been post-translationally modified.