Azotobacter vinelandi의 세포추출물(細胞抽出物)들이 Shethna flavoprotein의 free radical 형(型)으로의 전자전달기구(電子傳達機構)에 관하여 연구(硏究)하였다. 전자전달(電子傳達)에 관여도(關與度)가 높은 단백질(蛋白質)로 황색형광성단백질(黃色榮光性蛋白質)(protein I)과 갈색단백질(褐色蛋白質)(protein II)을 정제(精製)하였고 이들은 $N_2$ 기압하(氣壓下) 또는 aceton-dry ice 동결(凍結)저장하에서도 쉽게 실활(失活)되었고 반응속도(反應速度) 역시 너무 완만하여 생체내반응(生體內反應)이기에는 의문점을 보였다. 한편 세포추출물중(細胞抽出物中)의 FMN은 NADH에 의(依)하여 환원이 쉽게 이루어졌으며, 환원형 $FMNH_2$는 비효소적(非酵素的)으로 Shethna flavoprotein 의 free radical 을 형성(形成)시켰으며 , 효소적반응속도(酵素的反應速度)보다 15배(倍)의 높은 반응속도(反應速度)를 보였다. 비록 FMN이 생체내(生體內)에서 타(他)단백질과 비결합형(非結合型)으로 존재(存在)하지 않는다해도 FMN의 전자전달체(電子電達體)의 가능성(可能性)을 제시(提示)하였다.
Azotobacter vinelandii cell extracts and its variety of purified fractions with regard to their ability to form the redox state of the Shethna Flavoprotein (free radical form FPH.) were studied. A fluorescent flavoprotein (protein I) and a brown protein (protein II) were the most active proteins which were isolated in purified form. The free radical formation activity was substantially decreased during the purification and was completely lost upon storage in a week under nitrogen in a frozenstate. The presence of free flavin (FMN) with NADH enhanced the rate of free radical formation. The reaction of FMN and NADH was found to be catalysed by various cell fractions. A possible role of FMN as a substrate for free radical shethna flavoprotein was investigated. Slower reaction rate of $FMNH_2+Flavoprotein;(FP){ o}FPH+FMN$ than $FMN+NADH{ o}FMNH_2$, accumulation of $FMNH_2$ ocurred which subsquently caused FPH.
