was purified using Milli-Q Academic
purification system. Q-Sepharose and Sephacryl S-200 were purchased
from GE Healthcare. Dowex 50WX4-200R (H+ form), nicotinamide
adenine dinucleotide reduced (NADH, disodium salt), dihydroxyacetone
phosphate hemimagnesium salt, glycolaldehyde dimer, 2-(N-morpholino)ethanesulfonic acid sodium salt (MES, ≥99.5%),
triethanolamine hydrochloride (TEA, ≥99.5%), ampicillin, kanamycin
sulfate, and
from Sigma-Aldrich. Protease inhibitor tablets (Complete brand) and
bovine serum albumin, fraction V (BSA), were purchased from Roche.
Ammonium sulfate (enzyme grade), guanidinium hydrochloride (electrophoresis
grade, min. 99%), sodium hydroxide (1.0 N), and hydrochloric acid
(1.0 N) were purchased from Fisher. Sodium phosphite (dibasic, pentahydrate)
was purchased from Fluka, and its water content was reduced to Na2HPO3·0.4H2O as previously described.7 (link) Quikchange II Site-Directed Mutagenesis Kits
were purchased from Agilent Technologies, and λDE3 Lysogenization
Kits were purchased from Novagen. All other chemicals were reagent
grade or better and were used without further purification.