Abstract
1. A simple chromatographic method is described for the purification of arginine kinase from lobster (Homarus vulgaris) muscle. 2. Some physical properties and the effects on enzyme activity of ionic strength, pH, buffer salts, metal ions and substrates are reported. 3. The kinetic parameters, evaluated by variation of the concentration of one of the substrates, are dependent on the concentration of the other substrate. 4. The properties of the enzyme are discussed in relation to previous findings about phosphagen phosphotransferases.