Partial Hydrolysis Products Derived from Proteins and their Significance for Protein Structure.

1943 ◽  
Vol 32 (1) ◽  
pp. 135-172 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. L. M. Synge
2009 ◽  
Vol 2009 (22) ◽  
pp. 3333-3340 ◽  
Author(s):  
Stefan O. Baumann ◽  
Maria Bendova ◽  
Helmut Fric ◽  
Michael Puchberger ◽  
Claudia Visinescu ◽  
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Marine Drugs ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 2
Author(s):  
Youngdeuk Lee ◽  
Eunyoung Jo ◽  
Yeon-Ju Lee ◽  
Tae-Yang Eom ◽  
Yehui Gang ◽  
...  

We recently identified a β-agarase, Gaa16B, in the marine bacterium Gilvimarinus agarilyticus JEA5. Gaa16B, belonging to the glycoside hydrolase 16 family of β-agarases, shows less than 70.9% amino acid similarity with previously characterized agarases. Recombinant Gaa16B lacking the carbohydrate-binding region (rGaa16Bc) was overexpressed in Escherichia coli and purified. Activity assays revealed the optimal temperature and pH of rGaa16Bc to be 55 ∘C and pH 6–7, respectively, and the protein was highly stable at 55 ∘C for 90 min. Additionally, rGaa16Bc activity was strongly enhanced (2.3-fold) in the presence of 2.5 mM MnCl2. The Km and Vmax of rGaa16Bc for agarose were 6.4 mg/mL and 953 U/mg, respectively. Thin-layer chromatography analysis revealed that rGaa16Bc can hydrolyze agarose into neoagarotetraose and neoagarobiose. Partial hydrolysis products (PHPs) of rGaa16Bc had an average molecular weight of 88–102 kDa and exhibited > 60% hyaluronidase inhibition activity at a concentration of 1 mg/mL, whereas the completely hydrolyzed product (CHP) showed no hyaluronidase at the same concentration. The biochemical properties of Gaa16B suggest that it could be useful for producing functional neoagaro-oligosaccharides. Additionally, the PHP of rGaa16Bc may be useful in promoting its utilization, which is limited due to the gel strength of agar.


1933 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 373-379 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Heidelberger ◽  
Forrest E. Kendall

1. Partial hydrolysis products of the specific polysaccharide of Type III pneumococcus ranging from 550 to 1,800 in formula weight can be quantitatively freed from unhydrolyzed polysaccharide. 2. The fractions yield specific precipitates with Type III antipneumococcus horse serum but fail to precipitate homologous rabbit antisera, giving rise only to specific inhibition. The aldobionic acid, the structural unit of S III, does not precipitate antisera. 3. A possible explanation and a possible application of the findings are pointed out.


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