Cysteine proteinase of Phascolomyces articulosus: purification and properties

1986 ◽  
Vol 64 (11) ◽  
pp. 2441-2445 ◽  
Author(s):  
R. Balasubramanian ◽  
M. S. Manocha
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Cysteine Proteinase ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Apparent Molecular Weight ◽  
Iodoacetic Acid ◽  
Phenylmethylsulfonyl Fluoride ◽  
Temperature Optimum ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Salting Out ◽  
Purification And Properties

A proteinase from the mycelial extracts of Phascolomyces articulosus has been purified by salting out with ammonium sulphate, gel filtration, hydroxyapatite adsorption, and affinity chromatography. The proteinase rapidly hydrolysed haemoglobin but failed to hydrolyse any of the synthetic peptides tested. The enzyme is a glycoprotein with an apparent molecular weight of 12 800. The carbohydrate content was estimated to be 65%. It has a temperature optimum of 20 °C, pH optimum of 3.0, and has a Km value of 6.6 mg∙mL−1 for denatured haemoglobin. Iodoacetic acid, iodoacetamide, benzamidine, as well as all the heavy metals tested inhibited the enzyme activity. The enzyme activity was not enhanced by reducing agents such as cysteine, ethylenediaminetetra acetic acid, and dithiothreitol, the latter, however, reversed inhibition by phenylmethylsulfonyl fluoride. The inhibitor studies suggest that the enzyme belongs to the group of cysteine proteinases.

Purification and Properties of the Soluble 17β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase of Rabbit Uterus

1979 ◽  
Vol 34 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 726-737 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kunhard Pollow ◽  
Walter Eiger ◽  
Herrmann Heßlinger ◽  
Barbara Pollow
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Dehydrogenase Activity ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Deae Cellulose ◽  
Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase ◽  
Maximal Velocity ◽  
Ammonium Sulfate Precipitation ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Mobility Data ◽  
Purification And Properties

Abstract 17 β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity towards estradiol-17 β has been demonstrated in the 105,000 X g supernatant of rabbit uterus. Hydroxylapatite chromatography of the enzyme activity isolated by ammonium sulfate precipitation, gel filtration and DEAE-cellulose chromato­graphy yielded a single 17 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity. Further purification of the enzyme preparation by isoelectric focusing resulted in multiple peaks of activity. The molecular weight or the enzyme, calculated from mobility data on Sephadex gel, is approximately 64,000. Some properties of partially purified 17 β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase activity have been studied. Estradiol-17 β reacts at a faster rate than testosterone. The Km for estradiol is 4.16X 10-5 mol/1 for the NAD-linked enzyme activity and 4.37 X 10-5 mol/1 when NADP as cofactor was used. The ratio of the maximal velocity for NADP to that for NAD was 1.42. The pH-optimum for estradiol appears between 9.5 and 10.5 and for estrone between 5.5 and 6.5. The enzyme appears to be of the sulfhydryl type.

scholarly journals Purification and properties of a 1,3-1,4-β-d-glucanase (lichenase, 1,3-1,4-β-d-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.73) from Bacteroides succinogenes cloned in Escherichia coli

1988 ◽  
Vol 255 (3) ◽  
pp. 833-841 ◽  
Author(s):  
J D Erfle ◽  
R M Teather ◽  
P J Wood ◽  
J E Irvin
Keyword(s):  
Escherichia Coli ◽  
Bacillus Subtilis ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Maximum Activity ◽  
Temperature Optimum ◽  
Glucanase Activity ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Beta Glucanase ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

A 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucanase (lichenase, 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucan 4-glucanohydrolase, EC 3.2.1.73) from Bacteroides succinogenes cloned in Escherichia coli was purified 600-fold by chromatography on Q-Sepharose and hydroxyapatite. The cloned enzyme hydrolysed lichenin and oat beta-D-glucan but not starch, CM(carboxymethyl)-cellulose, CM-pachyman, laminarin or xylan. The enzyme had a broad pH optimum with maximum activity at approx. pH 6.0 and a temperature optimum of 50 degrees C. The pH of elution from a chromatofocusing column for the cloned enzyme was 4.7 (purified) and 4.9 (crude) compared with 4.8 for the mixed-linkage beta-D-glucanase activity in B. succinogenes. The Mr of the cloned enzyme was estimated to be 37,200 by gel filtration and 35,200 by electrophoresis. The Km values estimated for lichenin and oat beta-D-glucan were 0.35 and 0.71 mg/ml respectively. The major hydrolytic products with lichenin as substrate were a trisaccharide (82%) and a pentasaccharide (9.5%). Hydrolysis of oat beta-D-glucan yielded a trisaccharide (63.5%) and a tetrasaccharide (29.6%) as the major products. The chromatographic patterns of the products from the cloned enzyme appear to be similar to those reported for the mixed-linkage beta-D-glucanase isolated from Bacillus subtilis. The data presented illustrate the similarity in properties of the cloned mixed-linkage enzyme and the 1,3-1,4-beta-D-glucanase from B. subtilis and the similarity with the 1,4-beta-glucanase in B. succinogenes.

Purification and properties of an acid proteinase from Choanephora cucurbitarum

1986 ◽  
Vol 32 (2) ◽  
pp. 151-155
Author(s):  
R. Balasubramanian ◽  
M. S. Manocha
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Apparent Molecular Weight ◽  
Hydrolytic Activity ◽  
Acid Proteinase ◽  
Metallic Ions ◽  
Diisopropyl Fluorophosphate ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Choanephora Cucurbitarum ◽  
Hydrolysis Of

An acid proteinase has been purified from mycelial extracts of Choanephora cucurbitarum by treatment with ammonium sulphate, gel filtration, hydroxyapatite adsorption, and affinity chromatography. The enzyme hydrolysed haemoglobin rapidly compared with casein, bovine albumin, cytochrome c, and hide powder azure, but failed to hydrolyse any of the synthetic peptides tested. The acid proteinase is a glycoprotein with an apparent molecular weight of 12 700. Optimal hydrolysis of haemoglobin by the proteinase was observed at 20 °C, pH 3.0, and has a Km value of 2.8 mg∙mL−1. Heavy metallic ions, such as Hg2+, Fe2+, and Zn2+, inhibited the hydrolytic activity, whereas Ca2+ and Cu2+ enhanced the enzyme activity by two- and four-fold, respectively, as compared with the controls. Benzamidine and phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride inhibited severely the enzyme activity, while diisopropyl fluorophosphate, antipain, N-α-p-tosyl-L-lysine chloromethyl ketone inhibited moderately. Phenylmethanesulfonyl fluoride inhibition could be reversed by 2-mercaptoethanol. Reducing agents such as cysteine and dithiothreitol did not enhance the enzyme activity. The data presented suggest that the enzyme has the characteristics of serine proteinases.

scholarly journals Purification and some characteristics of the acetylxylan esterase from Schizophyllum commune

1994 ◽  
Vol 298 (3) ◽  
pp. 751-755 ◽  
Author(s):  
N Halgasová ◽  
E Kutejová ◽  
J Timko
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Molecular Mass ◽  
Schizophyllum Commune ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Temperature Optimum ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Full Activity ◽  
Sds Page ◽  
Acetylxylan Esterase

Acetylxylan esterase from Schizophyllum commune was purified using ion-exchange and hydrophobic chromatography. The enzyme has a molecular mass of 31 kDa, as determined by SDS/PAGE, or 18 kDa, according to gel filtration. Glycosylation of the enzyme was not detected. Acetylxylan esterase is relatively stable under laboratory conditions; it retains full activity at pH 6.2-8.5 upon incubation at 25 degrees C for 7 h, but loses nearly the whole activity upon incubation at 60 degrees C for 30 min. The pH optimum of the enzyme activity is 7.7 and its temperature optimum lies between 30 and 45 degrees C. Ca2+ and Co2+ inhibit markedly the activity of acetylxylan esterase at a concentration of 10 mM, as do Mn2+, Zn2+, Fe2+ and Cu2+ at a concentration of 1 mM.

Biosynthesis of the Diguanosine Nucleotides. I. Purification and Properties of an Enzyme from Yolk Platelets of Brine Shrimp Embryos

1974 ◽  
Vol 52 (3) ◽  
pp. 231-240 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. H. Warner ◽  
P. C. Beers ◽  
F. L. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Brine Shrimp ◽  
Artemia Salina ◽  
Temperature Optimum ◽  
Small Molecular Weight ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Optimal Activity ◽  
Purification And Properties

An enzyme that catalyzes the synthesis of P1P4-diguanosine 5′-tetraphosphate (Gp4G) has been isolated and purified from yolk platelets of encysted embryos of the brine shrimp, Artemia salina. The enzyme GTP:GTP guanylyltransferase (Gp4G synthetase) utilizes GTP as substrate, has a pH optimum of 5.9–6.0, a temperature optimum of 40–42 °C, and requires Mg2+ and dithiothreitol for optimal activity. The synthesis of Gp4G is inhibited markedly by pyrophosphate, whereas orthophosphate has no effect on the reaction. In the presence of GDP the enzyme also catalyzes the synthesis of P1,P3-diguanosine 5′-triphosphate (Gp3G), but the rate of synthesis is low compared with Gp4G synthesis and dependent upon other small molecular weight components of yolk platelets.

Partial purification and properties of an L-arabinose dehydrogenase from Azospirillum brasiliense

1983 ◽  
Vol 29 (2) ◽  
pp. 242-246 ◽  
Author(s):  
Norman J. Novick ◽  
Max E. Tyler
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Divalent Cation ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Reducing Agent ◽  
Partial Purification ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Glycine Buffer ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Filtration Technique

An L-arabino-aldose dehydrogenase responsible for the oxidation of L-arabinose to L-arabino-γ-lactone has been purified 59-fold from L-arabinose grown cells of Azospirillum brasiliense. The dehydrogenase was found to be specific for substrates with the L-arabino-configuration at carbons 2, 3, and 4. Km values for L-arabinose of 75 and 140 μM were found with NADP and NAD as coenzymes, respectively. The enzyme had a pH optimum of 9.5 in glycine buffer and was stable when heated to 55 °C for 5 min. No enhancement of activity in the presence of any divalent cation or reducing agent tested was found. L-Arabinose dehydrogenase had a molecular weight of 175 000 as measured by the gel filtration technique.

scholarly journals Purification and properties of l-mandelate dehydrogenase and comparison with other membrane-bound dehydrogenases from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus

1987 ◽  
Vol 248 (3) ◽  
pp. 871-876 ◽  
Author(s):  
M E Hoey ◽  
N Allison ◽  
A J Scott ◽  
C A Fewson
Keyword(s):  
Lactate Dehydrogenase ◽  
Ion Exchange ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Acinetobacter Calcoaceticus ◽  
Ion Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Potential Inhibitors ◽  
Triton X

L-Mandelate dehydrogenase was purified from Acinetobacter calcoaceticus by Triton X-100 extraction from a ‘wall + membrane’ fraction, ion-exchange chromatography on DEAE-Sephacel, (NH4)2SO4 fractionation and gel filtration followed by further ion-exchange chromatography. The purified enzyme was partially characterized with respect to its subunit Mr (44,000), pH optimum (7.5), pI value (4.2), substrate specificity and susceptibility to various potential inhibitors including thiol-blocking reagents. FMN was identified as the non-covalently bound cofactor. The properties of L-mandelate dehydrogenase are compared with those of D-mandelate dehydrogenase, D-lactate dehydrogenase and L-lactate dehydrogenase from A. calcoaceticus.

scholarly journals Purification and properties of acid phosphatase from Avena elatior L. seeds

2015 ◽  
Vol 46 (3) ◽  
pp. 481-488 ◽  
Author(s):  
E. Wieczorek ◽  
I. Lorenc-Kubis ◽  
B. Morawiecka
Keyword(s):  
Acid Phosphatase ◽  
Phosphatase Activity ◽  
Column Chromatography ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Purification And Properties ◽  
Sepharose 4B

Acid phosphatase F1 from <i>Avena elatior</i> seeds was isolated and partially purified by means of alcohol precepitation, DEAE-, CM-column chromatography, Sephadex G-150, Sephadex G-200 and Sepharose 4B - gel filtration. The enzyme was stable at 50°C, pH 5.1. The pH optimum for phosphatase activity was 4.2. Fluoride, Zn<sup>2+</sup>, molybdate were effective inhibitors. EDTA and l, 10-phenanthroline activated the enzyme.

scholarly journals 307 Characterization of Amylolytic Activities of Tulip Bulb Scales

HortScience ◽  
1999 ◽  
Vol 34 (3) ◽  
pp. 495D-495
Author(s):  
Anil P. Ranwala ◽  
William B. Miller
Keyword(s):  
Enzyme Activity ◽  
Amylase Activity ◽  
Gel Filtration ◽  
Soluble Starch ◽  
Degree Of Polymerization ◽  
Exchange Chromatography ◽  
Product Analysis ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Tulip Bulb ◽  
Tulipa Gesneriana

Amylolytic activities extracted from scales of tulip (Tulipa gesneriana L. cv. Apeldoorn) bulbs stored at 4 °C for 6 weeks under moist conditions were characterized. Anion exchange chromatography of enzyme extract on DEAE-Sephacel revealed three peaks of amylolytic activity. Three enzymes showed different electrophoretic mobilties on nondenaturing polyacrylamide gels. The most abundant amylase activity was purified extensively with phenyl-agarose chromatography, gel filtration on Sephacryl S-200, and chromatofocusing on polybuffer exchanger PBE 94. The purified amylase was determined to be an endoamylase based on substrate specificity and end product analysis. The enzyme had a pH optimum of 6.0 and a temperature optimum of 55 °C when soluble starch was used as the substrate. The apparent Km value for soluble starch was 1.28 mg/ml. The inclusion of 2 mM CaCl2 in the reaction mixture resulted in a 1.4-fold increase in the enzyme activity. The presence of calcium ions also enhanced the thermo-stability of the enzyme at higher temperatures. The enzyme was able to hydrolyze soluble starch, amylose, amylopectin, and beta-limit dextrin, but it had no activity against pullulan, inulin, maltose, or p-nitrophenyl alpha-glucopyranoside. Only maltooligosaccharides, having a degree of polymerization of 7 or more, were hydrolyzed to a significant extent by the enzyme. Exhaustive hydrolysis of soluble starch with the enzyme yielded a mixture of maltose and matlooligosaccharides. This amylase activity was not inhibited by alpha- or beta-cyclodextrin upto a concentration of 10 mM. Maltose at a 50 mM concentration partially inhibited the enzyme activity, whereas glucose had no effect at that concentration.

Purification and Properties of Glucosaminephosphate Isomerase of Proteus mirabilis

1982 ◽  
Vol 37 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 381-384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Blanca Cifuentes ◽  
C. Vicente
Keyword(s):  
Molecular Weight ◽  
Proteus Mirabilis ◽  
Temperature Optimum ◽  
Ph Optimum ◽  
Polyacrylamide Electrophoresis ◽  
Secondary Maximum ◽  
Purification And Properties

Abstract A glucosamine-P isomerase has been identified in Proteus mirabilis. The 113-fold purified enzyme exhibits a pH optimum of 7.5 with a secondary maximum at 8.5 and a temperature optimum at 37 °C. The apparent Km was 13.3 mᴍ for fructose-6-P and 18.8 mᴍ for ʟ-glutamine. Molecular weight of the enzyme has been estimated as 120000 and the protein can be dissociated in four subunits by SDS-polyacrylamide electrophoresis.

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