ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12
ALPHA-GALACTOSIDASE FROM ESCHERICHIA-COLI K12
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DOI:
10.1016/0304-4165(71)90053-5
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发表时间:
1971-01-01
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通讯作者:
KEPES, A
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作者:
BURSTEIN, C;KEPES, A
Growth ofEscherichia colion melibiose requires the induced synthesis of α-galactoside permease and α-galactosidase. Hydrolysis of the chromogenic substratep-nitrophenyl-σ-galactoside by whole bacteria is dependent on intact oxidative metabolism. The α-galactosidase fromE. coliwas isolated for the first time as a soluble enzyme. In cell-free extractsp-nitrophenyl-α-galactoside hydrolisis was observed only at high protein concentrations and the activity decreased exponentially with the square of the dilution. The reason for this behaviour was shown to be that, unlike other known α-galactosidases, the enzyme ofE. colirequires NAD. For optimal activity the enzyme also requires Mn2+, a high concentration of 2-mercaptoethanol, and a pH of 8.1. The approximate molecular weight of the active from of α-galactosidase as determined by sedimentation in a sucrose gradient is 200 000. Due to the instability of the enzyme, its purification has not been achieved.