Purification and Characterization of a Novel α-Glucuronidase fromAspergillus nigerSpecific forO-α-D-Glucosyluronic Acid α-D-Glucosiduronic Acid | Zendy

Takaaki Kiryu | Zendy; Hirofumi Nakano | Zendy; Taro Kiso | Zendy; Hiromi Murakami | Zendy

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Purification and Characterization of a Novel α-Glucuronidase fromAspergillus nigerSpecific forO-α-D-Glucosyluronic Acid α-D-Glucosiduronic Acid

Author(s) -

Takaaki Kiryu,

Hirofumi Nakano,

Taro Kiso,

Hiromi Murakami

Publication year - 2005

Publication title -

bioscience biotechnology and biochemistry

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.509

H-Index - 116

eISSN - 1347-6947

pISSN - 0916-8451

DOI - 10.1271/bbb.69.522

Subject(s) - aspergillus niger , chemistry , hydrolysis , enzyme , substrate (aquarium) , glucuronic acid , anomer , acid hydrolysis , stereochemistry , molecular mass , biochemistry , chromatography , polysaccharide , biology , ecology

A new alpha-glucuronidase that specifically hydrolyzed O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid alpha-D-glucosiduronic acid (trehalose dicarboxylate, TreDC) was purified from a commercial enzyme preparation from Aspergillus niger, and its properties were examined. The enzyme did not degrade O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid alpha-D-glucoside, O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid beta-D-glucosiduronic acid, O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid-(1-->2)-beta-D-fructosiduronic acid, p-nitrophenyl-O-alpha-D-glucosiduronic acid, methyl-O-alpha-D-glucosiduronic acid, or 6-O-alpha-(4-O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid)-D-glucosyl-beta-cyclodextrine. Furthermore, it showed no activity on alpha-glucuronyl linkages of 4-O-methyl-D-glucosyluronic acid-alpha-(1-->2)-xylooligosaccharides, derived from xylan, a supposed substrate of alpha-glucuronidases.The molecular mass of the enzyme was estimated to be 120 kDa by gel filtration and 58 kDa by SDS-PAGE suggesting, the enzyme is composed of two identical subunits. It was most active at pH 3.0-3.5 and at 40 degrees C. It was stable in pH 2.0-4.5 and below 30 degrees C. It hydrolyzed O-alpha-D-glucosyluronic acid alpha-D-glucosiduronic acid to produce alpha- and beta-anomers of D-glucuronic acid in an equimolar ratio. This result suggests that inversion of the anomeric configuration of the substrate is involved in the hydrolysis mechanism.

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