The second cholesterol oxidase produced by gamma-proteobacterium Y-134

A new strain, Y-134, which was isolated as a producer of cholesterol oxidase (CHO) with high stability in detergents, produced two cholesterol oxidases; one (CHO-A) adsorbed to DEAE-Sepharose, while the other (CHO-U) did not. Specific properties of purified CHO-U were compared with those of CHO-A [Isobe et al., J. Biosci. Bioeng., 95, 257-263 (2003)]. The amino acid sequences of 30 residues from the NH2 terminus were identical in both enzymes, except for one unascertained residue. CHO-U was also stable in nonionic detergents. However, many other properties of CHO-U were different from those of CHO-A; The purified CHO-U exhibited an absorption spectrum characteristic of a flavoprotein with absorption maxima at 276, 350, and 450 nm, and the enzyme activity was not enhanced by metals. CHO-U was a monomeric enzyme with 58 kDa of molecular mass and pI of 7.0. The optimum pH of CHO-U was more than 0.5 acidic pH in relation to that of CHO-A, but the stability of alkaline pH was higher than CHO-A. In addition, the K(m) value for cholesterol was lower than that of CHO-A, and the V(max) value was higher.     

Purification and some properties of polyphenol oxidase of longan fruit

Polyphenol oxidase (PPO) was isolated from longan (Dimocarpus longan Lour.) fruit peel, with a 46-fold purification of PPO by ammonium sulfate, Sephadex G-200 and Phenyl Sepharose being achieved. Pyrogallol, 4-methylcatechol, and catechol were good substrates for the enzyme, and activity with chlorogenic acid, p-cresol, resorcinol, or tyrosine was not observed. The optimal pH for PPO activity was 6.5 with 4-methylcatechol. The enzyme had a remarkably temperature optimum (35°C) and was relatively stable, requiring a little more than 20 min at 50°C for 50% loss of activity. Reduced glutathione, l-cysteine, thiourea, FeSO₄ and SnCl₂ markedly inhibited PPO activity, whereas MnSO₄ and CaCl₂ enhanced PPO activity. Data obtained in this study might help to better understand longan fruit peel browning.     

新鲜奶油中黄嘌呤氧化酶的纯化及其酶学性质

采用正丁醇处理、硫酸铵沉淀、凝胶过滤层析和阴离子交换层析等分离技术,从新鲜的稀奶油中纯化得到SDS-PAGE电泳纯的黄嘌呤氧化酶,其最终回收率为19.9%,纯化倍数为82.42,酶比活为8.65U/mg。该黄嘌呤氧化酶的相对分子质量约为280kDa,最适作用温度为40℃,在35℃以下比较稳定;最适pH值是8.5,在pH6.5～8.5时较稳定;Zn2+、Fe2+和K+对黄嘌呤氧化酶活性有促进作用,Ag+、Mn2+、Ca2+和SDS对黄嘌呤氧化酶活性有抑制作用。     

Eggplant polyphenol oxidase: Purification,characterisation and properties

The isolation and purification of polyphenol oxidase from purple eggplant (Solanum melongena L.) is described. A 15-fold purified preparation has been obtained with 15% yield by a procedure involving (NH₄)₂SO₄ precipitation, DEAE cellulose chromatography and Sephadex G 100 gel filtration.The enzyme has an optimum pH of 6·4 and a molecular weight of 79 000 ± 5000.Inhibition studies with sodium diethyl dithiocarbamate and potassium cyanide and dialysis against the latter show that the enzyme requires copper.Eggplant polyphenol oxidase exhibits only a catecholase activity and presents a great affinity for catechol and caffeic acid. This latter compound is no doubt its natural substrate.These results show that conversely to tomato, where a polyphenol oxidase activity was tightly bound to the peroxidase, in the case of eggplant there is a true polyphenol oxidase enzyme.     

Purification and some properties of sodom-apple latex proteinases

Two thiol-activated proteinases with isoelectric points (pIs approximately 9–9·5) were purified from sodom-apple latex by chromatography on Q-Sepharose and Superdex 200. Proteinase I had an estimated molecular weight of approximately 25 000 and proteinase II one of about 30 000. The proteinases degraded casein and azocoll, proteinase I having a lower specific activity than proteinase II. Proteinase I was most active at pH 8–10, with the optimum at about pH 8. Proteinase II was most active at pH 6–8, with the optimum at about pH 7.     

Purification and some properties of wheat germ lipoxygenase

Lipoxygenase from the germ of bread wheat was purified to near homogeneity by a classical scheme. After extraction at pH 4.5 from defatted germ, lipoxygenase activity was precipitated by 40% saturation (NH₄)₂SO₄ from a 25% saturation supernatant. After dissolution in a phosphate buffer at pH 7 and extensive dialysis against this buffer, the extract was submitted to gel filtration on Ultrogel AcA 34. The final step of DEAE Sephadex A50 chromatography gave three peaks (L₁, L₂ and L₃) with lipoxygenase activity. The total yield of the purification procedure was close to 30% and the degree of purification varied from 200 to 300 depending on the fraction considered. The three isoenzymes were also detected by disc electrophoresis using a specific staining method and were isolated by isoelectric focusing in a liquid medium. The molecular weight for each isoenzyme was determined to be 90 000–95 000 by gel filtration and 110 000 by electrophoresis in a gradient of acrylamide concentration. The stability, pH optimum and calcium effect have been studied. L₂ and L₃ were less stable than L₁. Optimum pH ranged between 6–6.5 and neither isoenzyme activity was affected by calcium ions. L₁ was twice as active towards β-carotene as L₂ and L₃ for the same level of oxygen uptake, but in comparison to lipoxygenase from horsebean the co-oxidising power of wheat lipoxygenase was very poor.     

Purification and properties of hydrogen sulfide oxidase from Bacillus sp. BN53-1

A hydrogen sulfide oxidase was purified to homogeneity from the heterotroph Bacillus sp. BN53-1 isolated from pig feces compost. The enzyme was found to be a monomer with a M(r) value of approximately 37 kDa. It required FAD for its activity, which was not replaced by FMN. The optimum reaction pH and temperature were 7.5 and 40 degrees C, respectively. The enzyme was stable between pH 6.0 and 7.0 and up to 30 degrees C. Its activity was stimulated by Ca2+ and Mn2+ and inhibited by Al3+, dithiothreitol, and 2-mercaptoethanol. The main product was elemental sulfur, and H2O2 was not detected. The N-terminal sequence of the enzyme showed similarity to other FAD-requiring enzymes.     

Purification and properties of polyphenol oxidase from oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth) seeds

Polyphenol oxidase extracted from oil bean (Pentaclethra macrophylla) seeds was purified 165-fold over the crude enzyme extract. The apparent molecular weight of the enzyme by gel filtration was 110.8 k ± 9.0 k while SDS-PAGE indicated a single species of molecular weight 28.0 k. A copper content of 1.9 mg g^?1 corresponds to one copper atom for each of the four subunits. The purified enzyme oxidised pyrogallol, catechol, 4-methylcatechol and L-dihydroxyphenylalanine but had low activity towards tyrosine. p-Cresol, caffeic acid and cholorogenic acid were not oxidised. Thio-compounds were strong inhibitors of the enzyme. The phenolic compounds tyrosine, resorcinol and orcinol inhibited catechol oxidation but became oxidised in the process.     

Purification and some properties of a chitinase from Xanthomonas sp. strain AK

Chitinase B (ChiB) was purified from the culture supernatant of Xanthomonas sp. strain AK by Phenyl-Toyopearl 650M and DEAE-Toyopearl 650M column chromatographies. The purified enzyme preparation gave a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and the molecular weight of ChiB was estimated to be 48,000. The enzyme was optimally active at pH 6.0 and 60 degrees C. N-Terminal amino acid sequence analysis suggested that ChiB is a member of glycosyl hydrolase family 18 and that it is genetically different from ChiA recently reported (Sakka et al., J. Ferment. Bioeng., 86, 527-533, 1998). Immunological analysis suggested that ChiB was the major chitinase species in the culture supernatant of Xanthomonas sp. strain AK and that production of the enzyme was induced by the presence of chitin.     

Bioconversion of yolk cholesterol by extracellular cholesterol oxidase from Brevibacterium sp.

An efficient process for reducing yolk cholesterol by enzymatic treatment was developed in this paper. Extracellular cholesterol oxidase (COD) from a mutant Brevibacterium sp. ODG-007, showed a strong capacity in bioconversion of yolk cholesterol to cholest-4-en-3-one, especially supplemented with NaCl and lipase C, as a yolk granule solubilizer. The bioconversion process was investigated first, to obtain basic information of the process and was further optimized by analysis of parameters, including COD concentration, dilution ratio and incubation time on the cholesterol conversion, employing Response Surface Methodology (RSM) and Central Composite Design (CCD). Under the optimum operational conditions: COD concentration of 5.39 U/g yolk powder, water: solid ratio of 3.54 and incubation time of 13.75 h, up to 85.6% yolk cholesterol was reduced, and the remaining cholestenone, an effective anti obesity medicine in the product, may raise its commercial value.     

莲子多酚氧化酶的分离与纯化

由多酚氧化酶（polyphenol oxidase,PPO）导致的酶促褐变严重影响莲子的外观。本研究旨在探讨莲子PPO的提取纯化方法,为研究其蛋白结构、进一步探究莲子褐变机理提供理论依据。以酶活力和酶比活力为指标,对比了提取PPO的四种方法,发现匀浆吸附后丙酮沉淀法提取莲子PPO可获得较高的酶比活力,达289.04 U/mg;采用单因素实验对该提取方法进行优化,得最佳提取参数为:料液比1∶5、提取时间2 h、p H=7、含2%PVPP和0.8%Triton X-100提取溶液,优化后PPO粗酶液酶比活力为294.40 U/mg;采用DEAE Sepharose Fast FLow阴离子交换层析、Sephadex G-75凝胶柱层析对粗酶液进行纯化,得到分子量大约为58 ku莲子PPO,酶比活力为7926.68 U/mg,纯化倍数为26.92,回收率为38.48%。      

Purification and properties of polyphenol oxidase in head lettuce (Lactuca sativa)

Polyphenol oxidase (EC 1.10.3.1) in head lettuce (Lactuca sativa L) was purified by ammonium sulphate fractionation, ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. The enzyme was found to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight of the enzyme was estimated to be about 56 000 amu by Sephadex G-100 gel filtration. The purified enzyme quickly oxidised chlorogenic acid (5-caffeoyl quinic acid) and (—)-epicatechin. The K^m values for the enzyme, using chlorogenic acid (pH 4·5, 30°C) and (—)-epicatechin (pH 7·0, 30°C) as substrate, were 0·67 mM and 0·91 mM, respectively. The optimal pH of chlorogenic acid oxidase and (—)-epicatechin oxidase activities were 4·5 and 7·8, respectively, and both activities were stable in the pH range 6–8 at 5°C for 20 h. Potassium cyanide and sodium diethyldithiocarbamate markedly inhibited both activities of the purified enzyme. The inhibitory effect of metallic ions such as Ca²⁺, Mn²⁺, Co²⁺ and Ni²⁺ for chlorogenic acid oxidase activity was stronger than that for (—)-epicatechin oxidase activity.     

Purification and some properties of a cysteine proteinase from sorghum malt variety SK5912

A cysteine proteinase from sorghum malt variety SK5912 was purified by a combination of 4 M sucrose fractionation, ion‐exchange chromatography on Q‐ and S‐Sepharose (fast flow), gel filtration chromatography on Sephadex G‐100 and hydrophobic interaction chromatography on Phenyl Sepharose CL‐4B. The enzyme was purified 8.4‐fold to give a 13.4% yield relative to the total activity in the crude extract and a final specific activity of 2057.1 U mg^?1 protein. SDS—PAGE revealed two migrating protein bands corresponding to apparent relative molecular masses of 55 and 62 kDa, respectively. The enzyme was optimally active at pH 6.0 and 50 °C, not influenced across a relatively broad pH range of 5.0–8.0 and retained over 60% activity at 70 °C after 30‐min incubation. It was highly significantly (P < 0.001) inhibited by Hg²⁺, appreciably (P < 0.01) inhibited by Ag⁺, Ba²⁺ and Pb²⁺ but highly significantly (P < 0.001) activated by Co²⁺, Mn²⁺ and Sr²⁺. The proteinase was equally highly significantly (P < 0.001) inhibited by both iodoacetate and p‐chloromercuribenzoate and hydrolysed casein to give the following kinetic constants: K_m = 0.33 mg ml^?1; V_max = 0.08 µmol ml^?1 min^?1. Copyright © 2004 Society of Chemical Industry     

Purification and some properties of sulfur reductase from the iron-oxidizing bacterium Thiobacillus ferrooxidans NASF-1

Thiobacillus ferrooxidans strain NASF-1 grown aerobically in an Fe2+ (3%)-medium produces hydrogen sulfide (H2S) from elemental sulfur under anaerobic conditions with argon gas at pH 7.5. Sulfur reductase, which catalyzes the reduction of elemental sulfur (S0) with NAD(P)H as an electron donor to produce hydrogen sulfide (H2S) under anaerobic conditions, was purified 69-fold after 35-65% ammonium sulfate precipitation and Q-Sepharose FF, Phenyl-Toyopearl 650 ML, and Blue Sepharose FF column chromatography, with a specific activity of 57.6 U (mg protein)(-1). The purified enzyme was quite labile under aerobic conditions, but comparatively stable in the presence of sodium hydrosulfite and under anaerobic conditions, especially under hydrogen gas conditions. The purified enzyme showed both sulfur reductase and hydrogenase activities. Both activities had an optimum pH of 9.0. Sulfur reductase has an apparent molecular weight of 120,000 Da, and is composed of three different subunits (M(r) 54,000 Da (alpha), 36,000 Da (beta), and 35,000 Da (gamma)), as estimated by sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. This is the first report on the purification of sulfur reductase from a mesophilic and obligate chemolithotrophic iron-oxidizing bacterium.     

Purification and some properties of polyphenoloxidase in eggplant (Solanum melongena)

Polyphenoloxidase (EC 1.10.3.1) in eggplant (Solatium melongena L) was purified by ammonium sulphate fractionation, DEAE-Cellulofine and DEAE-Toyopearl chromatography and Sephadex G-100 gel filtration. The enzyme was purified about 110-fold with a recovery of 5%. The purified enzyme more quickly oxidised chlorogenic acid (5-caffeoylquinic acid, IUPAC) than 10 other substrates used. The K_m value for the enzyme was found to be 0·50 mM with respect to chlorogenic acid; the optimum pH of the enzyme was about 4 with enzyme stability between pH 5 and 8. The enzyme was completely inactivated after heat treatment at 75°C for 30 min or 80°C for 5 min. Sodium metabisulphite, potassium cyanide and sodium fluoride markedly inhibited the enzyme activity.     

Purification and some properties of a novel raw starch‐digesting amylase from Aspergillus carbonarius

A medium was developed to obtain the maximum yield of raw starch‐digesting amylase from Aspergillus carbonarius (Bainier) Thom IMI 366159 in submerged culture with raw starch as the sole carbon source. The amylase was purified to apparent homogeneity by sucrose concentration and ion exchange chromatography on S‐ and Q‐Sepharose (fast flow) columns. SDS‐PAGE revealed two migrating protein bands corresponding to relative molecular masses of 31.6 and 32 KDa. The enzyme was optimally active at pH 6.0–7.0 and 40 °C, was uninfluenced across a relatively broad pH range of 3.0–9.0 and retained over 85% activity between 30 and 80 °C after 20 min incubation. The enzyme was strongly activated by Co²⁺ and only slightly by Fe²⁺, while Ca²⁺, Hg²⁺, EDTA and N‐bromosuccinamide elicited significant repression of the enzyme activity. The enzyme hydrolysed amylopectin (K_m 0.194 mg ml ⁻¹), glycogen (K_m 0.215 mg ml ⁻¹), pullulan (K_m 0.238 mg ml ⁻¹), amylose (K_m 0.256 mg ml ⁻¹) and raw potato starch (K_m 0.260 mg ml ⁻¹), forming predominantly maltose and relatively smaller amounts of glucose. © 2000 Society of Chemical Industry     

Purification and characterization of vanillyl-alcohol oxidase from Byssochlamys fulva V107

Vanillyl-alcohol oxidase from Byssochlamys fulva V107 was purified to apparent homogeneity as shown by SDS-PAGE and gel-permeation HPLC. The enzyme is a homodimeric flavoenzyme consisting of two 58 kDa subunits. It catalyzes the dehydrogenation of different 4-hydroxybenzylic structures, including the conversion of 4-hydroxybenzyl alcohols such as vanillyl alcohol to the corresponding aldehydes, eugenol to coniferyl alcohol, and 4-alkylphenols to 1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)alcohols. The latter reaction was S-stereospecific and was used for the synthesis of S-1-(4-hydroxyphenyl)ethanol and -propanol with enantiomeric excesses of 81.9 and 86.0%, respectively. The catalytic and structural similarities to a Penicillium vanillyl-alcohol oxidase and Pseudomonas 4-alkylphenol methylhydroxylases are discussed.     

Purification and some properties of α-amylase from post-harvest Pachyrhizus erosus L. tuber

α-Amylase, a starch splitting enzyme, was purified to homogeneity from post-harvest Pachyrhizus erosus L. tuber by successive chromatography on DEAE- and CM-cellulose columns. Purification achieved was 110 fold from the crude extract with a yield of 22.8%. SDS-PAGE showed a molecular weight of 40 kDa for the enzyme. The enzyme is of α-type as it lost total activity in the presence of EDTA, a chelating agent. It is a glycoprotein that contains 2.6% sugar as estimated by the phenol-sulfuric acid method. The enzyme displayed optimum activity at pH 7.3 and 37 °C with an apparent K_m value of 0.29% for starch as substrate. The enzyme was strongly inhibited by Cu²⁺, Fe²⁺ and Zn²⁺, moderately by Li²⁺, Hg⁺ and Cd²⁺ and slightly by Ag⁺, Mg²⁺ and K⁺. Calcium ion almost doubled the activity whereas Fe³⁺, Mn²⁺ and Na⁺ enhanced it appreciably.     

Purification and properties of pectinesterase from papaya

Pectinesterase (PE) was partially purified from papaya pulp, and its biochemical properties were studied. The enzyme was eluted in a single peak after DEAE-cellulose and Sephadex G-100 chromatography. The PE had a molecular weight of 53000 and showed an optimum pH of 8.0. Its activity was dependent on an NaCl concentration of 0.2M . The enzyme was heat stable: approximately 80% of the original activity remained after 60 min of heating at 50°C but completely inactivated by incubation at 80°C for 1 min. The activity was linear with time and protein concentration. The maximum reaction in 3 min was found at 60°C and the initial rate increased 9-fold from 20 to 60°C. The estimated K_m was 0.12g litre^?1 with citrus pectin as the substrate. The kinetic study revealed that polygalactur-onic acid is a competitive inhibitor, and a K_i value of 0.07 g litre^?1 was determined. On the basis of this study, papaya PE properties resembled those of pectinesterase from other sources.     

胆固醇氧化酶降解鸭肠中胆固醇的工艺条件研究

目的:研究用胆固醇氧化酶降解鸭肠中胆固醇,为拓宽鸭肠的应用范围提供参考。方法:分光光度法。结果:通过单因素研究和响应曲面法分析,得到酶解胆固醇的最佳条件是,当料液比为1∶10时,酶解pH为7.08,酶解时间为3.04h,酶解温度为25℃,酶用量为0.12U/g,鸭肠中胆固醇的降解率达36.76%。结论:胆固醇氧化酶可有效降解鸭肠中胆固醇且感官品质基本不变。