PURIFICATION AND CHARACTERIZATION OF A MALTASE FROM THE EXTREMELY THERMOPHILIC CRENARCHAEOTE SULFOLOBUS-SOLFATARICUS

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作者
ROLFSMEIER, M [1 ]
BLUM, P [1 ]
机构
[1] UNIV NEBRASKA,SCH BIOL SCI,LINCOLN,NE 68588
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10.1128/jb.177.2.482-485.1995
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A soluble maltase (alpha-glucosidase) with an apparent subunit mass of 80 kDa was purified to homogeneity from Sulfolobus solfataricus. The enzyme liberates glucose from maltose and malto-oligomers. Maximal activity was observed at 105 degrees C, with half-lives of 11 h (85 degrees C), 3.0 h (95 degrees C), and 2.75 h (100 degrees C). The enzyme was generally resistant to proteolysis and denaturants including aliphatic alcohols. n-Propanol treatment at 85 degrees C increased both K-m and V-max for maltose hydrolysis.
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