Thermostable beta-galactosidase from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus. Purification and properties. 1990

F M Pisani, and R Rella, and C A Raia, and C Rozzo, and R Nucci, and A Gambacorta, and M De Rosa, and M Rossi
Istituto di Biochimica delle Proteine ed Enzimologia, Consiglio Nazionale delle Ricerche, Napoli, Italia.

A thermophilic and thermostable beta-galactosidase activity was purified to homogeneity from crude extracts of the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus, by a procedure including ion-exchange and affinity chromatography. The homogeneous enzyme had a specific activity of 116.4 units/mg at 75 degrees C with o-nitrophenyl beta-galactopyranoside as substrate. Molecular mass studies demonstrated that the S. solfataricus beta-galactosidase was a tetramer of 240 +/- 8 kDa composed of similar or identical subunits. Comparison of the amino acid composition of beta-galactosidase from S. solfataricus with that from Escherichia coli revealed a lower cysteine content and a lower Arg/Lys ratio in the thermophilic enzyme. A rabbit serum, raised against the homogeneous enzyme did not cross-react with beta-galactosidase from E. coli. The enzyme, characterized for its reaction requirements and kinetic properties, showed a thermostability and thermophilicity notably greater than those reported for beta-galactosidases from other mesophilic and thermophilic sources.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007120 Immunochemistry Field of chemistry that pertains to immunological phenomena and the study of chemical reactions related to antigen stimulation of tissues. It includes physicochemical interactions between antigens and antibodies.
D007525 Isoelectric Focusing Electrophoresis in which a pH gradient is established in a gel medium and proteins migrate until they reach the site (or focus) at which the pH is equal to their isoelectric point. Electrofocusing,Focusing, Isoelectric
D007700 Kinetics The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D002846 Chromatography, Affinity A chromatographic technique that utilizes the ability of biological molecules, often ANTIBODIES, to bind to certain ligands specifically and reversibly. It is used in protein biochemistry. (McGraw-Hill Dictionary of Scientific and Technical Terms, 4th ed) Chromatography, Bioaffinity,Immunochromatography,Affinity Chromatography,Bioaffinity Chromatography
D002852 Chromatography, Ion Exchange Separation technique in which the stationary phase consists of ion exchange resins. The resins contain loosely held small ions that easily exchange places with other small ions of like charge present in solutions washed over the resins. Chromatography, Ion-Exchange,Ion-Exchange Chromatography,Chromatographies, Ion Exchange,Chromatographies, Ion-Exchange,Ion Exchange Chromatographies,Ion Exchange Chromatography,Ion-Exchange Chromatographies
D003432 Cross-Linking Reagents Reagents with two reactive groups, usually at opposite ends of the molecule, that are capable of reacting with and thereby forming bridges between side chains of amino acids in proteins; the locations of naturally reactive areas within proteins can thereby be identified; may also be used for other macromolecules, like glycoproteins, nucleic acids, or other. Bifunctional Reagent,Bifunctional Reagents,Cross Linking Reagent,Crosslinking Reagent,Cross Linking Reagents,Crosslinking Reagents,Linking Reagent, Cross,Linking Reagents, Cross,Reagent, Bifunctional,Reagent, Cross Linking,Reagent, Crosslinking,Reagents, Bifunctional,Reagents, Cross Linking,Reagents, Cross-Linking,Reagents, Crosslinking
D004586 Electrophoresis An electrochemical process in which macromolecules or colloidal particles with a net electric charge migrate in a solution under the influence of an electric current. Electrophoreses
D004795 Enzyme Stability The extent to which an enzyme retains its structural conformation or its activity when subjected to storage, isolation, and purification or various other physical or chemical manipulations, including proteolytic enzymes and heat. Enzyme Stabilities,Stabilities, Enzyme,Stability, Enzyme
D005696 Galactosidases A family of galactoside hydrolases that hydrolyze compounds with an O-galactosyl linkage. EC 3.2.1.-. Galactosidase
D006358 Hot Temperature Presence of warmth or heat or a temperature notably higher than an accustomed norm. Heat,Hot Temperatures,Temperature, Hot,Temperatures, Hot

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