Purification and characterization of glucosyltransferase from Streptococcus mutans OMZ176 with chromatofocusing. 1987

S Kametaka, and S Hayashi, and Y Miyake, and H Suginaka
Research and Development Division, Rohto Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd., Osaka, Japan.

A crude glucosyltransferase (GTase) preparation of Streptococcus mutans OMZ176 was fractionated by chromatography on a chromatofocusing column. It was separated into three major fractions. Fractions 1 and 3 mainly synthesized water-soluble glucan (SG) without primer dextran T-10. Dextransucrase activity of fraction 1 was not increased by the primer, although that of fraction 3 was increased. Fraction 2 synthesized only water-insoluble glucan (IG) in the absence of a primer, but mutansucrase activity of this fraction was greatly increased dose-dependently by the addition of a primer. The SG and IG synthesized by fraction 1 were rich in alpha-1,6 glucosidic linkages. On the other hand, about 80% of glucose residues of the IG synthesized by fraction 2 were alpha-1,3 linked. Both SG and IG synthesized by fraction 3 contained highly branched structures.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D002850 Chromatography, Gel Chromatography on non-ionic gels without regard to the mechanism of solute discrimination. Chromatography, Exclusion,Chromatography, Gel Permeation,Chromatography, Molecular Sieve,Gel Filtration,Gel Filtration Chromatography,Chromatography, Size Exclusion,Exclusion Chromatography,Gel Chromatography,Gel Permeation Chromatography,Molecular Sieve Chromatography,Chromatography, Gel Filtration,Exclusion Chromatography, Size,Filtration Chromatography, Gel,Filtration, Gel,Sieve Chromatography, Molecular,Size Exclusion Chromatography
D005964 Glucosyltransferases Enzymes that catalyze the transfer of glucose from a nucleoside diphosphate glucose to an acceptor molecule which is frequently another carbohydrate. EC 2.4.1.-. Glucosyltransferase
D006863 Hydrogen-Ion Concentration The normality of a solution with respect to HYDROGEN ions; H+. It is related to acidity measurements in most cases by pH pH,Concentration, Hydrogen-Ion,Concentrations, Hydrogen-Ion,Hydrogen Ion Concentration,Hydrogen-Ion Concentrations
D013295 Streptococcus mutans A polysaccharide-producing species of STREPTOCOCCUS isolated from human dental plaque.

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