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Enzymatic hydrolysis of disaccharide unit of collagen. Isolation of 2-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-hydroxylysine glucohydrolase from rat spleens. 1980

H Hamazaki, and K Hotta

The hydroxylsine-linked disaccharide unit, 2-O-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-O-beta-D-galactopyranosyl-hydroxylysine (Glc-Gal-Hyl), prepared from collagens, was hydrolyzed by a glucohydrolase present in rat spleens and lungs. This disaccharide unit was scarcely hydrolyzed by homogenates of intestines, livers, and kidneys, which had a high alpha-D-glucosidase activity for neutral glucosides. The Glc-Gal-Hyl glucohydrolase was purified from rat spleens by affinity chromatography and gel filtration to the extent that sodium dodecyl sulfate/polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis gave a single band stained by Coomassie blue G-250. This purified glucohydrolase had a pH optimum around 5.8, and the Michaelis constant was 5.9 mM when Glc-Gal-Hyl was used as a substrate. This enzyme did not hydrolyze neutral glucosides. It is concluded that this Glc-Gal-Hyl glucohydrolase is responsible for catabolism of the hydroxylsine-linked disaccharide unit derived from collagens in mammals.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D007700	Kinetics	The rate dynamics in chemical or physical systems.
D008297	Male		Males
D002413	Cations, Divalent	Positively charged atoms, radicals or groups of atoms with a valence of plus 2, which travel to the cathode or negative pole during electrolysis.	Divalent Cations
D003094	Collagen	A polypeptide substance comprising about one third of the total protein in mammalian organisms. It is the main constituent of SKIN; CONNECTIVE TISSUE; and the organic substance of bones (BONE AND BONES) and teeth (TOOTH).	Avicon,Avitene,Collagen Felt,Collagen Fleece,Collagenfleece,Collastat,Dermodress,Microfibril Collagen Hemostat,Pangen,Zyderm,alpha-Collagen,Collagen Hemostat, Microfibril,alpha Collagen
D004187	Disaccharides	Oligosaccharides containing two monosaccharide units linked by a glycosidic bond.	Disaccharide
D005959	Glucosidases	Enzymes that hydrolyze O-glucosyl-compounds. (Enzyme Nomenclature, 1992) EC 3.2.1.-.	Glucosidase
D000818	Animals	Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA.	Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D013154	Spleen	An encapsulated lymphatic organ through which venous blood filters.
D013379	Substrate Specificity	A characteristic feature of enzyme activity in relation to the kind of substrate on which the enzyme or catalytic molecule reacts.	Specificities, Substrate,Specificity, Substrate,Substrate Specificities
D014018	Tissue Distribution	Accumulation of a drug or chemical substance in various organs (including those not relevant to its pharmacologic or therapeutic action). This distribution depends on the blood flow or perfusion rate of the organ, the ability of the drug to penetrate organ membranes, tissue specificity, protein binding. The distribution is usually expressed as tissue to plasma ratios.	Distribution, Tissue,Distributions, Tissue,Tissue Distributions