Abstract
A -galactosidase gene (-Gal II) from Bifidobacterium adolescentis DSM 20083 was cloned into a pbluescript SK (–) vector and expressed in Escherichia coli. The recombinant enzyme was purified from the cell extract by anion-exchange and size-exclusion chromatography. -Gal II had a native molecular mass of 235 kDa and the subunits had a molecular mass of 81 kDa, indicating that -Gal II occurs as a trimer. The enzyme was classified as belonging to glycosyl hydrolase family 42. The optimal pH was 6.0 and the optimal temperature was 50°C, using p-nitrophenyl--d-galactopyranoside as a substrate. The Km and Vmax for Gal(1–4)Gal were 60 mM and 1,129 U/mg, respectively. The recombinant -Gal II was highly active towards Gal(1–4)Gal and Gal(1–4)Gal-containing oligosaccharides; only low activity was observed towards Gal(1–3)Gal, lactose, and Gal(1–3)GalOMe. No activity was found towards Gal(1–6)Gal, Gal(1–4)Man, Gal(1–4)Gal, Gal(1–3)Gal(1–4)Gal, cellobiose, maltose and sucrose. -Gal II was inhibited at high substrate concentrations (100 mg/ml) and no transglycosylation activity was found. At lower substrate concentrations (10 mg/ml) only low transglycosylation activity was found; the Gal/[Gal(1–4)]2Gal peak area ratio was 9:1.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 276-284 |
Journal | Applied Microbiology and Biotechnology |
Volume | 66 |
Issue number | 3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 2004 |
Keywords
- fermentation properties
- oligosaccharides
- purification
- sequence
- infantis
- bifidum
- system
- classification
- prediction
- expression