Membrane-bound glucono-δ-lactonase (MGL) was purified to homogeneity from the membrane fraction of Gluconobacter oxydans IFO 3244. After solubilization with 1 m CaCl2, MGL was purified in the presence of Ca2+ and detergent. A single band corresponding to 60 kDa appeared in SDS–PAGE. The molecular weight of MGL was judged to be 120k. Differently from cytoplasmic lactonases, MGL showed optimum pH in an acidic range of 5–5.5. It was highly sensitive to metal-chelating agents such as EDTA, and the lost MGL activity was restored to the original level by the addition of divalent cations such as Ca2+ or Mg2+. The purified MGL was strictly dependent on Ca2+ and underwent rapid denaturing precipitation on Ca2+ depletion even in the presence of detergent. This communication can be the first one dealing with the solubilization, purification and properties of MGL.
膜结合
D-葡萄糖酸-δ-内
酯酶(MGL)从Gluconobacter oxydans IFO 3244的膜部分纯化至均一性。在采用1 m
CaCl2溶解后,MGL在Ca2+和洗涤剂的存在下得到纯化。
SDS-PAGE中出现对应于60 kDa的单一条带。MGL的分子量判断为120k。与细胞质内
酯酶不同,MGL在pH 5-5.5的酸性范围内显示出最适pH。它对
金属
螯合剂如
EDTA高度敏感,失去的MGL活性可以通过添加如Ca2+或Mg2+等二价阳离子恢复至原始
水平。纯化的MGL严格依赖于Ca2+,并且在即使有洗涤剂存在下,由于Ca2+的缺失而迅速发生变性沉淀。这份交流可能是首次涉及MGL的溶解、纯化和性质的研究。