PMID: 2119226Sep 3, 1990Paper

Chemical modification of a beta-glucosidase from Schizophyllum commune: evidence for essential carboxyl groups

Biochimica Et Biophysica Acta
A J Clarke

Abstract

The beta-glucosidase from Schizophyllum commune was purified to homogeneity by a modified procedure that employed Con A-Sepharose. The participation of carboxyl groups in the mechanism of action of the enzyme was delineated through kinetic and chemical modification studies. The rates of beta-glucosidase-catalyzed hydrolysis of p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucoside were determined at 27 degrees C and 70 mM ionic strength over the pH range 3.0-8.0. The pH profile gave apparent pK values of 3.3 and 6.9 for the enzyme-substrate complex and 3.3 and 6.6 for the free enzyme. The enzyme is inactivated by Woodward's K reagent and various water-soluble carbodiimides; chemical reagents selective for carboxyl groups. Of these reagents, 1-ethyl-3-(4-azonia-4,4-dimethylpentyl)carbodiimide iodide in the absence of added nucleophile was the most effective and a kinetic analysis of the modification indicated that one molecule of carbodiimide is required to bind to the beta-glucosidase for inactivation. Employing a tritiated derivative of the carbodiimide, 44 carboxyl groups in the enzyme were found to be labelled while the competitive inhibitor deoxynojirimycin protected three residues from modification. Treatment of the enzyme with tetranitromethane ...Continue Reading

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