Volume 56, Issue 5 pp. 448-458
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Purification of thermostable α-galactosidase from Irpex lacteus and its use for hydrolysis of oligosaccharides

Yajie Guo

Yajie Guo

College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China

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Yi Song

Yi Song

School of Public Health, Peking University, Beijing, P.R. China

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Yi Qiu

Yi Qiu

College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China

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Xiaoming Shao

Xiaoming Shao

Beijing key Laboratory of Biodiversity and Organic Farming, College of Resources and Environmental Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China

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Hexiang Wang

Hexiang Wang

College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China

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Yuan Song

Corresponding Author

Yuan Song

College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing, P.R. China

Correspondence: Yuan Song, College of Biological Sciences, China Agricultural University, Beijing 100193, P.R. China

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First published: 07 March 2016
Citations: 12

Abstract

A monomeric α-galactosidase (ILGI) from the mushroom Irpex lacteus was purified 94.19-fold to electrophoretic homogeneity. ILGI exhibited a specific activity of 18.36 U mg−1 and demonstrated a molecular mass of 60 kDa in sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE). ILGI was optimally active at 80 °C and pH 5.0, and it was stable over a temperature range of 4–70 °C and a wide pH range of 2.0–12.0. ILGI was completely inactivated by Ag+ and Hg2+ ions and N-bromosuccinimide (NBS). Moreover, ILGI exhibited good resistance to proteases. Galactose acted as a noncompetitive inhibitor with Ki and Kis of 3.34 and 0.29 mM, respectively. The α-galactosidase presented a broad substrate specificity, which included p-nitrophenyl α-D-galactopyranoside (pNPGal), melibiose, stachyose, and raffinose with Km values of 1.27, 3.24, 7.1, and 22.12 mM, correspondingly. ILGI exhibited efficient and complete hydrolysis to raffinose and stachyose. The aforementioned features of this enzyme suggest its potential value in food and feed industries.

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