Purification and properties of the raw-starch-digesting glucoamylases from Corticium rolfsii

Appl Microbiol Biotechnol. 1998 Sep;50(3):323-30. doi: 10.1007/s002530051299.

Abstract

Corticium rolfsii AHU 9627, isolated from a tomato stem, is one of the strongest producers of raw-starch-digesting amylase. The amylase system secreted by C. rolfsii AHU 9627 consisted of five forms of glucoamylase (G1-G5) and a small amount of alpha-amylase. Among these amylases, G1, G2 and G3 were able to hydrolyze raw starch. Five forms of glucoamylase were separated from each other and purified to an electrophoretically homogeneous state. The molecular masses were: G1 78 kDa, G2 78 kDa, G3 79 kDa, G4 70 kDa, and G5 69 kDa. The isoelectric points were: G1 3.85, G2 3.90, G3 3.85, G4 4.0, and G5 4.1. These glucoamylases showed nearly identical characteristics except that G4 and G5 were unable to hydrolyze raw starch.

MeSH terms

  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Amino Acids / analysis
  • Basidiomycota / enzymology*
  • Enzyme Stability
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase / chemistry
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase / isolation & purification*
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase / metabolism*
  • Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
  • Isoelectric Point
  • Isoenzymes
  • Kinetics
  • Molecular Sequence Data
  • Starch / metabolism*
  • Temperature

Substances

  • Amino Acids
  • Isoenzymes
  • Starch
  • Glucan 1,4-alpha-Glucosidase