The liver of a gastropod,
Turbo cornutus contained α-
N-acetylglucos-aminidase, β-
N-acetylglucosaminidase [EC 3. 2. 1. 30], α-
N-acetylgalactos-aminidase and β-
N-acetylgalactosaminidase. The optimum pH value of the all four enzymes was near 4.0. Sephadex G-200 column chromato-graphy and heat treatment showed that α-
N-acetylglucosaminidase, β-
N-acetylglucosaminidase and α-
N-acetylgalactosaminidase were different enzymes. β-
N-Acetylglucosaminidase and β-
N-acetylgalactosaminidase were not separated from each other by the above procedures, and the identity of the two enzymes was demonstrated kinetically.
α-
N-Acetylglucosaminidase from
Turbo cornutus was purified 76-fold with a recovery of 24%. The purified enzyme preparation contained small amounts of β-
N-acetylglucosaminidase, β-glucosidase [EC 3. 2. 1. 21] and α-galactosidase [EC 3. 2. 1. 22], but was practically free from other glycosidases. The enzyme was activated by sodium chloride and inhibited by PCMB.
β-
N-Acetylglucosaminidase from
Turbo cornutus was purified 16-fold. The purified enzyme was practically free from all other glycosidase ac-tivities except that of β-
N-acetylgalactosaminidase. The enzyme was activated by sodium chloride and inhibited by acetate. It released 2.7 moles of
N-acetylglucosamine per mole of ovomucoid, without any release of hexose.
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