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1.
J Agric Food Chem ; 64(1): 277-85, 2016 Jan 13.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-26666454

ABSTRACT

Acyltransferase enzymes have been reported as useful biotechnological tools in order to increase oil yield and modify fatty acid composition. Macadamia species are able to accumulate unusually high levels of palmitoleic acid that besides oleic acid amounts to over 80% of monounsaturated fatty acids in the seed oil. In this work, a gene encoding a type 1 acyl-CoA:diacylglycerol acyltransferase (DGAT1) was cloned from M. tetraphylla. DGAT activity of the protein encoded by MtDGAT1 was confirmed by heterologous expression in a yeast mutant. Fatty acid composition of triacylglycerols synthesized by MtDGAT1 was compared to that of DGAT1 enzymes from Arabidopsis and Echium, with the results suggesting a substrate preference for monounsaturated over polyunsaturated fatty acids. Characteristics of MtDGAT1 may contribute to biochemical mechanisms determining the particular fatty acid composition of Macadamia oil and also indicate the possibility of using this enzyme in biotechnological approaches where a reduction of polyunsaturated fatty acids in the oil is desired.


Subject(s)
Cloning, Molecular , Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/chemistry , Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/genetics , Macadamia/enzymology , Plant Proteins/chemistry , Plant Proteins/genetics , Triglycerides/chemistry , Amino Acid Sequence , Diacylglycerol O-Acyltransferase/metabolism , Enzyme Stability , Gene Expression , Macadamia/chemistry , Macadamia/genetics , Molecular Sequence Data , Nuts/chemistry , Nuts/enzymology , Nuts/genetics , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/chemistry , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/genetics , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/metabolism , Sequence Alignment , Triglycerides/metabolism
2.
J Food Sci ; 77(1): C128-34, 2012 Jan.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22182181

ABSTRACT

UNLABELLED: Isoflavone profiles of a fermented soy food, cheonggukjang, were modified using almond powder. Isoflavones were analyzed by high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) with an ultraviolet detector. Malonyl derivatives of isoflavones decreased and aglycones of isoflavones increased in samples with almond powder for 48 h. As added, almond powder increased from 0%, 5%, and 10% (w/w), amounts of aglycones increased to 21.11%, 26.63%, and 32.45% for 48 h, respectively. ß-Glucosidase activity in 5% and 10% almond added samples was significantly higher than samples without addition of almond (P < 0.05). The content of succinyl daidzin and succinyl genistin, new metabolites from isoflavones, in almond-added cheonggukjang was significantly lower than control samples, implying that ß-glucosidase activity from almond affected negatively the formation of succinyl derivatives (P < 0.05). Principal component analysis (PCA) for isoflavone distribution showed that first principal component (PC1) and second principal component (PC2) expressed 64.78% and 22.26% of the data variability, respectively. Biotransformation of isoflavones in any fermented soy foods can be achieved using natural products containing high ß-glucosidase activity such as almond. PRACTICAL APPLICATION: The results of this study can help to modify the structural transformation of phytochemicals in any fermented soy foods using natural products. Adjusting the content of almond powder can achieve wanted profiles, for example, high aglycones content. Also, content of metabolites such as succinyl derivatives can be controlled using proper amounts of almond and fermentation time.


Subject(s)
Functional Food/analysis , Isoflavones/analysis , Nuts/chemistry , Prunus/chemistry , Soy Foods/analysis , Bacillus subtilis/metabolism , Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid , Diet/ethnology , Fermentation , Functional Food/microbiology , Glucosides/analysis , Glucosides/metabolism , Isoflavones/metabolism , Nuts/enzymology , Plant Proteins/metabolism , Principal Component Analysis , Prunus/enzymology , Republic of Korea , Soy Foods/microbiology , Time Factors , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism
3.
Biotechnol Bioeng ; 79(2): 154-64, 2002 Jul 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12115431

ABSTRACT

A relatively new hydroxynitrile lyase-catalyzed reaction was optimized to be suitable for rapid and efficient development of a full-scale production process. The conversion of 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde into (R)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile, catalyzed by Prunus amygdalus hydroxynitrile lyase, was carried out in a biphasic system of aqueous buffer (pH 5.5) and methyl tert-butyl ether and is described with a process model. The process model consists of a description of the reaction kinetics, mass transfer kinetics, and mass balances for both the aqueous and the organic phase. Values are determined for the equilibrium constant, the enzyme kinetic parameters, the lumped mass transfer coefficient for benzaldehyde, and the partition coefficients. By using estimated prices of enzyme and reactor use, the optimum aqueous phase volume fraction and required enzyme concentration were calculated at a temperature of 20 degrees C for a batch-operated stirred tank reactor. According to the process model it was possible to convert 90% of the 4-hydroxybenzaldehyde into (R)-4-hydroxymandelonitrile with 95% enantiomeric excess. The price optimum for this reaction was found at an aqueous phase volume of 17% of the total volume. The required enzyme concentration to meet the targets was 28.6 g/L aqueous phase. At the predicted optimum, the synthesis was performed experimentally and the results were in accordance with the simulation regarding the extent of conversion and the enantiomeric excess.


Subject(s)
Aldehyde-Lyases/chemistry , Benzaldehydes/chemistry , Computer Simulation , Models, Chemical , Nitriles/chemical synthesis , Bioreactors , Catalysis , Hydrogen Cyanide/chemistry , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Methyl Ethers/chemistry , Models, Molecular , Nuts/enzymology , Prunus/enzymology , Quality Control , Sensitivity and Specificity , Temperature
4.
Biotechnol Bioeng ; 77(7): 752-7, 2002 Mar 30.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11835135

ABSTRACT

Thirteen glycosidases of microbial origin and almond beta-glycosidase were assayed in octanol/DMF (80:20, v/v), using a combination of hydrolysis, transglycosylation, and condensation reactions, in order to assess their potential for the production of alkyl glucosides. The two mesophile enzymes were highly impaired by the organic media. Three of the 11 thermophile enzymes gave interesting results in the hydrolysis and transglycosylation reactions, but they were highly inhibited by glucose. This made their use in a condensation reaction less interesting than the use of almond beta-glucosidase, which has a lower activity but shows less inhibition by the glucose.


Subject(s)
Bacteria, Anaerobic/enzymology , Candida/enzymology , Glucosides/analysis , Glucosides/biosynthesis , Glycoside Hydrolases/analysis , Nuts/enzymology , Animals , Cattle , Glycoside Hydrolases/metabolism , Glycosylation , Hydrolysis , Prunus , Time Factors
5.
Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1545(1-2): 207-15, 2001 Feb 09.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11342046

ABSTRACT

The thermodynamic and activation energies of the slow inhibition of almond beta-glucosidase with a series of azasugars were determined. The inhibitors studied were isofagomine ((3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethylpiperidine, 1), isogalactofagomine ((3R,4S,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethylpiperidine, 2), (-)-1-azafagomine ((3R,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-hydroxymethylhexahydropyridazine, 3), 3-amino-3-deoxy-1-azafagomine (4) and 1-deoxynojirimycin (5). It was found that the binding of 1 to the enzyme has an activation enthalpy of 56.1 kJ/mol and an activation entropy of 25.8 J/molK. The dissociation of the enzyme-1 complex had an activation enthalpy of -2.5 kJ/mol and an activation entropy of -297 J/molK. It is suggested that the activation enthalpy of association is due to the breaking of bonds to water, while the large negative activation entropy of dissociation is due at least in part to the resolvation of the enzyme with water molecules. For the association of 1 DeltaH(0) is 58.6 kJ/mol and DeltaS(0) is 323.8 J/molK. Inhibitor 3 has an activation enthalpy of 39.3 kJ/mol and an activation entropy of -17.9 J/molK for binding to the enzyme, and an activation enthalpy of 40.8 kJ/mol and an activation entropy of -141.0 J/molK for dissociation of the enzyme-inhibitor complex. For the association of 3 DeltaH(0) is -1.5 kJ/mol and DeltaS(0) is 123.1 J/molK. Inhibitor 5 is not a slow inhibitor, but its DeltaH(0) and DeltaS(0) of association are -30 kJ/mol and -13.1 J/molK. The large difference in DeltaS(0) of association of the different inhibitors suggests that the anomeric nitrogen atom of inhibitors 1-4 is involved in an interaction that results in a large entropy increase.


Subject(s)
Carbohydrates/pharmacology , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Plant Proteins/antagonists & inhibitors , beta-Glucosidase/antagonists & inhibitors , 1-Deoxynojirimycin/pharmacology , Galactose/analogs & derivatives , Galactose/pharmacology , Imino Pyranoses , Indolizines/pharmacology , Kinetics , Nuts/enzymology , Piperidines/pharmacology , Protein Binding , Thermodynamics
6.
Biomaterials ; 22(12): 1653-8, 2001 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-11374467

ABSTRACT

A commercially available almond emulsin beta-glucosidase preparation has been reported to have chitobiose activity, and can hydrolyze chitin substrates due to a chitinase present in the enzyme preparation. This beta-glucosidase preparation was used to investigate hydrolytic activity on five chitosan samples with different molecular weight and degree of deacetylation. The degree of deacetylation and molecular weight of the chitosan samples were determined using a circular dichroism and a viscometric method, respectively. The hydrolytic activity of this beta-glucosidase preparation on chitosan was monitored viscometrically as the most convenient means of screening. Solutions of chitosan in pH 5.0 acetate buffer were prepared using the different viscosity grades of chitosan. The specific viscosity, measured after addition of beta-glucosidase to the above solutions, decreased dramatically over time in comparison to that of the respective control mixture without enzyme. Eadie-Hofstee plots established that hydrolysis of chitosan by this enzyme preparation obeyed Michaelis-Menten kinetics. Apparent Michaelis-Menten parameters and initial degradation rates were calculated and compared to determine the influences of the degree of deacetylation and molecular weight on the hydrolysis. The results show that higher molecular weight and higher degree of deacetylation chitosans possessed a lower affinity for the enzyme and a slower degradation rate. Faster degradation rates, then, are expected with lower molecular weight and low degree of deacetylation chitosans. Hydrolysis of these chitosan samples confirms the existence of a chitinase in the almond emulsin beta-glucosidase preparation, and further studies are warranted.


Subject(s)
Chitin/metabolism , Chitinases/metabolism , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism , Chitin/analogs & derivatives , Chitosan , Emulsions , Hydrolysis , Kinetics , Molecular Weight , Nuts/enzymology
7.
Mol Gen Genet ; 263(6): 925-33, 2000 Jul.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10954077

ABSTRACT

A cDNA for an S-like RNase (RNase PD2) has been isolated from a pistil cDNA library of Prunus dulcis cv. Ferragnés. The cDNA encodes an acidic protein of 226 amino acid residues with a molecular weight of 25 kDa. A potential N-glycosylation site is present at the N-terminus in RNase PD2. A signal peptide of 23 amino acid residues and a transmembrane domain are predicted. The two active-site histidines present in enzymes of the T2/S RNase superfamily were detected in RNase PD2. Its amino acid sequence shows 71.2% similarity to RNSI of Arabidopsis and RNase T2 of chickpea, respectively. Northern blotting and RT-PCR analyses indicate that PD2 is expressed predominantly in petals, pistils of open flowers and leaves of the almond tree. Analyses of shoots cultured in vitro suggested that the expression of RNase PD2 is associated with phosphate starvation. Southern analysis detected two sequences related to RNase PD2 in the P. dulcis genome. RFLP analysis showed that S-like RNase genes are polymorphic in different almond cultivars. The PD2 gene sequence was amplified by PCR and two introns were shown to interrupt the coding region. Based on sequence analysis, we have defined three classes of S-like RNase genes, with the PD2 RNase gene representing a distinct class. The significance of the structural divergence of S-like RNase genes is further discussed.


Subject(s)
Arabidopsis Proteins , Genes, Plant , Nuts/genetics , Plant Proteins , Ribonucleases/genetics , Rosales/genetics , Amino Acid Sequence , DNA, Complementary/genetics , Evolution, Molecular , Molecular Sequence Data , Nuts/enzymology , Nuts/growth & development , Phosphates/deficiency , Portugal , Ribonucleases/classification , Rosales/enzymology , Rosales/growth & development , Sequence Analysis, DNA , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid , Species Specificity
8.
Biochem J ; 349(Pt 1): 211-5, 2000 Jul 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10861230

ABSTRACT

(-)-1-Azafagomine [(3R,4R,5R)-4,5-dihydroxy-3-hydroxymethylhexahydropyridazine; inhibitor 1] is a potent glycosidase inhibitor designed to mimic the transition state of a substrate undergoing glycoside cleavage. The inhibition of glycosidases by inhbitor 1 and analogues has been found to be a relatively slow process. This 'slow inhibition' process was investigated in the inhibition of almond beta-glucosidase and yeast isomaltase by inhibitor 1 and analogues. Progress-curve experiments established that the time-dependent inhibition of both enzymes by inhibitor 1 was a consequence of relatively slow dissociation and association of the inhibitor from and to the enzyme, and not a result of slow interchanges between protein conformations. A number of hydrazine-containing analogues of inhibitor 1 also inhibited beta-glucosidase and isomaltase slowly, while the amine isofagomine [(3R,4R,5R)-3,4-dihydroxy-5-hydroxymethylpiperidine; inhibitor 5] only inhibited beta-glucosidase slowly. Inhibitor 1 and related inhibitors were found to leave almond beta-glucosidase with almost identical rate constants, so that the difference in K(i) values depended almost entirely on changes in the binding rate constant, k(on). The same trend was observed for the inhibition of yeast isomaltase by inhibitor 1 and a related inhibitor. The values of the rate constants were obtained at 25 degrees C and at pH 6.8.


Subject(s)
Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Nuts/enzymology , Oligo-1,6-Glucosidase/antagonists & inhibitors , Oligo-1,6-Glucosidase/metabolism , beta-Glucosidase/antagonists & inhibitors , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Kinetics , Models, Chemical , Protein Binding , Protein Conformation , Temperature , Time Factors
9.
Planta Med ; 65(5): 437-9, 1999 Jun.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10418330

ABSTRACT

A methanolic extract of Commelina communis showed potent inhibitory activity against alpha-glucosidase. One pyrrolidine alkaloid, 2,5-dihydroxymethyl-3,4-dihydroxypyrrolidine (DMDP, 1) and four piperidine alkaloids, 1-deoxymannojirimycin (2), 1-deoxynojirimycin (3), alpha-homonojirimycin (4) and 7-O-beta-D-glucopyranosyl alpha-homonojirimycin (5) were isolated by bioassay-directed fractionation and separation. These compounds have been identified for the first time from Commelina communis, supporting the pharmacological basis of this plant that has been used as a traditional herbal medicine for the treatment of diabetes.


Subject(s)
Alkaloids/isolation & purification , Enzyme Inhibitors/isolation & purification , Glycoside Hydrolase Inhibitors , Plants, Medicinal , Alkaloids/chemistry , Alkaloids/pharmacology , Animals , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Nuts/enzymology , Oryza/enzymology , Pancreas/enzymology , Rhizopus/enzymology , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology , Swine
10.
J Allergy Clin Immunol ; 103(3 Pt 1): 507-13, 1999 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10069887

ABSTRACT

BACKGROUND: Latex-fruit cross-sensitization has been fully demonstrated. However, the antigens responsible for this "latex-fruit syndrome" have not been identified. We have recently shown that class I chitinases are relevant chestnut and avocado allergens. OBJECTIVE: We sought to evaluate the in vivo and in vitro reactions of purified chestnut and avocado chitinases in relation to the latex-fruit syndrome. METHODS: From a latex-allergic population, eighteen patients allergic to chestnut, avocado, or both were selected. Skin prick tests (SPTs) were performed with crude chestnut and avocado extracts, chitinase-enriched preparations, and purified class I and II chitinases from both fruits. CAP-inhibition assays with the crude extracts and purified proteins were carried out. Immunodetection with sera from patients with latex-fruit allergy and immunoblot inhibition tests with a latex extract were also performed. Eighteen subjects paired with our patients and 15 patients allergic to latex but not food were used as control groups. RESULTS: The chestnut class I chitinase elicited positive SPT responses in 13 of 18 patients with latex-fruit allergy (72%), and the avocado class I chitinase elicited positive responses in 12 of 18 (67%) similarly allergic patients. By contrast, class II enzymes without a hevein-like domain did not show SPT responses in the same patient group. Each isolated class I chitinase reached inhibition values higher than 85% in CAP inhibition assays against the corresponding food extract in solid phase. Immunodetection of the crude extracts and the purified class I chitinases revealed a single 32-kd band for both chestnut and avocado. Preincubation with a natural latex extract fully inhibited the IgE binding to the crude extracts, as well as to the purified chestnut and avocado class I chitinases. CONCLUSION: Chestnut and avocado class I chitinases with an N-terminal hevein-like domain are major allergens that cross-react with latex. Therefore they are probably the panallergens responsible for the latex-fruit syndrome.


Subject(s)
Allergens/adverse effects , Antimicrobial Cationic Peptides , Chitinases/adverse effects , Food Hypersensitivity/immunology , Latex Hypersensitivity/immunology , Lauraceae/immunology , Nuts/immunology , Plant Proteins/adverse effects , Adolescent , Adult , Allergens/chemistry , Allergens/immunology , Antibody Specificity , Antigens, Plant , Chitinases/chemistry , Chitinases/classification , Chitinases/immunology , Cross Reactions , Female , Humans , Immunoglobulin E/blood , Immunoglobulin E/immunology , Latex/chemistry , Lauraceae/enzymology , Lectins/chemistry , Male , Middle Aged , Nuts/enzymology , Plant Lectins , Plant Proteins/chemistry , Plant Proteins/classification , Plant Proteins/immunology , Prospective Studies , Protein Structure, Tertiary , Skin Tests , Structure-Activity Relationship
11.
J Biotechnol ; 75(2-3): 117-26, 1999 Oct 08.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10617336

ABSTRACT

Two new esterases (JEA and JEB) and a lipase (JL) were extracted from the seeds of Jatropha curas L. Lipase activity was only found during germination of the seeds and increased to a maximum after 4 days of germination. All enzymes were found to be most active in the alkaline range at around pH 8 and the purified (fractionated precipitation with ethanol and gel filtration) esterases were very stable at high temperatures. The molecular weight (SDS-PAGE) of both esterases was determined to be 21.6-23.5 kDa (JEA) and 30.2 kDa (JEB) and the isoelectric point was 5.7-6.1 for esterase JEA and 9.0 for esterase JEB. Most ions caused a negative influence on the activity of both esterases. Using p-nitrophenyl butyrate as a substrate JEA showed a K(m) of 0.02 mM and a v(max) of 0.26 micromol mg(-1) min(-1). Under the same conditions JEB showed a K(m) of 0.07 mM and a v(max) of 0.24 micromol mg(-1) min(-1). Both esterases hydrolyzed tributyrin, nitrophenyl esters up to a chain length of =C4 and naphtylesters up to a chain length =C6. In transesterification reactions, JL was found to be most active at very low water activities (0.2) and in high water activities, the lipase hydrolysed triglycerides into conversions above 80%. The lipase hydrolysed both short chain and long chain triglycerides at about the same rate but was inactive on alpha-methylbenzyl acetate. JL is a potentially useful biocatalyst in the hydrolysis of triglycerides in organic solvents.


Subject(s)
Esterases/isolation & purification , Lipase/isolation & purification , Nuts/enzymology , Seeds/enzymology , Esterases/chemistry , Esterases/drug effects , Esterases/metabolism , Half-Life , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Lipase/metabolism , Metals/pharmacology , Substrate Specificity , Temperature
12.
Adv Exp Med Biol ; 467: 637-44, 1999.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10721112

ABSTRACT

Serotonin (5-HT) accumulation in walnut cotyledons is seen as a detoxification mechanism protecting the sensitive plant tissues of seeds from highly toxic ammonia concentrations following seed desiccation. Different metabolic pathways and cell compartments are involved in biosynthesis and storage of 5-HT. Ammonia fixation and incorporation into the indole moiety of tryptophan is followed by 5-HT biosynthesis via tryptamine in a two-step pathway with the adaptive tryptophan decarboxylase and the constitutive tryptamine 5-hydroxylase. Evidence is provided that tryptamine 5-hydroxylase is a member of the cytochrome P450 family which is involved in lipid hydroxylation processes in the very early period of seed development.


Subject(s)
Aromatic-L-Amino-Acid Decarboxylases/metabolism , Cytochrome P-450 Enzyme System/metabolism , Mixed Function Oxygenases/metabolism , Nuts/enzymology , Serotonin/biosynthesis , Ammonia/metabolism , Cotyledon/enzymology , Light , Microsomes/enzymology , Seeds/enzymology , Substrate Specificity , Tryptamines/metabolism , Tryptophan/metabolism
13.
Eur J Biochem ; 252(1): 118-23, 1998 Feb 15.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9523720

ABSTRACT

Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl)asparagine amidase A (PNGase A) was purified from almonds (Prunus amygdalus var. dulcis). Contrary to previous results in the literature, the enzyme appeared to be a heterodimer with subunits of 55 and 27 kDa when analysed by SDS/PAGE and two-dimensional electrophoresis. Peaks corresponding to molecular masses of 54.2, 21.2 and 75.5 kDa were observed with matrix-assisted laser-desorption/ionization mass spectrometry. The N-terminal sequences of the larger and the smaller chain were determined to be LASGYHSWAD and EPTPLHDFPP, respectively. Both polypeptides reacted with concanavalin A, indicating their glycoprotein nature. Upon digestion of PNGase with pepsin, the N-linked oligosaccharides were released with active PNGase and analysed as their 2-aminopyridine derivatives by two-dimensional HPLC and by matrix-assisted laser-desorption mass spectrometry. The most abundant N-glycan of the four species found exhibited the well known vacuole type structure, i.e. the pentasaccharide core with xylose and alpha1,3-linked fucose. The other structures either had an additional mannose residue and/or lacked the fucose. PNGase A was largely but not absolutely resistant to self-deglycosylation. However, only at an extremely high enzyme/substrate ratio, N-glycans released from PNGase A itself caused a detectable contamination of a PNGase digest of a glycopeptide.


Subject(s)
Amidohydrolases/chemistry , Nuts/enzymology , Polysaccharides/chemistry , Carbohydrate Conformation , Carbohydrate Sequence , Dimerization , Glycoproteins/chemistry , Glycosylation , Molecular Conformation , Molecular Sequence Data , Oligosaccharides/analysis , Pepsin A/metabolism , Peptide Fragments/analysis , Peptide-N4-(N-acetyl-beta-glucosaminyl) Asparagine Amidase , Plant Proteins/chemistry
14.
Biotechnol Bioeng ; 60(2): 190-6, 1998 Oct 20.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10099420

ABSTRACT

The results of an initial study of enzymatic catalysis in metastable supersaturated solutions of carbohydrates are presented. It has been shown that such solutions, formed in the presence of small amounts of water and alcohol as plasticizers, are sufficiently stable under ambient conditions to enable enzymatic transformations of substrates. A partial phase diagram for a system consisting of glucose, water, and (poly)ethylene glycol was constructed to identify the regions which are most suitable for biotransformations. It was confirmed that the glass transition in this system occurred below the reaction temperature at any given composition of the constituent components. Several glycosidases were found to be catalytically active in this medium and the activity of beta-glucosidase from almond was determined at several compositions of the reaction mixture and related to the corresponding regions of the phase diagram. The synthetic utility of the system was illustrated by glucosylation of several alpha,omega-alkyldiols, short-chain polyethylene glycols, and hydroxyalkyl and glyceryl monoacrylates.


Subject(s)
Glucosidases/chemical synthesis , Glycoside Hydrolases/metabolism , Alcohols/metabolism , Aspergillus oryzae/enzymology , Biotransformation , Calorimetry, Differential Scanning , Fabaceae/enzymology , Glycoside Hydrolases/chemistry , Kinetics , Mannosidases/metabolism , Nuts/enzymology , Plants, Medicinal , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology , Solutions , Substrate Specificity , alpha-Mannosidase , beta-Fructofuranosidase , beta-Galactosidase/metabolism , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism
15.
Biotechnol Bioeng ; 60(3): 385-90, 1998 Nov 05.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-10099443

ABSTRACT

A novel approach to enzymatic biotransformations in aqueous-organic two-phase systems was developed where the aqueous phase was contained within permeable polymeric capsules suspended in organic solvent. Microencapsulated beta-glucosidase, used as a model enzyme, was shown to retain its catalytic activity for a considerable time and was repeatedly used in batch experiments after recharging the microcapsules with solid glucose. The reaction conditions for the synthesis of hexyl beta-[D]-glucopyranoside were optimized with regard to the polymer composition of the microcapsules, pH, and the volume ratio of aqueous to organic phases. The potential for further improvement in the efficiency of the system was demonstrated by designing a bioreactor which incorporated units for product recovery and recycling of the organic solvent. Other advantages of the proposed methodology include facile control over the size and composition of the microcapsules, and mild reaction conditions during their preparation.


Subject(s)
Glucosides/chemical synthesis , beta-Glucosidase , Alkylation , Bioreactors , Biotransformation , Capsules , Equipment Design , Indicators and Reagents , Kinetics , Nuts/enzymology , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism
16.
J Biol Chem ; 272(40): 24864-7, 1997 Oct 03.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9312086

ABSTRACT

Sweet almond beta-glucosidase is a well studied glycosidase, having been subjected to numerous kinetic analyses and inhibition studies. However, it is not known to which glycosidase family it belongs, nor is the identity of the active site nucleophile known with certainty. It can be inactivated using the specific, mechanism-based enzyme inactivator 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-beta-D-glucopyranosyl fluoride, which functions by forming a stable 2-deoxy-2-fluoro-alpha-D-glucopyranosyl-enzyme intermediate. The glycosylated peptide present in a peptic digest of this trapped glycosyl-enzyme intermediate was identified by use of neutral loss scans on an electrospray ionization triple quadrupole mass spectrometer. Comparative liquid chromatographic/mass spectrometric analysis of peptic digests of labeled and unlabeled enzyme samples confirmed the unique presence of this peptide of m/z = 1041 in the labeled sample. The sequence of this peptide was determined to be Ile-Thr-Glu-Gln-Gly-Val-Asp-Glu by further tandem mass spectrometric analysis in the daughter ion scan mode in conjunction with Edman degradation of the purified peptide. The identity of the labeled side chain was determined by further tandem mass spectrometric analysis in the daughter ion scan mode of a partially purified sample of the labeled peptide subjected to methyl esterification, the fragmentation pattern being consistent only with the first Glu in the sequence being labeled. The sequence around this residue is identical to that surrounding the catalytic nucleophile in many members of glycosidase Family 1, confirming the assignment of this enzyme to that family. The residue labeled is, however, different from that (Asp) identified previously in the enzyme from bitter almonds by use of conduritol epoxide affinity labels, although apparently close in the primary sequence.


Subject(s)
Nuts/enzymology , beta-Glucosidase/chemistry , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism , Amino Acid Sequence , Binding Sites , Deoxyglucose/analogs & derivatives , Deoxyglucose/pharmacology , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Kinetics , Mass Spectrometry , beta-Glucosidase/classification
17.
Plant Cell Physiol ; 38(3): 304-11, 1997 Mar.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9150603

ABSTRACT

Stylar proteins of 13 almond (Prunus dulcis) cultivars with known S-genotypes were surveyed by IEF and 2D-PAGE combined with immunoblot and N-terminal amino acid sequence analyses to identify S-RNases associated with gametophytic self-incompatibility (SI) in this plant species. RNase activities corresponding to Sa and Sb, two of the four S-alleles tested, were identified by IEF and RNase activity staining. The Sa-RNase band reacted with the anti-S4-serum prepared from Japanese pear (Pyrus serotina); no reaction with the antiserum was observed with the Sb-RNase band. When the Sa-RNase band was excised from an IEF gel stained for RNase activity, subjected to SDS-PAGE, and detected by immunoblotting, it appeared that this band consisted of a single protein that reacted with the anti-S4-serum with M(r) of about 28 kDa. With 2D-PAGE and silver staining of the stylar extracts, all four S-proteins could be successfully distinguished from each other in the highly basic zone of the gel. Although Sb-, Sc-, and Sd-proteins had roughly the same M(r) of about 30 kDa, the Sc-protein seemed to be slightly smaller than the Sb-protein and slightly larger than the Sd-protein. In 2D-PAGE profiles as well, the Sa-protein had M(r) of about 28 kDa, apparently smaller than the other three proteins. A bud sport, in which one of the two S-alleles of the original cultivar is impaired, was visualized as a loss of Sc-protein, which is consistent with the previous pollination study. All four S-proteins reacted with the anti-S4-serum, probably because of the differing conformations of these S-proteins in the IEF and 2D-PAGE gels. The Sa-protein in 2D-PAGE appeared to be identical to Sa-RNase in IEF; both had the same M(r) and were reactive with the anti-S4-serum. N-terminal amino acid sequence analysis of the four S-proteins revealed that they were highly homologous to each other and similar to the S-RNases of Malus, Pyrus, Scrophulariaceae, and Solanaceae. Taken together, RNases in the style are strongly suggested to be associated with the gametophytic SI of almond. This is the first report identifying and characterizing S-RNase in almond.


Subject(s)
Nuts/genetics , Plant Proteins/analysis , Ribonucleases/analysis , Amino Acid Sequence , Genotype , Glycoproteins/analysis , Isoelectric Focusing , Molecular Sequence Data , Nuts/enzymology , Peptide Fragments , Plant Proteins/chemistry , Ribonucleases/chemistry , Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
18.
Electrophoresis ; 18(11): 2050-4, 1997 Oct.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-9420168

ABSTRACT

Almonds are a rich source of mandelonitrile lyase (oxynitrilase) and beta-glucosidase. The isolation of these two enzymes from sweet almonds requires fractional ammonium sulfate precipitation followed by ion-exchange chromatography on diethylaminoethyl-(DEAE) and carboxymethylcellulose (CMC) columns. In the present investigation different electrophoretic techniques such as sodium dodecyl sulfate-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis (SDS-PAGE), isoelectric focusing in immobilized pH gradients (IEF-IPG), and capillary electrophoresis were used to characterize these two enzymes. For the first time, beta-glucosidase and oxynitrilase were separated in an immobilized pH gradient of one pH unit. Capillary zone electrophoresis (CZE) was an excellent tool for analysis of the purity of enzyme preparations, achieving complete separation of various protein constituents in only 15 min. CZE showed a resolving capacity for the separation of enzyme forms comparable to that of isoelectric focusing in an immobilized pH gradient.


Subject(s)
Aldehyde-Lyases/isolation & purification , Electrophoresis/methods , Nuts/enzymology , beta-Glucosidase/isolation & purification , Ammonium Sulfate , Chromatography, Ion Exchange , Electrophoresis, Capillary , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Fractional Precipitation , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Isoelectric Focusing
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Biochim Biophys Acta ; 1294(2): 195-203, 1996 May 23.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8645739

ABSTRACT

A comparative study of temperature and pressure effects were carried out by using two homologous enzymes exhibiting different thermostability and oligomery: almond beta-glucosidase and Sulfolobus solfataricus beta-glucosidase. Both the activity and stability were studied using an in-house built bioreactor allowing injection, stirring, sampling and on-line spectrophometric monitoring with retention of pressure up to 2.5 kbar and temperature control possible up to 150 degrees C. Almond beta-glucosidase, the most pressure sensitive enzyme of the two was continuously affected by pressure up to 1.5 kbar. Activation volume changes revealed that the inactivation of almond beta-glucosidase was due to both catalytic step inactivation and enzyme-substrate binding inactivation. Structural modifications generated by pressure, related to a loss of activity did not affect the global conformation of almond beta-glucosidase, after depressurization. In contrast, Sulfolobus solfataricus beta-glucosidase was a highly barostable enzyme. It maintained a half-life of 91 h at 60 degrees C and 2.5 kbar. Moreover, this enzyme appeared to be activated by pressure between atmospheric pressure and 2.5 kbar with a maximal activity at 1.25 kbar. However, this enzyme still displayed the best catalytic efficiency at atmospheric pressure because of a Km value drastically increased by pressure. Activation volume changes indicated that the hydrolysis reaction catalysed by Sulfolobus solfataricus beta-glucosidase, was alternatively favoured and disfavoured by pressure due to the catalytic step activation or inactivation associated with the enzyme-substrate binding step being continuously inactivated by pressure.


Subject(s)
beta-Glucosidase/chemistry , beta-Glucosidase/metabolism , Copper , Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel , Enzyme Stability , Hot Temperature , Kinetics , Macromolecular Substances , Nuts/enzymology , Pressure , Sulfolobus/enzymology , Thermodynamics , Time Factors
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Bioorg Med Chem ; 4(2): 275-81, 1996 Feb.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-8814885

ABSTRACT

In connection with structural modification of the trehalase inhibitor trehazolin (1), as a new-type of glycohydrolase inhibitor, some glycosylamino-oxazolines were designed and synthesized. Among three oxazolines beta-galacto (3), beta-gluco (5) and alpha-manno-types (6) obtained in stable form, the latter 6 has been shown to possess a moderate inhibitory activity against alpha-mannosidase.


Subject(s)
Enzyme Inhibitors/chemical synthesis , Glucosidases/antagonists & inhibitors , Oxazoles/chemical synthesis , Animals , Drug Design , Enzyme Inhibitors/chemistry , Enzyme Inhibitors/metabolism , Enzyme Inhibitors/pharmacology , Escherichia coli/enzymology , Fabaceae/enzymology , Glycosides/chemistry , Glycosides/pharmacology , Hydrogen-Ion Concentration , Lethal Dose 50 , Liver/enzymology , Nuts/enzymology , Oxazoles/chemistry , Oxazoles/metabolism , Oxazoles/pharmacology , Plants, Medicinal , Saccharomyces cerevisiae/enzymology , Structure-Activity Relationship
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