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  • Title: Purification and properties of an L-asparaginase from Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum MB-10.
    Author: Raha SK, Roy SK, Dey SK, Chakrabarty SL.
    Journal: Biochem Int; 1990 Sep; 21(6):987-1000. PubMed ID: 2080924.
    Abstract:
    An L-asparaginase producing mesophilic fungus Cylindrocarpon obtusisporum MB-10 was isolated from soil. The constitutive intracellular L-asparaginase from the organism was purified. The enzyme after 65-fold purification with an overall yield of 11% and specific activity of 100 unit.mg-1 seemed to be homogeneous in native, SDS-PAGE and thin layer isoelectric focusing gel. The apparent Mr of the enzyme was 216,000, and it constituted four identical subunits. The pI of the enzyme was 5.5. It was a conjugate protein with 37.3% (w/w) carbohydrate. The enzyme was stable to storage at -20 degrees C and to repeated freezing and thawing. The L-asparaginase from the organism was very much specific for L-asparagine and did not hydrolyze D-asparagine and L-glutamine. The pH and temperature optima for the enzyme activity were 7.4 and 37 degrees C, respectively. The Km of the L-asparaginase was found to be 1 x 10(-3)M. Metal ions, such as Zn2+, Fe2+, Cu2+, Hg2+ and Ni2+ potentially inhibited the enzyme activity, while metal chelators like EDTA, CN-, cysteine, etc., enhanced the activity indicating that the enzyme was not a metalloprotein. Its activity was also enhanced in the presence of reduced glutathione but not with dithiothreitol and 2-mercaptoethanol. Differential inhibition of the enzyme activity was observed with iodoacetamide and p-chloromercuribenzoate, thus indicating possible involvement of free-SH group in the enzyme catalysis.
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