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  • Title: Purification and some properties of a trehalase from a green alga, Lobosphaera sp.
    Author: Nakano H, Moriwaki M, Washino T, Kino T, Yoshizumi H, Kitahata S.
    Journal: Biosci Biotechnol Biochem; 1994 Aug; 58(8):1430-4. PubMed ID: 7765274.
    Abstract:
    An unicellular green alga identified as Lobosphaera sp. by morphological observations was selected as a source of trehalase. The alga grew well heterotrophically and produced intracellular trehalase using Polypepton, yeast extract, and glycerol as nutrients. The enzyme was highly purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, column chromatography on DEAE-Toyopearl, Sepharose CL-4B, and SP-Toyopearl. The molecular mass was estimated to be 400 kDa by gel filtration. SDS-PAGE indicated that the enzyme consisted of two subunits with a molecular mass range of 180-220 kDa and it contained carbohydrates. The enzyme was most active at pH 5.5 and at 65 degrees C and stable between pH 4-9 and below 65 degrees C. Fe3+ inactivated the enzyme. Sucrose was a competitive inhibitor with a Ki of 7.5 mM. The enzyme specifically hydrolyzed trehalase with a Km of 0.6 mM.
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