Abstract
Periodate-oxidized soluble starch increased pH stability of Aspergillus awamori a-glucosidase. After incubation for two hours, the enzyme in the absence of oxidized soluble starch was stable in the range of pH 3-7 at 40℃, pH 3-6 at 50℃ and the enzyme in the presence of oxidized soluble starch was stable in the range of pH 3-9 at 40℃, pH 3-8 at 50℃. At 60℃, the enzyme was stable in pH 3-6 regardless of the presence or absence of IO₄-oxidized soluble starch, but when IO₄-oxidized soluble starch existed in pH 5-6, remained activity of the enzyme increased 20% more than when it didn't exist. The enzyme modified with IO₄-oxidized soluble starch remained 70% of activity in pH 9, but native enzyme didn't remain, showing the increase of stability due to modification. In thermal stability, modified enzyme remained 12% at 50℃ and 7% at 80℃. But native enzyme remained 8% at 50℃ and didn't remain at more than 70℃. The result of HPLC analysis revealed the subunit of the enzyme at under pH 2 or over pH 9 was separated or the enzyme was denatured and conjugated. Protein structure of native enzyme was denatured by acidic and basic pH but was stable in the presence of IO₄-oxidized soluble starch.
과요오드산-산화가용성전분은 Aspergillus awamori a-glucosidase의 pH 안정성을 증가시켰다. 40℃에서 두시간 항온시킨 결과, 과요오드산-산화가용성전분이 존재하지 않을 때의 효소는 pH 3∼7, 존재할 때의 효소는 pH 3∼9, 50℃에서 과요오드산-산화가용성전분이 존재하지 않을 때의 효소는 pH 3∼6, 존재할 때의 효소는 pH 3∼8 범위에서 안정하였다. 60℃에서는 과요오드산-산화가용성전분의 존재여부에 관계없이 효소는 pH 3∼6 범위에서 안정하였으나 pH 5와 6에서 과요오드산-산화가용성전분이 존재하면 효소의 잔존활성은 존재하지 않을 때보다 20% 더 높았다. 과요오드산으로 변형한 효소는 pH 9에서 활성이 70% 남았으나 변형하지 않은 효소는 남지 않아서 변형으로 안정성이 증가된 것으로 나타났다. 변형효소는 50℃에서 12%, 80℃에서 7%의 활성이 남았으나 변형시키지 않은 효소는 50℃에서 8%가 남고, 70℃이상에서는 남지 않았다. HPLC 분석 결과 pH 2 이하 및 9 이상에서는 효소의 서브유니트가 분리되고, 변성 중합되었다. 변형하지 않은 효소는 산성과 알칼리성 pH에서 변성되어 단백질의 구조가 무너졌지만 과요오드산-산화가용성전분이 존재하면 변성되지 않았다.