Mycobiology.  2012 Sep;40(3):173-180.

Biochemical Characterization of an Extracellular beta-Glucosidase from the Fungus, Penicillium italicum, Isolated from Rotten Citrus Peel

Affiliations
  • 1Green Materials Technology Center, Chungcheong Regional Division, Korea Institute of Industrial Technology (KITECH), Cheonan 331-825, Korea. jjyoon@kitech.re.kr
  • 2Division of Environmental Science and Ecological Engineering, College of Life Sciences and Biotechnology, Korea University, Seoul 136-701, Korea.

Abstract

A beta-glucosidase from Penicillium italicum was purified with a specific activity of 61.8 U/mg, using a chromatography system. The native form of the enzyme was an 88.5-kDa tetramer with a molecular mass of 354 kDa. Optimum activity was observed at pH 4.5 and 60degrees C, and the half-lives were 1,737, 330, 34, and 1 hr at 50, 55, 60, and 65degrees C, respectively. Its activity was inhibited by 47% by 5 mM Ni2+. The enzyme exhibited hydrolytic activity for p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucopyranoside (pNP-Glu), p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-cellobioside, p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-xyloside, and cellobiose, however, no activity was observed for p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-lactopyranoside, p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-galactopyranoside, carboxymetyl cellulose, xylan, and cellulose, indicating that the enzyme was a beta-glucosidase. The kcat/Km (s-1 mM-1) values for pNP-Glu and cellobiose were 15,770.4 mM and 6,361.4 mM, respectively. These values were the highest reported for beta-glucosidases. Non-competitive inhibition of the enzyme by both glucose (Ki = 8.9 mM) and glucono-delta-lactone (Ki = 11.3 mM) was observed when pNP-Glu was used as the substrate. This is the first report of non-competitive inhibition of beta-glucosidase by glucose and glucono-delta-lactone.

Keyword

beta-Glucosidase; Cellulolytic fungi; Characterization; Identification; Purification

MeSH Terms

beta-Glucosidase
Cellobiose
Cellulases
Cellulose
Chromatography
Citrus
Fungi
Glucose
Glucosides
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Penicillium
Cellobiose
Cellulases
Cellulose
Glucose
Glucosides
beta-Glucosidase
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