Purification and properties of alpha-galactosidases from Vicia faba seeds.

ABSTRACT: Two forms of alpha-galactosidase, I and II, exist in Vicia faba seeds and these have been purified 3660- and 337-fold respectively. They behaved as homogeneous preparations when examined by ultracentrifugation, disc electrophoresis and gel filtration. The apparent molecular weights of enzymes I and II, as determined by gel filtration, were 209000 and 38000 respectively. The carbohydrate contents of enzymes I and II were 25% and 2.8% respectively, and the enzymes differed in their aromatic amino acid compositions. Enzyme I was split into six inactive subunits in the presence of 6m-urea. alpha-Galactosidases I and II showed different pH optima and K(m) and V(max.) values with p-nitrophenyl alpha-d-galactoside and raffinose as substrates, and also differed in their thermal stabilities.

SUBMITTER: Dey PM 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC1184603 | biostudies-other | 1969 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other