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Purification and Characterization of α-Galactosidase from Bifidibacterium longum

CHEN Jun-liang, TIAN Fen, HUO Gui-cheng, ZHANG Hui-yun   

  1. 1. College of Food and Bioengineering, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang 471003, China;
    2. Key Laboratory of Dairy Science, Ministry of Education, Northeast Agricultural University, Harbin 150030, China;
    3. Research Institute of Hangzhou Wahaha Group Company Limited, Hangzhou 310018, China
  • Online:2014-04-15 Published:2014-04-18

Abstract:

An α-galactosidase from Bifidibacterium longum KLDS2.0509 was purified by ammonium sulfate precipitationand Sephadex G-100 filtration chromatography, and its enzymatic properties were characterized. The molecular weightof the purified enzyme was approximately 45 kD as determined by SDS-PAGE. The optimal pH and temperature of theenzyme were pH 5.0 and 42 ℃, respectively. The α-galactosidase activity was not significantly influenced by most of theinvestigated metal ions, but slightly inhibited by Fe2+, Mn2+, Ag+ and Cu2+, and completely inhibited by Hg2+. This enzymewas able to degrade natural substrates such as melibiose, raffinose and stachyose, but could not degrade galactose-containingpolysaccharides.

Key words: Bifidibacterium longum, α-galactosidase, purification, enzymatic properties