Purification and Some Properties of a Neutral α-Glucosidase from Pig Serum

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Abstract
A neutral α-glucosidase was purified from pig serum by precipitation with ammonium sulfate, chromatographies on DEAE-cellulose and -Sephadex A–50, and gel filtration on Bio-Gel P–300 and Sephadex G–200. The purified enzyme was homogeneous in ultracentrifugal and disc electrophoretic analysis. The sedimentation coefficient (s20,w) was calculated to be 10.7 S, and the isoelectric point, 4.0. The molecular weight was estimated to be approximately 2.7 × 105 by thin-layer gel filtration and SDS-disc electrophoresis. The enzyme exhibited also glucoamylase activity. The optimal pH was found to be in the pH range of 6.0 to 7.0 for maltose and soluble starch. The ratio of velocity of hydrolysis for maltose (Km, 0.72 mg/ml), soluble starch (Km, 9.8 mg/ml) and shellfish glycogen (Km, 55.6 mg/ml) was calculated to be 100: 110: 5.15 in this order.