Purification and properties of the β‐fructofuranosidase from Kluyveromyces fragilis

22 August 1983

journal article
Published by Wiley in FEBS Letters

Vol. 160 (1-2) , 16-20
https://doi.org/10.1016/0014-5793(83)80927-2

Abstract

The β-fructofuranosidase from Kluyveromyces fragilis was purified to one band on electrophoresis by 3 different methods. Two of the preparations were found to be impure by isoelectric focusing. This demonstrates the need for more than one criteria of homogeneity when purifying this enzyme. The enzyme was found to be a glycoprotein, stable at 50°C, with a pH optimum of 4.5. The cations Hg²⁺, Ag⁺, Cu²⁺ and Cd²⁺ exhibited a marked inhibition of the enzyme. Competitive inhibition was observed with the fructose analog 2,5-anhydro-D-mannitol suggesting that the enzyme is inhibited by the furanose form of fructose.

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