Isolation, purification and characterization of enzyme(s) responsible for .conversion of sterigmatocystin to aflatoxin B1
- 31 January 1988
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Zeitschrift für Lebensmittel-Untersuchung und Forschung
- Vol. 186 (2) , 118-124
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01042704
Abstract
Zellfreie Extrakte vonAspergillus flavus ATCC 5517/A 228 waxen aktiv bei der Umwandlung von Sterigmatocystin in Aflatoxin B1. Der Extrakt wurde mit Ultrogel ACA-54 gereinigt und ergab 10 Proteinpeaks, von denen Peak VI aktiv bei der Sterigmatocystin-Umwandlung war. Dieses Protein ergab eine Bande bei der PAG-Elektrophorese; zusätzlich wurde dieses auf der DEAE-Sephadex A-50-Säule gereinigt und dabei 2 Proteinpeaks festgestellt. Nur einer dieser Gipfel zeigte enzymatische Aktivitat und ergab eine Bande bei der PAG- und SDS-Elektrophorese. Optimal für die enzymatische Aktivität waren 28 °C und ein pH-Wert von 8. Die maximale Umwandlung wurde mit 0,6 mg Enzymprotein auf 48 × 10−8 mol Sterigmatocystin gefunden. Zn2+, Co2+ und Mn2+ beschleunigten die Umwandlung, während EDTA, PHMB und PMSF die enzymatische Aktivität in Abhängigkeit von der angewandten Menge hemmten. Die Aminosäure-Analyse zeigte, daß das Enzym 22 Aminosäuren enthält, von denen drei unbekannt waren. Das Enzym hatte ein Molekulargewicht von 64 000 dalton bei der Gelfiltration bzw. 70 000 dalton bei der SDS-PAGE. The cell-free extract prepared fromAspergillus flavus ATCC 5517/A 228 showed activity in converting sterigmatocystin to aflatoxin B1. The extract was purified on Ultrogel AcA-54 and resulted in ten protein peaks, one of which (peak VI) showed activity in sterigmatocystin conversion. The protein in this peak gave one protein band using polyacrylamide gel (PAG)-disc electrophoresis. For further purification, protein(s) in peak VI were applied on DEAE-Sephadex A-50 and two protein peaks were detected. Only one peak showed enzyme activity which showed homogeneity as one band on PAGE and sodium dodecyl sulphate (SDS)-PAGE. The optimum temperature for the enzyme activity was 28 °C and the optimum pH was 8. The maximum conversion resulted from the action of 0.6 mg enzyme protein on 48 × 10−8 mol Sterigmatocystin. Zn2+, Co2+ and Mn2+ enhanced the enzyme acitivity, while ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid, parahydroxymercuric benzoate and phenylmethylsulphonic fluoride inhibited the enzyme activity in a dose-dependent manner. Amino-acid analysis showed the presence of 22 amino acids, three of which are unknown. The enzyme has a molecular weight of 64,000 daltons (by gel filtration) and 70,000 daltons (by SDS-PAGE).Keywords
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