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Query: EC:3.2.1.21 (beta-glucosidase)
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Two beta-glucosidases (I and II) were isolated from Schizophyllum commune, and their physical and chemical properties studied. The two enzymes have very similar sequences, as shown by HPLC analysis of tryptic digests and partial amino acid sequencing. As judged by their circular dichroism spectra, they have almost identical secondary structure. The estimates for alpha-helix, beta-sheet, and other structures were 21%, 40% and 39%, respectively, for beta-glucosidase I and 27%, 32% and 41% for beta-glucosidase II. Their near-ultraviolet spectra were identical. beta-Glucosidase I was more highly glycosylated than beta-glucosidase II, having 2 mol N-acetylglucosamine/mol enzyme 36, mol mannose/mol enzyme and 1.2 mol glucose/mol enzyme vs 1.2, 17 and 3 mol/mol, respectively, in beta-glucosidase II. The native glycosylated form of beta-glucosidase I had a molecular mass of 102 kDa, and that of beta-glucosidase II, 96 kDa. As estimated from sensitivity to N-glycanase, beta-glucosidase II sugars were mainly asparagine linked, but much of the sugar in beta-glucosidase I was not removed by this treatment and was apparently serine or threonine linked. Kinetic analysis showed that both forms had similar Km values (0.3-2.1 mM) for oligosaccharides of 2-6 residues, but the kcat values of beta-glucosidase II were lower by 30-75% than those of beta-glucosidase I. The substrate dependence of kcat/Km indicated that both enzymes had binding sites for three glucose residues. The pH optimum of beta-glucosidase I was higher than that of beta-glucosidase II (5.8 vs 5.1). Both had similar specificities for several (R)-beta-D-glucosides tested. Both enzymes were competitively inhibited by their glucose product, but beta-glucosidase II was consistently less inhibited than beta-glucosidase I. Cellobiase activity was much more markedly inhibited than the activity with higher oligosaccharides, and the result of this, plus the lower hydrolytic rate with cellobiose, resulted in an accumulation of cellobiose as higher oligosaccharides were digested. Glucono-delta-lactone inhibited both enzymes and the hydrolysis of all oligosaccharide substrates similarly (Ki = 4 microM). We conclude that the catalytic site is identical in both enzymes, but subtle structural differences are reflected in a differential activity on the higher oligosaccharides and in the differential effects of the glucose product as an inhibitor. Furthermore, ethanol had a stimulatory effect on beta-glucosidase I but inhibited beta-glucosidase II, which presumably reflects differential effects of ethanol on the conformations of the two species.
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PMID:Kinetics and specificities of two closely related beta-glucosidases secreted by Schizophyllum commune. 211 5

The nucleotide sequence of the DNA fragment containing the beta-glucosidase gene of Candida pelliculosa was determined. Analysis of the sequence revealed three open reading frames which could encode 65,825, and 412 amino acid residues. The presence of the second frame was found to be sufficient for the expression of the beta-glucosidase gene in a heterologous host Saccharomyces cerevisiae. Putative protein encoded by this gene had hydrophobic amino acids, resembling a signal peptide, at its N-terminal region and 19 potential glycosylation sites. Codon usage of Candida genes had the similar pattern shown in S.cerevisiae. Codon bias of the beta-glucosidase gene of Candida was relatively low, compared with that of the highly expressed genes of S. cerevisiae.
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PMID:Nucleotide sequence of Candida pelliculosa beta-glucosidase gene. 299 25

The glycopeptidase preparation that has been isolated from almond emulsin and acts on beta-aspartylglycosylamine linkages in glycopeptides was separated into three active fractions by DEAE-cellulose column chromatography. The three discrete species of glycopeptidase (Groups A, B and C) have been purified 30-, 136-, and 99-fold, respectively. The optimum pH value of Group A was 6.0 and those of Groups B and C, 5.0. Isoelectric points of Groups A, B and C were pH 7.7, 8.6 and 8.7, respectively. All three glycopeptidases hydrolyzed quantitatively glycopeptides with 3-11 amino acid residues prepared from stem bromelain, ovalbumin and ovotransferrin. Group C preferred glycopeptides with shorter peptide chains, whereas Groups A and B preferred those with longer chains. Glycopeptidase Group A also hydrolyzed intact glycoproteins such as stem bromelain, ovalbumin, Taka-amylase A and desialylated human transferrin.
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PMID:Almond glycopeptidase acting on aspartylglycosylamine linkages. Multiplicity and substrate specificity. 721 57

We have developed an assay system for endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase and glycoamidase (PNGase), using Eu(3+)-labeled Man(9)GlcNAc(2) glycopeptides as substrates in combination with lectin capture. Two glycopeptides of different peptide lengths, derived from soybean agglutinin, were labeled with Eu(3+) via a diethylenetriaminepentaacetate (DTPA) chelating linker and served as substrates for two types of enzymes: one with (Man(9)GlcNAc(2))Asn for endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidase and the other with Ala-Ser-Phe-(Man(9)GlcNAc(2))Asn-Phe-Thr for glycoamidase activities. Following enzymatic hydrolysis, concanavalin A, immobilized or soluble, was added to the mixture to bind unreacted substrate and unlabeled hydrolysis product. The labeled peptide product could then be separated from the lectin-bound complexes by filtration for quantification by dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay. Activities as low as 2 fmol min(-1) could be rapidly quantified for both types of enzymes, and enzymological parameters could be determined within minutes. Applicability of the assay was tested for identification of a glycoamidase activity peak in the fractionation of sweet almond emulsin, a classic example. This assay offers sensitivity, ease of use, and high throughput. In addition, it is versatile and should be applicable to other glycobiology enzyme systems.
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PMID:Assay of glycoamidases and endo-beta-N-acetylglucosaminidases by lectin capture and dissociation-enhanced lanthanide fluorescence immunoassay. 1066 Apr 65