title: Coexistence of two kinds of 6-phospho-beta-galactosidase in the cytosol of Lactobacillus gasseri JCM1031--purification and characterization of 6-phospho-beta-galactosidase II.
abstract: Lactobacillus (L.) gasseri JCM1031 has 2 kinds of 6-phospho-beta-galactosidase (P-beta-gal) in the cytosol. P-beta-gal I was already isolated and characterized for our previous paper [Biosci. Biotech. Biochem., 60, 139-141 (1996)]. Another, P-beta-gal II, was purified to homogeneity through several liquid chromatographic steps for this paper. The molecular mass of the purified enzyme was estimated to be 58 kDa by SDS-PAGE. The Km and V(max) for ONPGal-6P were 0.76 mM and 86.0 mumol/min/mg, respectively. Reducing reagents and Fe2+ ion activated the enzyme, but PCMB, Zn2+, and Hg2+ ions, and alkylation reagents strongly inhibited it. Twenty-five residues of the N-terminal amino acid sequence of the enzyme were identified. P-beta-gal II was different from P-beta-gal I in several characteristics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Applied Bio-Sciences, Faculty of Agriculture, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Suzuki
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Saito
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Itoh
mesh_terms: D000595:Amino Acid Sequence; D003600:Cytosol / Q000201:enzymology*; D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D007778:Lactobacillus / Q000201:enzymology* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D001616:beta-Galactosidase / Q000737:chemistry / Q000302:isolation & purification*
chemical_list: D006026:Glycoside Hydrolases; D001616:beta-Galactosidase; C022361:6-phospho-beta-galactosidase