title: Subsite structure of the beta-glucosidase from Aspergillus niger, evaluated by steady-state kinetics with cello-oligosaccharides as substrates.
abstract: The beta-glucosidase from a commercially available preparation from Aspergillus niger was highly purified. The Michaelis constant Km and the molar activity K0 for cello-oligosaccharide substrates Gn (n = 2-6) were obtained by steady-state kinetic analysis on the beta-glucosidase-catalyzed hydrolysis at 25 degrees C and pH 5.0. Stoichiometric production of Gn-1 by the beta-glucosidase reaction for Gn was confirmed by HPLC techniques. Based on Km and K0 for Gn, subsite affinities (Ai, i = 1-6) were estimated as follows (kcal/mol): A1 = 1.3, A2 = 5.2, A3 = 0.65, A4 = -0.10, A5 = -0.65, and A6 = -0.26, of which A1-A3 are much higher than those of the beta-glucosidase of Candida wickerhamii. The subsite structure is quite similar to that of the alpha-glucosidase of A. niger, whereas the dependence of k0 on n is highly characteristic for beta-glucosidase, and decreases with n, suggesting some interaction between the particular subsites.
authors.affiliation: Department of Agricultural and Biological Chemistry, College of Agriculture, University of Kyoto Prefecture, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Yazaki
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ohnishi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Rokushika
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Okada
mesh_terms: D001234:Aspergillus niger / Q000201:enzymology*; D001665:Binding Sites; D002175:Candida / Q000201:enzymology; D002851:Chromatography, High Pressure Liquid; D007700:Kinetics; D009844:Oligosaccharides / Q000737:chemistry / Q000378:metabolism; D013379:Substrate Specificity; D001617:beta-Glucosidase / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D009844:Oligosaccharides; D001617:beta-Glucosidase