title: Characterization of kinetics and thermostability of Acremonium strictum glucooligosaccharide oxidase.
abstract: The kinetic and thermostability properties of a glucooligosaccharide oxidase from Acremonium strictum were determined. This enzyme produces only maltobionic acid from maltose. It is most active at pH 9 to 10.5, and is most stable at pH 6.5. Values of both K(M) and V(max) on maltose are highest at pH 10. The highest values of K(M) and V(max) occur with glucose, maltopentaose, and maltoheptaose, whereas the lowest values of K(M) are with maltotriose and of V(max) are with maltohexaose. Values of K(M) with any substrate and at any pH are always substantially above 1 mM. Activation energies for catalysis and thermoinactivation are 23 kJ/mol and 421 kJ/mol, respectively. The N-terminal sequence is not homologous with any other oxidase, but has some homology with other proteins having different functions. These unusual properties suggest that glucooligosaccharides may not be the primary substrates of this enzyme.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chemical Engineering, 2114 Sweeney Hall, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa 50011-2230, USA.
authors.forename: Z
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Fan
authors.forename: G B
authors.initials: GB
authors.lastname: Oguntimein
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Reilly
mesh_terms: D000164:Acremonium / Q000201:enzymology*; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases / Q000737:chemistry* / Q000378:metabolism; D004789:Enzyme Activation; D004795:Enzyme Stability; D006358:Hot Temperature; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007700:Kinetics; D008320:Maltose / Q000378:metabolism*; D013058:Mass Spectrometry; D010084:Oxidation-Reduction; D017386:Sequence Homology, Amino Acid
chemical_list: D008320:Maltose; D000429:Alcohol Oxidoreductases; C072250:glucooligosaccharide oxidase