title: Isolation, purification and characterization of a novel glucose oxidase from Penicillium sp. CBS 120262 optimally active at neutral pH.
abstract: A novel glucose oxidase (GOX), a flavoenzyme, from Penicillium sp. was isolated, purified and partially characterised. Maximum activities of 1.08U mg(-1)dry weight intracellular and 6.9U ml(-1) extracellular GOX were obtained. Isoelectric focussing revealed two isoenzymes present in both intra- and extracellular fractions, having pI's of 4.30 and 4.67. GOX from Penicillium sp. was shown to be dimeric with a molecular weight of 148kDa, consisting of two equal subunits with molecular weight of 70k Da. The enzyme displayed a temperature optimum between 25 and 30 degrees C, and an optimum pH range of 6-8 for the oxidation of beta-d-glucose. The enzyme was stable at 25 degrees C for a minimum of 10h, with a half-life of approximately 30 min at 37 degrees C without any prior stabilisation. The lyophilized enzyme was stable at -20 degrees C for a minimum of 6 months. GOX from Penicillium sp. Tt42 displayed the following kinetic characteristics: Vmax, 240.5U mg(-1); Km, 18.4mM; kcat, 741 s(-1) and kcat/Km, 40 s(-1)mM(-1). Stability at room temperature, good shelf-life without stabilisation and the neutral range for the pH optimum of this GOX contribute to its usefulness in current GOX-based biosensor applications.
authors.affiliation: CSIR Biosciences, Modderfontein, Johannesburg 1645, South Africa. csimpson2@csir.co.za
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Simpson
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jordaan
authors.forename: N S
authors.initials: NS
authors.lastname: Gardiner
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Whiteley
mesh_terms: D004795:Enzyme Stability; D005949:Glucose Oxidase / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000378:metabolism*; D006863:Hydrogen-Ion Concentration; D007525:Isoelectric Focusing; D007700:Kinetics; D008970:Molecular Weight; D010407:Penicillium / Q000201:enzymology*; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D005949:Glucose Oxidase