Abstract
An endoglucanase was isolated from cell walls of Zea mays seedlings. Characterization of the hydrolytic activity of this glucanase using model substrates indicated a high specificity for molecules containing intramolecular (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucosyl sequences. Substrates with (1→4)-β-glucosyl linkages, such as carboxymethylcellulose and xyloglucan were, degraded to a limited extent by the enzyme, whereas (1→3)-β-glucans such as laminarin were not hydrolyzed. When (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan from Avena endosperm was used as a model substrate a rapid decrease in vicosity was observed concomitant with the formation of a glucosyl polymer (molecular weight of 1-1.5 × 104). Activity against a water soluble (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan extracted from Zea seedling cell walls revealed the same depolymerization pattern. The size of the limit products would indicate that a unique recognition site exists at regular intervals within the (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan molecule. Unique oligosaccharides isolated from the Zea (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan that contained blocks of (1→4) linkages and/or more than a single contiguous (1→3) linkage were hydrolyzed by the endoglucanase. The unique regions of the (1→3),(1→4)-β-d-glucan may be the recognition-hydrolytic site of the Zea endoglucanase.
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