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. 1994 Sep;176(17):5304–5311. doi: 10.1128/jb.176.17.5304-5311.1994

Purification and characterization of two phosphoglucomutases from Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis and their regulation in maltose- and glucose-utilizing cells.

N Qian 1, G A Stanley 1, B Hahn-Hägerdal 1, P Rådström 1
PMCID: PMC196715  PMID: 8071206

Abstract

Two distinct forms of phosphoglucomutase were found in Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, strains 19435 and 65.1, growing on maltose: beta-phosphoglucomutase (beta-PGM), which catalyzes the reversible conversion of beta-glucose 1-phosphate to glucose 6-phosphate in the maltose catabolism, and alpha-phosphoglucomutase (alpha-PGM). beta-PGM was purified to more than 90% homogeneity in crude cell extract from maltose-grown lactococci, and polyclonal antisera to the enzyme were prepared. The molecular mass of beta-PGM was estimated by gel filtration to be 28 kDa; its isoelectric point was 4.8. The corresponding values for alpha-PGM were 65 kDa and 4.4, respectively. The expression of both PGM enzymes was investigated under different growth conditions. The specific activity and amount of beta-PGM per milliliter of cell extract increased with time in lactococci grown on maltose, but the enzyme was absent in lactococci grown on glucose, indicating enzyme synthesis to be induced by maltose in the growth medium. When glucose was added to maltose-grown lactococci, both the specific activity and amount of beta-PGM per milliliter of cell extract decreased rapidly. This suggests that synthesis of beta-PGM is repressed by glucose in the medium. Although the specific activity of alpha-PGM did not change during growth on maltose or glucose, lactococcal strain 19435 showed a much higher specific activity of both alpha- and beta-PGM than strain 65.1 when grown on maltose.

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