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. 1986 May;51(5):1019–1023. doi: 10.1128/aem.51.5.1019-1023.1986

Purification and Properties of β-N-Acetylhexosaminidase from Mucor fragilis Grown in Bovine Blood

Kenji Yamamoto 1,*, Yasunobu Tsuji 1, Sawako Matsushita 1, Hidehiko Kumagai 1, Tatsurokuro Tochikura 1
PMCID: PMC239004  PMID: 16347047

Abstract

Mucor fragilis grown on bovine blood powder as the sole carbon source abundantly produced β-N-acetylhexosaminidase. The enzyme activity was several times higher than that of a culture obtained with glucose medium. The enzyme had two different molecular weight forms. The high-molecular-weight form had somewhat higher β-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity than the lower-molecular-weight enzyme which had β-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity equivalent to about 40% of its β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity. Bovine blood seemed to induce both enzymes, but N-acetylamino sugars specifically induced the low-molecular-weight form. N-Acetylgalactosamine had an especially marked effect on activity. The low-molecular-weight form of enzyme was purified from the culture filtrate by fractionation with ammonium sulfate and various column chromatographies. The purified enzyme was found to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The optimum pH was 4.0 to 5.0 for β-N-acetylglucosaminidase activity and 5.5 to 6.5 for β-N-acetylgalactosaminidase activity. The enzyme hydrolyzed natural substrates such as di-N-acetylchitobiose, tri-N-acetylchitotriose, and a glycopeptide obtained by modification of fetuin.

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