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. 1979 May;37(5):938–942. doi: 10.1128/aem.37.5.938-942.1979

Phanerochaete chrysosporium β-Glucosidases: Induction, Cellular Localization, and Physical Characterization

Mark H Smith 1, Michael H Gold 1
PMCID: PMC243328  PMID: 16345389

Abstract

Phanerochaete chrysosporium produces intracellular soluble and particulate β-glucosidases and an extracellular β-glucosidase. The extracellular enzyme is induced by cellulose but repressed in the presence of glucose. The molecular weight of this enzyme is 90,000. The Km for p-nitrophenyl-β-glucoside is 1.6 × 10−4 M; the Ki for glucose, a competitive inhibitor, is 5.0 × 10−4 M. The Km for cellobiose is 5.3 × 10−4 M. The intracellular soluble enzyme is induced by cellobiose; this induction is prevented by cycloheximide. The presence of 300 mM glucose in the medium, however, had no effect on induction. The Km for p-nitrophenyl-β-glucoside is 1.1 × 10−4 M. The molecular weight of this enzyme is ∼410,000. Both enzymes have an optimal temperature of 45°C and an Eact of 9.15 kcal (ca. 3.83 × 104 J). The pH optima, however, were ∼7.0 and 5.5 for the intracellular and extracellular enzymes, respectively.

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