Table 3.
pH | Rate of hydrolysis (nmol 4-NP produced/h/OD600 unit of cells)a |
|
---|---|---|
α-Mannosidase activity | β-Mannosidase activity | |
4.5 | ∼0 | ∼0 |
5.0 | 0.0224 | 1.519 |
5.5 | 0.156 | 1.959 |
6.0 | 0.270 | 2.171 |
6.5 | 0.227 | 2.154 |
7.0 | 0.120 | 0.681 |
7.5 | 0.097 | 0.167 |
Rates of hydrolysis were measured in either sodium acetate buffers or Tris-HCl buffers containing 4 mM Ca2+ at 37°C.