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N-linked oligosaccharide processing enzyme glucosidase II produces 1,5-anhydrofructose as a side product.

Abstract
alpha-1,4-Glucan lyase cleaves alpha-1,4-linkages of nonreducing termini of alpha-1,4-glucans to produce 1,5-anhydrofructose (1,5-AnFru). The enzymes isolated from fungi and algae show high homology with glycoside hydrolase family 31. Purification of alpha-1,4-glucan lyase from rat liver using DEAE Cellulose chromatography resulted in separation of two enzymatic active fractions, one was bound to the column and the other was in the flow-through. Partial amino acid sequence determined from the lyase, retained on the anion exchange column, were identical with that of the N:-linked oligosaccharide processing enzyme glucosidase II. The lyase showed similar enzymatic properties as the microsomal glucosidase such as inhibition by 1-deoxynojirimycin and castanospermine. On the other hand, glucosidase II purified from rat liver microsomes produced not only glucose but also a small amount of 1,5-AnFru using maltose as substrate. Furthermore, CHO cells overexpressing pig liver glucosidase II showed a 1.5- to 2-fold higher lyase activity compared to the nontransfected CHO cells. Conversely, no lyase activity was detectable either in PHAR2.7, the glucosidase II-deficient mutant from a mouse lymphoma cell line, or in Saccharomyces cerevisiae strain YG427 having the glucosidase II gene disrupted. These data demonstrate that glucosidase II possesses an additional enzymatic activity of releasing 1,5-AnFru from maltose.
AuthorsK Hirano, M Ziak, K Kamoshita, Y Sukenaga, S Kametani, Y Shiga, J Roth, H Akanuma
JournalGlycobiology (Glycobiology) Vol. 10 Issue 12 Pg. 1283-9 (Dec 2000) ISSN: 0959-6658 [Print] England
PMID11159920 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Oligosaccharides
  • Fructose
  • 1,5-anhydrofructose
  • 4-nitrophenyl-alpha-glucosidase
  • alpha-Glucosidases
  • Polysaccharide-Lyases
  • alpha-1,4-glucan lyase
Topics
  • Amino Acid Sequence
  • Animals
  • CHO Cells
  • Cricetinae
  • Fructose (analogs & derivatives, biosynthesis)
  • Microsomes, Liver (enzymology)
  • Oligosaccharides (metabolism)
  • Polysaccharide-Lyases (chemistry, metabolism)
  • alpha-Glucosidases (chemistry, metabolism)

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