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Purification of the beta-glucosidase from Sclerotinia sclerotiorum
1Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Bristol, U.K.
Abstract:
A beta-glucosidase (EC 3.2.1.21) has been isolated from culture filtrates of the fungus Sclerotinia sclerotiorum. The protein was purified by gel filtration on a column of Bio-Gel P-300 and by ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Bio-Gel A. The molecular weight, determined by gel filtration, was 240,000. Km values for the enzyme towards p-nitrophenyl-beta-D-glucoside and cellobiose were respectively 0.10 mM and 1.23 mM. The beta-glucosidase activity was found to be strongly associated with a beta-xylosidase (EC 3.2.1.37) activity, suggesting that both activities could be represented in a single protein complex.
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