Thermostable β-galactosidase from the archaebacterium Sulfolobus solfataricus Purification and properties

A thermophilic and thermostable P-galactosidase activity was purified to homogeneity from crude extracts of the archaebacterium Suljiulobus sovuturicus, by a procedure including ion-exchange and affinity chromatography. The homogeneous enzyme had a specific activity of 116.4 units/mg at 75 'C with o-nitrophenyl P-galactopyranoside as substrate. Molecular mass studies demonstrated that the S. solfataricus P-galactosidase was a tetramer of 240 Ifr S kDa composed of similar or identical subunits. Comparison of the amino acid composition of pgalactosidase from S. solfataricus with that from Eschevichia culi revealed a lower cysteine content and a lower Arg/Lys ratio in the thermophilic enzyme. A rabbit serum, raised against the homogeneous enzyme did not crossreact with P-galactosidase from E. coli. The enzyme, characterized for its reaction requirements and kinetic properties, showed a thermostability and thermophilicity notably greater than those reported for P-galactosidases from other mesopbilic and thermophilic sources.

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