A Novel Fungal Endo- beta -N-acetylglucosaminidase that Specifically Acts on Plant Glycoproteins

An endo- beta -N-acetylglucosaminidase specific for plant glycoprotein oligosaccharides was purified from the culture fluid of a fungus. The Mr of the purified enzyme was 89,000. This enzyme was stable at pH 5.5-7.0, up to 30 degree C, and showed the highest activity at pH 6.0. Among sugar chains te...

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Published inBioscience, biotechnology, and biochemistry Vol. 62; no. 7; pp. 1344 - 1350
Main Authors Sakamoto, Yoko, Kurimura, Yoshiro, Tsuji, Yasunobu
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published 01.07.1997
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Summary:An endo- beta -N-acetylglucosaminidase specific for plant glycoprotein oligosaccharides was purified from the culture fluid of a fungus. The Mr of the purified enzyme was 89,000. This enzyme was stable at pH 5.5-7.0, up to 30 degree C, and showed the highest activity at pH 6.0. Among sugar chains tested, xylose-containing sugar chains (M3X, M3FX, and M2FX) were the most favored substrates. Oligomannose type (M3, M5, and M9) and hybrid type (GNM3) sugar chains were hydrolyzed much more slowly than xylose-containing sugar chains, and a complex type sugar chain (GN2M3) was not hydrolyzed at all by the enzyme. Moreover, the enzyme released sugar chains from native horseradish peroxidase and stem bromelain, which were not hydrolyzed by other endo- beta -N-acetylglucosaminidases (Endo H, D, and F). The enzyme could transfer the xylose-containing sugar chain from bromelain to DNS-Asn-GlcNAc-Fuc.
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ISSN:0916-8451