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Purification and Characterization of $L-galactono-{\gamma}-lactone$ Oxidase in Pichia sp. Isolated from Kimchi  

Oh, Ji-Young (Doosan Corporation Research and Development Center)
Han, Young-Sook (Department of Food and Nutrition, Sungshin Women's University)
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Korean Journal of Food Science and Technology / v.35, no.6, 2003 , pp. 1135-1142 More about this Journal
Abstract
The purification and characteristics of the biosynthesis enzyme of vitamin C from microorganisms related with kimchi fermentation were investigated to define vitamin C biosynthetic pathways in yeast. A yeast strain (Pichia onychis 16-4) which synthesizes vitamin C with galacturonic acid as substrate at high rate was isolated from kimchi. The enzyme $L-galactono-{\gamma}-lactone$ oxidase isolated from the yeast was purified and characterized. The specific activity of the crude enzyme was 7.26 unit/mg protein, which increased to 4,698 unit/mg protein with a chromatography of Sephacryl S-200HR; indicating a 647.1-fold level of purification. The molecular weights of the dissociated enzymes were estimated to be 31,000, 39,000, and 50,000 KD. Among the substrates tested, $L-galactono-{\gamma}-lactone$ was the most effective. The enzyme showed optimum activity ah pH 7.8 and 35c. The purified enzyme uses $O_2$ as the electron acceptor for oxidation of $L-galactono-{\gamma}-lactone$.
Keywords
kimchi; $L-galactono-{\gamma}-lactone\; oxidase$; vitamin C; Pichia onychis; galacturonic acid;
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