Purification of alpha-galactosidase from seeds of Sesbania marginata



Título del documento: Purification of alpha-galactosidase from seeds of Sesbania marginata
Revista: Brazilian journal of chemical engineering
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000308722
ISSN: 0104-6632
Autores: 1

2
Instituciones: 1Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Engenharia de Alimentos, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
2Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Departamento de Engenharia Quimica, Campinas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Dic
Volumen: 17
Número: 4-7
Paginación: 819-826
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Experimental, aplicado
Resumen en inglés Alpha-galactosidase taken from a raw extract of Sesbania marginata legume seeds was purified by partitioning in aqueous two-phase systems (ATPS). Initially, galactomannan/dextran 2,000,000 systems were used for the purification, and the partition coefficients of alpha -galactosidase varied from 1.5 to 4.0. However, mass transport in these systems was poor due to the high viscosity of the employed polymers. Therefore, partitioning in polyethyleneglycol (PEG)/ sodium phosphate systems and the effect of sodium chloride upon the enzyme purification and the yield of alpha -galactosidase were also investigated. The purification achieved in a single-step was 5.7 with a recovery of 144% of alpha -galactosidase, possibly due to the removal of materials which inhibited alpha -galactosidase activity before the purification. The removal of the main protein contaminants and the highest yields were achieved in PEG 4,000/ sodium phosphate + 6% NaCl system at pH 5.0. Further purification by preparative on-exchange chromatography was also developed
Disciplinas: Química
Palabras clave: Química de alimentos,
Semillas,
Purificación de enzimas,
Alfa-galactosidasa,
Sesbania marginata
Keyword: Chemistry,
Food chemistry,
Seeds,
Enzyme purification,
Alpha-galactosidase,
Sesbania marginata
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