PRELIMINARY DATA REGARDING THE KINETIC PROPERTIES OF AN ALPHA-AMYLASE FROM ROBINIA PSEUDACACIA L. GERMINATED SEEDS

• Main Authors: Vlad Artenie, Marius Mihasan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: "Alexandru Ioan Cuza" University of Iași 2005-08-01
• Series: Analele Ştiinţifice Ale Universităţii Alexandru Ioan Cuza din Iași,Sectiunea II A : Genetica si Biologie Moleculara
• Online Access: http://www.gbm.bio.uaic.ro/index.php/gbm/article/view/265

We have accomplished a partial purification of a alpha amylase from germinated seeds of Robinia pseudacacia L. by affinity precipitation. The key element is the sodium alginate, a polymer that proved affinity for this enzyme, and also has the propriety to reversibly precipitate with Ca2+. The enzyme binds to the alginate and the complex is precipitated with Ca2+. The amylase activity is recovered by dissolving the precipitate in 1M maltose and precipitating the alginate alone by addition of Ca2+. The  enzyme has a molecular weight estimated between 50 and 65 kDa, an optimum pH between 5 and 6; it is inhibited by ammonium sulfate and activated by CaCl2.