Authors: Gangadhara Parigi Ramesh Kumar Vishweshwaraiah Prakash
Publish Date: 2008/11/20
Volume: 27, Issue: 7-8, Pages: 440-449
Abstract
Invertase βdfructofuranoside fructohydrolaseEC 32126 is a sucrose hydrolyzing enzyme found in microbial plant and animal sources Invertase from Candida utilis is a dimeric glycoprotein composed of two identical monomer subunits with an apparent molecular mass of 150 kDa We investigated the mechanism of stabilization of invertase with polyols glycerol xylitol and sorbitol Activity thermodynamic and kinetic measurements of invertase were performed as a function of polyol concentration and showed that polyols act as very effective stabilizing agents The result from the solventinvertase interaction shows preferential exclusion of the polyols from the protein domain leading to preferential hydration of protein Apparent thermal denaturation temperature of the protein T m rose from 75 °C to a maximum of 85 °C in 30 glycerol The stabilization has been attributed to the preferential hydration of the enzyme
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