Spectroscopic and thermodynamic properties of Debaryomyces hansenii UFV-1 α-galactosidases

Spectroscopic and thermodynamic properties were determined for Debaryomyces hansenii UFV-1 extracellular and intracellular α-galactosidases. α-Galactosidases showed similar secondary structure compositions (α-helix, β-sheet parallel and β-turn). Effects of pH and temperature on the structure of α-ga...

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Authors: Rezende, Sebastião T., Viana, Pollyanna A., Meza, Andreia N., Gomide, Felipe T.F., Nagem, Ronaldo A.P., Santos, Alexandre M.C., Santoro, Marcelo M., Guimarães, Valéria M.
Format: article
Status:Published version
Publication Date:2010
Country:Brasil
Institution:Universidade Federal de Viçosa (UFV)
Repository:LOCUS Repositório Institucional da UFV
Language:English
OAI Identifier:oai:locus.ufv.br:123456789/19855
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2010.01.003
http://www.locus.ufv.br/handle/123456789/19855
Access Level:Open access
Keyword:Debaryomyces hansenii UFV-1
α-Galactosidases
Circular dichroism
Differential scanning calorimetry
Stability
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Summary:Spectroscopic and thermodynamic properties were determined for Debaryomyces hansenii UFV-1 extracellular and intracellular α-galactosidases. α-Galactosidases showed similar secondary structure compositions (α-helix, β-sheet parallel and β-turn). Effects of pH and temperature on the structure of α-galactosidases were investigated using circular dichroism spectroscopy. It was more pronounced at low pH. Microcalorimetry was employed for the determination of thermodynamic parameters. Immediate thermal denaturation reversibility was not observed for α-galactosidases; it occurred as a thermodynamically driven process. Extracellular α-galactosidase, at pH 5.5, showed lower Tm when compared to the intracellular enzyme. The CD and DSC data suggest that D. hansenii α-galactosidases have different behaviors although they possess some similar secondary structures.