Alteration of thermal stability of glucose oxidase associated with the redox states |
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Authors: | Satoshi Nakamura Kunimasa Koga |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Biochemistry, Kitasato University School of Medicine, Sagamihara, Kanagawa 228 Japan;2. Suntory Central Research Institute, Shimamoto, Mishima, Osaka 567, Japan |
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Abstract: | By the method of differential scanning calorimetry, it was found that thermal stability of glucose oxidase was dependent on its redox states. The oxidized form showed an apparent denaturation temperature at 76°C and the denaturation enthalpy was approximately 865 kcal/mol. On reduction of the enzyme, the denaturation temperature increased by about 10°, but no significant change was seen in the denaturation enthalpy. The activation energies of the denaturation of the oxidized and the reduced enzymes were about 89 and 103 kcal/mol, respectively. These results may imply conformational changes in the catalytic turnover of this enzyme. |
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