This enzyme is useful for structural investigation of carbohydrates and for enzymatic determination of α-amylase when in combination hexokinase (HXK-311) and G-6-P dehydrogenase (G6D-311, G6D321) in clinical analysis.
ASSAY
Principle
The formation of p-nitrophenol is measured at 400 nm by spectrophotometry.
Unit definition
One unit causes the formation of one micromole of PNP per minute under the conditions detailed below.
Method
Reagents
A. 0.1M Phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 (at 25℃)
B. PNPG solution
20 mM (603mg P-Nitrophenyl-α-D-glucopyranoside /100 mL of H2O)(Stable for two weeks if stored at 0−5℃)
C. Na2CO3 solution
0.2 M (21.2g Na2CO3 /1,000 mL of H2O)
D. Enzyme diluent
0.2 M K-phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 containing 1mM of EDTA and 0.05 % of Tween 20
Procedure
1.Prepare the following reaction mixture in a test tube and equilibrate at 37℃ for approximately 5 minutes.
1.0 mL
0.1 M phosphate buffer
(A)
0.5 mL
Substrate solution
(B)
Concentration in assay mixture
Phosphate buffer
0.1 M
PNPG
5.0 mM
EDTA
0.25 mM
Tween 20
0.125 mg/mL
2.Add 0.5 mL of the enzyme solution* and mix.
3.After exactly 15 minutes at 37℃, add 2.0 mL of Na2CO3 solution (C) to stop the reaction and measure the optical density at 400nm against water (OD test).
At the same time, prepare the blank by mixing the reaction mixture with 2.0 mL of Na2CO3 solution (C) after incubation for 15 minutes at 37℃, followed by the addition of the enzyme solution (OD blank).
*Dissolve the enzyme preparation in ice-cold enzyme diluent (D) and dilute to 0.006−0.022U/mL with the same buffer, immediately before the assay.
Calculation
Activity can be calculated by using the following formula :
Volume activity (U/mL) =
ΔOD (OD test−OD blank)×Vt×df
18.1×t×1.0×Vs
= ΔOD×0.0295×df
Weight activity (U/mg) = (U/mL)×1/C
Vt
: Total volume (4.0 mL)
Vs
: Sample volume (0.5 mL)
18.1
: Millimolar extinction coefficient of p-nitrophenol under the assay condition (cm2/micromole)
1.0
: Light path length (cm)
t
: Reaction time (15 minutes)
df
: Dilution factor
C
: Enzyme concentration in dissolution (c mg/mL)
REFERENCES
1)Y.Suzuki, M.Shinji and N.Eto; Biochim.Biophys.Acta., 787, 281 (1984).
2)Y.Takii, K.Daimon and Y.Suzuki; Appl.Microbiol.Biotechnol., 38, 243 (1992).
3)Y.Takii, K.Takahashi, K.Yamamoto, Y.Sogabe and Y.Suzuki; Appl.Microbiol.Biotechnol., 44, 629 (1996).
Table 1. Effect of Various Chemicals on α-Glucosidase
[The enzyme dissolved in 10mM phosphate buffer, pH 7.0 contg. 0.2 % of BSA (5 U/mL) was incubated with each chemical at 25 ℃ for 1 hr.]
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