This enzyme is useful for enzymatic determination of D-glucose.
ASSAY
Principle
The formation of diformazan formed by the reduction of nitrotetrazorium blue (NTB) with phenazine methosulfate (PMS), which is red, is measured at 570 nm by spectrophotometry.
Unit definition
One unit causes the formation of one half micromole of diformazan per minute under the conditions detailed below.
Method
Reagents
A. D-Glucose solution
1 M: 1.8 g of D-glucose (MW = 180.16) / 10 mL of H2O (keep this solution at room temperature for at least 3 hours before use).
B. PIPES-NaOH buffer, pH 6.5
50 mM: Weigh out 1.51 g of PIPES (MW = 302.36), suspend in 60 mL of H2O, dissolve with 5 N NaOH, and add 2.2 mL of 10 % Triton X-100. After adjusting pH to 6.5 ± 0.05 at 25℃ with 5 N NaOH, make up to 100mL with H2O.
C. PMS solution
3.0 mM: 9.19 mg of phenazine methosulfate (MW = 306.34) / 10 mL of H2O
D. NTB solution
6.6 mM: 53.96 mg of NTB (MW = 817.65) / 10 mL of H2O
E. Enzyme diluent
50 mM PIPES-NaOH buffer, pH 6.5, containing 1 mM CaCl2, 0.1 % Triton X-100, 0.1 % BSA
Procedure
1.Prepare the following reaction mixture in a brownish bottle shortly before use, and store on ice.
0.9 mL
D-glucose solution
(A)
25.5 mL
PIPES-NaOH buffer, pH 6.5
(B)
2.0 mL
PMS solution
(C)
1.0 mL
NTB solution
(D)
Concentration in assay mixture
PIPES-buffer
42 mM
D-glucose
30 mM
PMS
0.20 mM
NTB
0.22 mM
2.Pipette 3.0 mL of working solution into a plastic test tube and equilibrate at 37 ℃ for approximately 5 minutes.
3.Add 0.1 mL of enzyme solution* and mix by gentle inversion.
4.Record the increase of optical density at 570 nm against water for 4 to 5 minutes with a spectrophotometer thermostated at 37 ℃, and calculate the ΔOD per minute from the initial linear portion of the curve (ΔOD test).
At the same time, measure the blank rate (ΔOD blank) by the same method as in the test except that the enzyme diluent (E) is added instead of the enzyme solution.
*Dissolve the enzyme preparation on ice cold enzyme diluent (E) and dilute to 0.1−0.8 U/mL with the same buffer, immediately before the assay. (A plastic tube is recommended because of viscous properties of the liquid.)
Calculation
Activity can be calculated by using the following formula :
Volume activity (U/mL) =
ΔOD/min (ΔOD test−ΔOD blank)×Vt×df
20.1×1.0×Vs
= ΔOD×1.54×df
Weight activity (U/mg) = (U/mL)×1/C
Vt
: Total volume (3.1 mL)
Vs
: Sample volume (0.1 mL)
20.1
: Half a millimolar extinction coefficient of diformazan (cm2/0.5 micromole)
1.0
: Light path length (cm)
df
: Dilution factor
C
: Enzyme concentration in dissolution (c mg/mL)
REFERENCES
1)K.Matsushita et al.; FEMS Microbiology Letters, 55, 53 (1988).
Table 1. Substrate Specificity of PQQ-Glucose dehydrogenase
Substrate (50mM)
Relative activity(%)
D-Glucose
100.0
L-Glucose
0.3
D-Xylose
15.0
2-Deoxy-glucose
4.9
L-Sorbose
0.5
D-Mannose
10.8
D-Fructose
0.3
Substrate (50mM)
Relative activity(%)
Galactose
16.0
D-Lactose
68.9
D-Sorbitole
0.2
D-Mannitol
0.0
Sucrose
0.2
Inositol
0.0
Maltose
107.0
Table 2. Effect of Various Chemicals on PQQ-Glucose dehydrogenase
[The enzyme dissolved in 50mM PIPES-NaOH buffer, pH 6.5 contg. 1mM CaCl2, 0.1% Triton X-100 (5U/mL) was incubated with each chemical at 25℃ for 1hr.]
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