Heterologous Expression and Biochemical Characterization of α-Glucosidase from Aspergillus niger by Pichia pastroris

摘要

The aglu of Aspergillus niger encodes the pro-protein of α-glucosidase, and the mature form of wild-type enzyme is a heterosubunit protein. In the present study, the cDNA of α-glucosidase was cloned and expressed in Pichia pastoris strain KM71. The activity of recombinant enzyme in a 3 L fermentor reached 2.07 U/mL after 96 h of induction. The recombinant α-glucosidase was able to produce oligoisomaltose. The molecular weight of the recombinant enzyme was estimated to be about 145 kDa by SDS-PAGE, and it reduced to 106 kDa after deglycosylation. The enzymatic activity of recombinant α-glucosidase was not significantly affected by a range of metal ions. The optimum temperature of the enzyme was 60 °C, and it was stable below 50 °C. The enzyme was active over the range of pH 3.0-7.0 with maximal activity at pH 4.5. Using pNPG as substrate, the K_m and V_(max) values were 0.446 mM and 43.48 U/mg, respectively. These studies provided the basis for the application of recombinant α-glucosidase in the industry of functional oligosaccharides.