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1: Eur J Biochem. 1978 Sep 15;90(1):171-81.Click here to read Links

Cellobiose oxidase, purification and partial characterization of a hemoprotein from Sporotrichum pulverulentum.

An extracellular enzyme which utilizes molecular oxygen to oxidize cellodextrins to the corresponding aldonic acids has been isolated from culture filtrates of the white-rot fungus Sporotrichum pulverulentum. This enzyme, tentatively named cellobiose oxidase, has been highly purified by classical techniques and has been demonstrated to be a glycoprotein with a molecular weight of approximately 93000. Ultraviolet spectra of the enzyme in the presence and absence of substrate are characteristic of a hemoprotein. Acidic hydrolyses of the enzyme followed by a spectrofluorimetric investigation of the hydrolysate has demonstrated the presence of approximately one flavin component per enzyme molecule. The possible role of this complex enzyme in cellulose degradation is discussed.

PMID: 710416 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]