Aspergillus niger가 생산하는 $alpha$-galactosidase의 효소학적 성질을 조사하기 위하여 시험균주를 밀기울 배양한 후 생성된 $alpha$-galactosidase를 염석, 이온교환 크로마토그래피 및 겔 여과 등의 방법으로 정제한 후 정제효소의 효소학적 성질을 검토하였다. Asp. niger를 밀기울 배지에서 $30^{circ}C$, 4일 배양했을 때 효소활성이 가장 높았으며 $alpha$-galactosidase는 황산암모늄 염석, DEAE-cellulose 및 DEAE-Sephadex A-50 이온교환 크로마토그래피, sephadex G-150 겔 여과 등에 의하여 23.7배까지 정제되었으며 비활성이 1,229U/mg.protein, 수율 14이었고 HPLC와 PAGE에 의해 순도가 확인되었다.
To elucidate enzymatic properties of a-glactosidase (EC 3.2.1.22) from Asp. niger, a-galactosidase from wheat bran culture was purified by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion exchange chromatography and gel filtration. And then its enzymatic propeties were investigated. The highest level of $alpha$-galactosidase activity was obtained when Asp. niger was grown on wheat bran medium at $30^{circ}C$ for 96 hours. The $alpha$-galactosidase was purified by 23.7 fold by ammonium sulfate fractionation, ion exchange chromatography on DEAE-Celluose and Sephadex A-50, and gel filtration on Sephadex G-150 and its specific activity was 1,229 Unitslmg protein and the yield was 14% of the total activity of wheat bran culture. The purified $alpha$-galactosidase was found to be homogeneous by polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis and HPLC. The $alpha$-galactosidase was a tetrameric glycoprotein which consisted of identical subunits with molelcular weight of 28,000 each by SDS-PAGE and isoelectric point was determined analytical isoelectric focusing to be pH 4.6. The optimal temperature and pH for the $alpha$-galactosidase activity were $40^{circ}C$ and pH 6.5, respectively, and 54% of its activity was lost by heating at $60^{circ}C$ for 10 mins, It was appeared to have higher affinty to raffinose than to stachyose. The K, value and activation energy of $alpha$-galactosidase were 5.0 mM and 8.515 Kcal per mole for p-nitrophenyl- $alpha$--D-galactopyranoside, respectively.
