N-$varepsilon$-aminocaproyl-$alpha$-D-galactopyranosylamine-sepharose를 담체로 하는 affinity chromatography에 의한 해바라기씨 유래 $alpha$-galactosidase($alpha$-D-galactoside galactohydrolase EC 3. 2. 1. 22)의 정제방법과 정제효소에 대한 효소화학적 성질을 규명하였다. N-$varepsilon$-aminocaproyl-$alpha$-D-galactopyranosylamine의 흡착제를 합성하여 sepharose에 coupling하였다. 기질 p-nitrophenyl $alpha$-D-galactopyranoside에 대한 정제효소의 비활성은 291.66 units/mg였고, 조효소와 비교하여 115배의 정제 배율을 나타내었다. 정제효소의 순도는 SDS-polyacryl amide gel전기 영동법 에 의해 단일 band를 나타내었으며, 분자량은 42,000으로 추정되었다. 정제효소의 최적 pH와 온도는 4.5, 55$^{circ}C$이며, pH 4-5, 30-55$^{circ}C$의 범위에서 pH와 온도 안정성을 나타내었다. 또한 정제효소는 Ag$^{2+}$, Hg$^{2+}$, CO$^{2+}$의 금속에 의해 70%이상의 저해효과를 나타내었다. 정제효소는 melibiose, raffinose 및 copra galactomannan에 대한 galactose의 유리를 TLC에 의해 확인하였고, 각 기질에 대한 galactose의 가수분해 속도를 HPLC에 의해 비교하였다.
An ${alpha}$-D-galactosidase (${alpha}$-D-galactoside galactohydrolase, EC 3. 2. 1. 22) from sunflower seed was purified by affinity chromatography using N-$varepsilon$-aminocaproyl-${alpha}$-D-galactopyranosylamine coupled to sepharose and its properties were examined. The specific activity of the purified enzyme, tested with p-nitrophenyl-${alpha}$-D-galactopyranoside as substrate, was 291.66 units/mg protein, representing an 115-folds purification of the original crude extract. The final preparation obtained from by Sephadex G-25 chromatography showed a single band on SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The molecular weight was determined to be 42,000 by SDS-polyacrylamide gel electrophoresis. The purified galactosidase showed maximum activity at pH 4.5 and 55$^{circ}C$, and was stable in the pH and temperature ranges of 4.0 to 5.0 and 30 to 55$^{circ}C$, respectively. The enzyme activity was inhibited by Ag$^$2+/, Hg$^$2+/ and Co$^$2+/. The enzyme activity was not affected considerably by treatment with other metal compounds. The enzyme liberated galactose from melibiose, raffinose, copra galactomannan, guar gum and locust bean gum by TLC, and also the hydrolysis rate of substrate was compared by HPLC.
